The NNPC national science quiz champion in 2018, Tony Kabilan Okeke has won the 2023 Genetic Toxicology Technical Committee (GTTC) Professional Development award, organised by United States-based Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI).
Based in Washington DC, HESI, a nonprofit organisation, said Okeke was given the award in recognition of his strides in the last four years of his study as a Biomedical Engineering student at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
HESI said it has a mission to collaboratively identify and help resolve global health and environmental challenges through the engagement of scientists from academia, government, industry, clinical practice, research institutes and NGOs.
As a winner of the award, HESI said Okeke would receive funds and be afforded the opportunity to attend relevant scientific conferences, workshops, training courses, etc. to build core competencies and transferable skills and or share their research, and be availed with another related opportunity that contributes to professional development.
The award also provides Okeke with the opportunity to join the HESI community to learn about emerging projects and science at HESI.
It is also an open invitation for Okeke to attend the 2024 GTTC Annual Meeting to learn about current GTTC projects and network with and gain insight from, experts in the genetic toxicology field.
