Felix Dapare Dakora

Felix Dapare Dakora
FAAS, FASSAf
Born
Felix Dapare Dakora

(1952-11-14) 14 November 1952 (age 71)
Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
Known forStudy of legume/rhizobium symbiosis
AwardsUNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Science Award
Scientific career
FieldsBiological Nitrogen Fixation
InstitutionsTshwane University of Technology
Doctoral advisorCraig Atkins and John Pate

Felix Dapare Dakora, FAAS, FASSAf is a Ghanaian plant biologist investigating biological nitrogen fixation at the Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. He currently serves as President of The African Academy of Sciences for the 2017–2023 terms.[1][2][3] Dakora was awarded the UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences and the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award.[4][5] Dakora is a Fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa.[6]

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  3. ^ "The Governing Council | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  4. ^ "UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences". UNESCO. 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  5. ^ "2016 African Union Kwame Nkrumah Continental Science Awards presented to winners during the 28th AU Summit | African Union". au.int. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  6. ^ "Members". www.assaf.org.za. Retrieved 2019-06-30.