<strong style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">A scholarship in memory of a special student from Africa  <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">We’ve reached our goal of $5,000 for Year one of the Fellowship! <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important;" style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">Help us fund Year Two!  What Happened?Last June, our junior member Tatenda Murigo died in a car accident on the way to her laboratory. She was a 23 year old Biochemistry student.  What is the Fellowship about?Although scientists are not deeply appreciated in Africa, Tatenda was convinced that science could deliver solutions for economic and pressing societal problems. However, most students cannot afford their studies. Therefore, this memory of Tatenda should be awarded to an outstanding female biochemistry student who is currently enrolled in the same program and as Tatenda was in – continuing her legacy. The support would cover:<ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">the tuition fees</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">housing</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">crucial chemicals for their final project</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;box-sizing:inherit">support the attendance at an international conference in biochemistry</li></ul>Given that most students in Africa need to work part-time to fund their chemicals and labware, this will enable the recipient to continue what Tatenda was fighting for. Who was Tatenda?Tatenda’s dream was to help her struggling peers and her society through demonstrating what science has to offer. In her own research, she focused on treatments for common pathogen driven skin diseases in her country. From our own experience, we can say she was a lovely, energetic and enthusiastic person who would take literally any chance to support other young people. To get an impression, here are a few initiatives she participated in:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Host of the #ForwardSTEMSpace on Twitter that promotes public conversations around bridging science advocacy, science policy and creativity in Africa</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Volunteer administrator for Visibility STEM Africa </li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Member of the National Association of Science Writers</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Science Communications Affiliate of the Zimbabwe Young Academy of Sciences</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Member of the IUBMB’s Trainee Initiative supporting early career researchers worldwide</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Advocating her vision at the World Economic Forum</li></ul>Now, all those initiatives lack a crucial contributor. Why do we need your help?Last year we put our idea into action and provided the seed-funding for the scholarship and started to organize its realization in Africa.  We collected a large amount already, but we are not quite there yet – so close to the potential start date. We need to have the scholarship in place before May 1, 2024, otherwise the entire initiative will fail. This is your decision – we would love to put your money to work for a good cause. After you DonateWe will keep you updated and deliver you first-hand insights from the journey of the student that would be awarded this fellowship. As another thank you, and a motivation for all who do not have unlimited resources themselves, we will organize a raffle.<ul><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">For any amount donated, we randomly choose one person to recieve one of the IUBMB Trainee Initiative T-shirts</li><li style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">For every laboratory that makes a group donation or anyone who donates more than $50, you will be entered in a draw for one of our famous amino acid puzzles</li></ul>The prize announcements will be made at the end of May.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, We would like to thank you for your generous support for the Tatenda Murigo Scholarship. These funds will help support a talented female Honours Biochemistry student in Tatenda’s home country of Zimbabwe for a year.  The student will be engaged with IUBMB activities, have funds to go to an international biochemistry meeting, receive mentoring support, and ultimately have the resources and skills to embark on a career in the biomolecular sciences. Yours sincerely, Alexandra Newton theiubmb@iubmb.org

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A scholarship in memory of a special student from Africa  We’ve reached our goal of $5,000 for Year one of the Fellowship! Help us fund Year Two!  What Happened?Last June, our junior member Tatenda Murigo died in a car accident on the way to her laboratory. She was a 23 year old Biochemistry student.  What is the Fellowship about?Although scientists are not deeply appreciated in Africa, Tatenda was convinced that science could deliver solutions for economic and pressing societal problems. However, most students cannot afford their studies. Therefore, this memory of Tatenda should be awarded to an outstanding female biochemistry student who is currently enrolled in the same program and as Tatenda was in – continuing her legacy. The support would cover:<ul><li>the tuition fees</li><li>housing</li><li>crucial chemicals for their final project</li><li>support the attendance at an international conference in biochemistry</li></ul>Given that most students in Africa need to work part-time to fund their chemicals and labware, this will enable the recipient to continue what Tatenda was fighting for. Who was Tatenda?Tatenda’s dream was to help her struggling peers and her society through demonstrating what science has to offer. In her own research, she focused on treatments for common pathogen driven skin diseases in her country. From our own experience, we can say she was a lovely, energetic and enthusiastic person who would take literally any chance to support other young people. To get an impression, here are a few initiatives she participated in:<ul><li>Host of the #ForwardSTEMSpace on Twitter that promotes public conversations around bridging science advocacy, science policy and creativity in Africa</li><li>Volunteer administrator for Visibility STEM Africa </li><li>Member of the National Association of Science Writers</li><li>Science Communications Affiliate of the Zimbabwe Young Academy of Sciences</li><li>Member of the IUBMB’s Trainee Initiative supporting early career researchers worldwide</li><li>Advocating her vision at the World Economic Forum</li></ul>Now, all those initiatives lack a crucial contributor. Why do we need your help?Last year we put our idea into action and provided the seed-funding for the scholarship and started to organize its realization in Africa.  We collected a large amount already, but we are not quite there yet – so close to the potential start date. We need to have the scholarship in place before May 1, 2024, otherwise the entire initiative will fail. This is your decision – we would love to put your money to work for a good cause. After you DonateWe will keep you updated and deliver you first-hand insights from the journey of the student that would be awarded this fellowship. As another thank you, and a motivation for all who do not have unlimited resources themselves, we will organize a raffle.<ul><li>For any amount donated, we randomly choose one person to recieve one of the IUBMB Trainee Initiative T-shirts</li><li>For every laboratory that makes a group donation or anyone who donates more than $50, you will be entered in a draw for one of our famous amino acid puzzles</li></ul>The prize announcements will be made at the end of May.

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