Berhanu Abegaz is part of the 2014 1st Semester, 2017 2nd Semester, 2018 2nd Semester, and 2021 2nd Semester cohorts at STIAS.
Projects
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Some Thoughts and Reflections about Chemistry in Africa
There is little one can read about the history and the pioneers of chemistry in Africa and even that is mostly written by non-Africans. The idea to documen... -
Retrospective and Prospective Reflections on Higher Education in Africa
The paper begins with a historical background attempting to provide an African wide perspective unifying the often fragmented contributions of North Africa... -
Review of the occurrence, isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, pharmacological activities and analytical methods of homoisoflavonoids.
Flavonoids are an important class of natural products that occur in plants, and microorganisms. Humans do not biosynthesize these and therefore they must a... -
Viniculture in Ethiopia
The most important wine country in Africa is South Africa where grapes and wine were introduced by the white settlers in the 17th century. South Africa ha...
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JM Coetzee's STIAS seminar: In search of truth – dialogues between fiction and psychotherapy
STIAS Fellows JM Coetzee, Nobel Laureate for Literature in 2003, and Berhanu Abegaz, Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences Photo: Anton ...
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STIAS and AAS hosts first joint workshop for young scientists
Forty participants from thirteen countries convened in Stellenbosch during the last week of June 2016 to take part in a training workshop on stem cell scie...
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Examining the impact of corruption in Africa – SASCA Seminar 2017
“Corruption is no longer just a simple crime or even just a crime against development but should be ranked amongst crimes against humanity. The relentless ...
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No quick fix but change needed for Africa’s future - Fellows' seminar by Berhanu Abegaz
“There has been a huge expansion of higher education without an injection of human and financial resources. Lack of investment means falling quality. The c...
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Berhanu Abegaz named Permanent Visiting Fellow of STIAS
Berhanu Abegaz, resident fellow at STIAS in 2014, 2017 and 2018, has accepted a nomination as Permanent Visiting Fellow of STIAS; he joins the select group...
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Iso Lomso Fellowship call now open - apply by 15 October 2019
Early career African researchers who have completed their doctoral studies during the preceding seven years are invited to apply for the Iso Lomso fellowsh...
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Understanding the complexities of national identity and state formation in Africa
National Identity and State Formation in Africa. Edited by Manuel Castells & Bernard Lategan. Polity Press, January 2021. ISBN 9781509545612. T...
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Challenges and Opportunities for Chemistry in Africa
Abegaz, Berhanu. 2016. Challenges and Opportunities for Chemistry in Africa. Nature Chemistry 8(6):518–22. http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nchem.25...
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Naturally Occurring Homoisoflavonoids: Phytochemistry, Biological Activities, and Synthesis (Part II)
Abegaz, Berhanu M. and Henok H. Kinfe. 2019. Naturally Occurring Homoisoflavonoids: Phytochemistry, Biological Activities, and Synthesis (Part II). Natural...