Unam academic receives Harvard fellowship

Staff Reporter Associate Research Professor in the department of human, biological and translational medical sciences, Mareli Claassens recently obtained a Louisiana Educator Advocacy Development (LEAD) fellowship from the Harvard Global Health Institute.The LEAD fellowship is a joint cooperation between the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the Women and Health Initiative under the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health.The fellowship aims to promote women in global health by providing mentorship that will enable them to explore uncharted territories and champion health equity across the world.“I am very excited about this fellowship. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will enhance my research career and contribute to the research capacity of public health and medicine in Namibia,” expressed an elated Claassens.She further highlighted that she looks forward to networking with fellows from around the world and finding solutions to the most persistent challenges in human health at one of the most renowned university’s in the world.Claassens will form part of the third cohort to join this elite fellowship since its inception. The programme will commence on 1 September and will run until 31 August 2022. This is inclusive of an in-person experience during the 2022 spring semester.Claassens is a clinical epidemiologist whose research mainly focuses on drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV, Covid-19 and Hepatitis E under the Group for Research in Infectious Diseases (GRID) at the department of human, biological and translational medical sciences.

Unam academic receives Harvard fellowship

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Namibian Sun 2026-10-02

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Unam academic receives Harvard fellowship

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