Peggoty Mutai

Peggoty Mutai is a Kenyan chemist. Born in Kericho, her interests are in medicinal chemistry, in particular working with the search for new treatments against parasitic worms.

After studying at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science and her Master's degree in pharmacy and pharmaceutical analysis, she was accepted at McGill University in Canada to continue pursuing her doctorate, which she had started at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.[1] Mutai was among the fifteen Fellows chosen by the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science to receive an international scholarship to pursue their research projects.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "FOCUS ON PEGGOTY MUTAI". Women who Mentor and Innovate in Africa. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "The 14th Annual L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science". UNESCO. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2016.


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