By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
THE Founder and Executive Director of Dove-Haven Foundation, Dr. Ekundayo Samuel, has won the Lasting Encounters between Aspiring and Distinguished Scientists (LEADS) 2022 Conference Award.
Dr. Samuel won the award with a presentation of a project plan that addressed the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 which had him emerging as one of the best two.
The Kogi-born University of Ibadan (UI) alumnus was among the 70 participants selected by the American Chemical Society for the conference.
The participants, who were a mixture of undergraduates, graduates and post graduates students, spent three days in the company of renowned industry and academic leaders, including Nobel laureates Fraser Stoddart, Jennifer Doudna, David MacMillan, and Roald Hoffmann.
The Okun-born scholar was chosen due to his love for chemical sciences, devotion in applying biochemistry to solving significant societal problems.
The multiple award winner was also one of the 30 elite Ph.D. and Postdoctoral scholars from across the world to win the prestigious leadership programme award in 2020.
The people of Kogi State and Nigeria at large have jointly congratulated the young erudite scholar for this great feat.
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