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Young East Africa Health research Scientist (YEARS) Forum

Degrees:

2019
Master     Other
Ethnobotany which involved the collection and documentation of medicinal plant uses within ethinic groups. identification of these medicinal plants by using DNA barcoding technology with Bioinformatics tools applications Scientific Writing, Research Methodologies, Bioethics, Biostatistics, Plant Systematic, Traditional Medicine , Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Medical Anthropology
2015
Undergraduate     Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry, biotechnology, Molecular biology and Bioinformatics

Publications resulting from Research
Pereus, D., Otieno, J.N.,Ghorbani, A., Kocyan, A., Hilonga, S., de Boer, H. J., 2018. Diversity of Hypoxis species used in ethnomedicine in Tanzania. South African Journal of Botany. Available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.03.004.

S. Hilonga, J.N. Otieno, A. Ghorbani, D. Pereus, A. Kocyan and H.de Boer, 2018. Trade of wild-harvested medicinal plant species in local markets of Tanzania and its implications for conservation. South African Journal of Botany. Available at https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.08.012

5TH MUHAS SCIENTIFIC conference
2025
icon-pin-location DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
XXI AETFAT International Scientific Congress
2025
icon-pin-location NAIROBI, KENYA

5TH MUHAS SCIENTIFIC conference
2025
icon-pin-location DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
XXI AETFAT International Scientific Congress
2025
icon-pin-location NAIROBI, KENYA
Eastern Africa Network for Bioinformatics Training (EANBiT) course
2025
icon-pin-location International Centre of Insects Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), KEMRI Welcome Trust and Pwani University- KENYA
Scientific writing and information literacy
2025
icon-pin-location MUHIMBILI UNIVESITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES, TANZANIA
Research training in writing successful Grant Application
2025
icon-pin-location MUHIMBILI UNIVESITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES, TANZANIA
Taxonomy as a Vital Tool in Biological Research
2025
icon-pin-location UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
Women in Tech Africa (WITA) week
2025
icon-pin-location COSTECH, TANZANIA
Young East Africa Health research Scientist (YEARS) Forum
2025
icon-pin-location NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEACH, TANZANIA
Legal standard workshop on the use of DNA technology in combating illegal trade and promoting conservation and sustainable use of plants in Kenya and Tanzania
2025
icon-pin-location MUHIMBILI UNIVESITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES, TANZANIA