Who We Are

We are a collaborative effort to tackle important cause of bridging research inequality in Parkinson’s Disease research.

Collaborating for Parkinson's research in Africa

Academic and clinical institutions that have joined us so far span the African continent including Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia and Zambia. Through expert support from UCL Institute of Neurology (United Kingdom) and National Institute of Health (United States of America), we conduct genetic research in Africa at an unprecedented scale with over 7000 Parkinson’s patients having their DNA researched to find new causes of disease.

Meet the team

Mie Rizig
Lead Coordinator
Mie Rizig

Mie Rizig

Mie Rizig

Lead Coordinator
Hamin Lee
Assistant Coordinator
Hamin Lee

Hamin Lee

Hamin Lee

Assistant Coordinator
Agsha Atputhavadivel
Assistant Coordinator
Agsha Atputhavadivel

Agsha Atputhavadivel

Agsha Atputhavadivel

Assistant Coordinator

Steering Committee

Dr Mohamed Salama
Dr Mohamed Salama

Dr Mohamed Salama

Dr Mohamed Salama

Professor Riadh Gouider
Professor Riadh Gouider

Professor Riadh Gouider

Professor Riadh Gouider

Professor John Hardy
Professor John Hardy

Professor John Hardy

Professor John Hardy

Dr Albert Akpalu
Dr Albert Akpalu

Dr Albert Akpalu

Dr Albert Akpalu

Dr Andrew Singleton
Dr Andrew Singleton

Dr Andrew Singleton

Dr Andrew Singleton

Dr Sarah Misbah
Dr Sarah Misbah

Dr Sarah Misbah

Dr Sarah Misbah

Professor Njedika Okubadejo
Professor Njedika Okubadejo

Professor Njedika Okubadejo

Professor Njedika Okubadejo

Professor Henry Houlden
Professor Henry Houlden

Professor Henry Houlden

Professor Henry Houlden

Professor Girish Modi
Professor Girish Modi

Professor Girish Modi

Professor Girish Modi

Education Committee

Dr Olaitan Okunoye
Dr Olaitan Okunoye

Dr Olaitan Okunoye

Dr Olaitan Okunoye

Dr Daniel Gams Massi
Dr Daniel Gams Massi

Dr Daniel Gams Massi

Dr Daniel Gams Massi

Dr Yared Zenebe
Dr Yared Zenebe

Dr Yared Zenebe

Dr Yared Zenebe

Dr Saiesha Dindayal
Dr Saiesha Dindayal

Dr Saiesha Dindayal

Dr Saiesha Dindayal

Dr Maouly Fall
Dr Maouly Fall

Dr Maouly Fall

Dr Maouly Fall

Dr Abdoulaye Bocoum
Dr Abdoulaye Bocoum

Dr Abdoulaye Bocoum

Dr Abdoulaye Bocoum

Mr Mosab Ali Awadelkareem
Mr Mosab Ali Awadelkareem

Mr Mosab Ali Awadelkareem

Mr Mosab Ali Awadelkareem

Alumni

Fatumah Jama
Fatumah Jama

Fatumah Jama

Fatumah Jama