OUR FELLOWS
Chapwa Kasoma was drawn to agriculture and crop sciences through her early interest in biology. Growing up in a city, she had no farming experience, but her focus on genetics and molecular biology as an undergraduate student led her to discover and appreciate the potential of biotechnology.
We need to develop new crop varieties that can survive shifting rain patterns and environmental pressures.
Field of Research
AWARD is offering me a huge package to boost not only my professional development, but also my ability to help propel agricultural production and productivity forward.
Fellows Stories
“Feel the Fear, and do it Anyway” Zambian 2014 AWARD Fellow Chapwa Kasoma finds fresh motivation, post-MOW
Date: April 6, 2016
Like other AWARD laureates and mentors, I left the Mentoring Orientation Workshop (MOW) as a very?motivated young scientist, enlightened with the understanding that it is up to me to create my future, based on my daily decisions.
Fellows Stories
AWARD Fellow Chapwa Kasoma Shares Her Experience after Attending the International Conference on Advances in Agricultural Biological and Environmental Sciences (AABES 2015)
Date: April 20, 2016
As part of her AWARD Fellowship career development program, Chapwa Kasoma had the opportunity to not only attend but present a paper at the International Conference on Advances in Agricultural Biological and Environmental Sciences, in London, United Kingdom. At the conference, Chapwa successfully presented her paper titled, ‘Microsatellite Marker Application in the Assessment of Sorghum Genetic Diversity,’ a fete to which she credits the trainings she has undertaken at AWARD, particularly the AWARD Science Writing Course.