Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab

Dr. Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab (born c.1971) was a Nigeria policewoman who won a UNESCO fellowship award to study tuberculosis.

Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab
Born1971
NationalityNigeria
Known forproposing novel research to study tuberculosis
Childrentwo

Life

Aisha Abubakar Abdulwahab was born in c.1971 and she joined the Nigerian police force in 1995. She has a degree in veterinary science and a doctorate.[1]

In 2005 she won a UNESCO fellow award for her proposal to use DNA to identify the link between human and bovine tuberculosis. By taking samples from cows and people she could evaluate the risk that Nigerians made when they drank unpasteurized milk.[2] The award was to enable her to complete the research at any university. Adbulwahab was married with two children.[1]

References

  1. Female cop bags UNESCO award, 2005, OnlineNigeria, Retrieved 8 February 2016
  2. Science needs women, UNESCO.org, Retrieved 9 February 2016


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