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Marycelin Baba is a Nigerian virologist. She is currently the Director of the Laboratory, Professor of Medical Virology and lecturer with the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria. She is also an IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) alumna. She is most well known for her research that contributed to nearly eliminating wild polio in Nigeria. Nigeria is currently accredited for being polio free.

Education

Marycelin Baba received her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria.^[1]. In 1992, she received her Master of Science in Virology and in 2005, she received her PhD in Virology at the University of Ibadan. Baba describes her PhD research extending for eight years, from 1996 to 2004, due to the lack of reagants for Virological studies in Nigeria and lack of funds to import them into Nigeria. However, with the help of OWSD, she was able to finish her program and graduate in 2005.

Career

After her PhD degree, Marycelin Baba became the Head of the Medical Laboratory Science at the University of Maiduguri. From 2006-2016, she was appointed the Director of the WHO Polio Laboratory in Maiduguri. In 2009, she became the Professor of Medical Virology at Maiduguri University.

In 2012, she had to leave Nigeria due to Boko Haram terror attacks. She settled in South Africa and Kenya where she was able to continue her research after being awarded two IIE Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) fellowships^[2] . While she was residing in South Africa, she was able to advance her research on enteroviruses and arboviruses. In 2017, Dr. Baba returned to Nigeria. She joined the World Health Organization polio laboratory at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital where she contributed to the near complete eradication of polio in Nigeria. She is a member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and received a fellowship in 2001.

Research

Marycelin Baba currently researches arbovirus infections in febrile patients and field-caught mosquitoes in Nigeria^[3].

She has worked with the White House, where she met with Special Advisors to the President to discuss science and health related issues.

Marycelin Baba has also contributed to research of COVID^[4] . She credits her lab being accredited by the World Health Organization for the resources and abilities of the research^[5]. She also described how polio and COVID both use RNA extractions for their advances in COVID lab testing compared to other laboratories.

Recently, she was appointed as Technical Officer for Environmental Surveillance on Polio eradication program at Congo Brazzaville by the World Health Organization. While Nigeria is nearly polio-free, Baba states the importance of constantly surveilling to make sure there is no repeated outbreaks^[6]

Recognition

On June 19, 2023, Marycelin Baba was awarded the L'Oreal-UNESCO's For Women in Science International Awards due to her contributions of nearly eliminating polio^[7].

References

^ "About Marycelin Baba". 19 May 2021.
^ "SRF Alumna Dr. Marycelin Baba Awarded L'Oréal-UNESCO Medal of Honor for Women Scientists". IIE. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Marycelin Baba: Member Profile". OWSD. 15 June 2015.
^ Marx, Vivien (14 April 2022). "Podcast: Creative grit, Episode 1". Springer Nature.
^ Uko, Emmanuel (18 November 2022). "Equipping Laboratories for Stronger health systems". eHeath Africa. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Maintaining Nigeria's Wild Poliovirus-Free Status: A Critical Step for Long Life for All". Nigeria Health Watch. 27 April 2022.
^ "SRF Alumna Dr. Marycelin Baba Awarded L'Oréal-UNESCO Medal of Honor for Women Scientists". IIE. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[1] "About Marycelin Baba". 19 May 2021.

[2] "SRF Alumna Dr. Marycelin Baba Awarded L'Oréal-UNESCO Medal of Honor for Women Scientists". IIE. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[3] "Marycelin Baba: Member Profile". OWSD. 15 June 2015.

[4] Marx, Vivien (14 April 2022). "Podcast: Creative grit, Episode 1". Springer Nature.

[5] Uko, Emmanuel (18 November 2022). "Equipping Laboratories for Stronger health systems". eHeath Africa. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[6] "Maintaining Nigeria's Wild Poliovirus-Free Status: A Critical Step for Long Life for All". Nigeria Health Watch. 27 April 2022.

[7] "SRF Alumna Dr. Marycelin Baba Awarded L'Oréal-UNESCO Medal of Honor for Women Scientists". IIE. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

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