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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Two Batswana women scientists have relished the opportunities conferred by the L\u2019Oreal – UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Sub Saharan Africa awards.<\/b><\/p>\n

The duo, Ms Mesha Mbisana, a doctoral student in analytical chemistry and Ms Bonolo Phinius, a doctoral student in infectious diseases were part of the 30 winners of the 14th L\u2019Oreal – UNESCO awards.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the dialogue session in Kasane, Ms Phinius said her research was on the prevalence of the Hepatitis B virus (HPV) in Botswana, and that she was following participants in 30 rural and urban communities to guide policy on prevention strategies.<\/p>\n

Ms Phinius stated that her mentors connected her to the awards where she developed interest, applied and became a beneficiary through financial support to help conduct her research. \u201cI knew what I wanted from a young age, and I studied hard in pursuit of my dreams with the help of my teachers who pushed me to attain 48 points in my BGCSE,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She attributed her success to family and mentorship support. She also noted that there were opportunities available online for one to benefit from.<\/p>\n

Ms Phinius also said her career path had helped her push barriers and empower other women to pursue their passions and to bridge the gender gap in sciences.<\/p>\n

For her part, Ms Mbisana said her research work was aimed to improve the safety of food crops by removing harmful toxins.<\/p>\n

She said she was developing effective and sustainable methods to analyse and remove toxic compounds produced by certain types of fungi from food such as maize and sorghum.<\/p>\n

She said some stored crops gathered molds and fungus which was not healthy for humans.<\/p>\n

Ms Mbisana also said her career path required an open mind to absorb diverse material not just science oriented.<\/p>\n

She encouraged people to leverage on digital media platforms such as LinkedIn to connect with people from across the globe and explore opportunities available online.<\/p>\n

She highlighted that it was imperative for women to conduct scientific discoveries that would improve economic growth.<\/p>\n

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