vsa-image ABOUT US

A BIT ABOUT US

Our goal is to change the narrative & highlight the important contributions that we Africans are making in STEM.

By sharing our stories with the world, our aim is to create more opportunities for, and inspire the next generation of, Africans in STEM.

Learn more about what we do and why we do it below.

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WHY STEM? WHY VSA?

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields play an integral role in our day-to-day lives and pervade every facet of modern day society.

Until now, there have been very few efforts to amplify African voices and showcase the significant efforts being made across the continent and by the Diaspora.

Our platform aims to foster collaboration, facilitate the creation of outreach projects and most importantly, to create a visible and realistic path for the next generation of young Africans who want to pursue STEM careers.

MEET OUR TEAM

Directors

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Nathasia Muwanigwa, Co-Founder

Nathasia is a highly motivated young woman currently pursuing a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Luxembourg. She hails from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.

As of April 2019, she is a PhD researcher at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine, in Luxembourg. Her research focuses on stem cell based modeling of Parkinson’s disease. She is a dedicated advocate for underrepresented individuals in STEM.

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Nataša Lazarević, Co-Founder

Nathasia is a highly motivated young woman currently pursuing a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Luxembourg. She hails from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.

As of April 2019, she is a PhD researcher at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine, in Luxembourg. Her research focuses on stem cell based modeling of Parkinson’s disease. She is a dedicated advocate for underrepresented individuals in STEM.

Correspondants

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Prudence Chitekwe

Nathasia is a highly motivated young woman currently pursuing a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Luxembourg. She hails from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.

As of April 2019, she is a PhD researcher at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine, in Luxembourg. Her research focuses on stem cell based modeling of Parkinson’s disease. She is a dedicated advocate for underrepresented individuals in STEM.

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Anne Chisa

Nathasia is a highly motivated young woman currently pursuing a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Luxembourg. She hails from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe.

As of April 2019, she is a PhD researcher at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine, in Luxembourg. Her research focuses on stem cell based modeling of Parkinson’s disease. She is a dedicated advocate for underrepresented individuals in STEM.

INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION

Do you identify as an African in STEM? If so, please send us some basic information to see if we can profile you on the VSA page.

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