The International Institute for Training, Research and Economic Development has awarded prizes to three Nigerian researchers for developing typhoid fever vaccine, micro-needles and anti-snake venom respectively.
The prizes were given at the 2015 Distinguished Research Seminar and IITRED Research Prize Award/Dinner on Thursday in Abuja.The recipients were Prof.
Samuel Garba of Federal University of Technology, Minna, who developed typhoid vaccine and Dr. Ololade Olatunji of University of Lagos, who developed micro-needles from fish scales.The third award recipient was Prof. John Aguiyi of the University of Jos, who developed anti-snake venom.
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