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Elodie Ekoka

Membership since: 2025
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Awards
July 2019 Medical Faculty Endowment Fund
November 2019 Outstanding poster presentation (Gold medal)
April 2015 Special International student Research award (Masters degree)
April 2015 Academic Honorary Colours (Masters degree)
April 2013 Special International student Research award (Honours degree)
April 2012 Special International student Research award (Bachelors degree)
October 2009 Golden Key International Honour Society (invited membership)
July 2020 South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) internship scholarship programme
October 2020 Most contributing/interactive participant at ECSC 2020
March 2021 SAMRC internship scholarship programme
March 2021 Medical Faculty Endowment Fund
March 2011 Academic achievement bursary
March 2012 Academic achievement bursary
March 2015 Academic achievement bursary
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Other Memberships/Affiliations
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South African Women in Science and Engineering
South African Clinician Scientists Society
American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH)

Degrees:

2015
Elodie Ekoka > Degrees
Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
2010
Elodie Ekoka > Degrees
Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
2022
Elodie Ekoka > Degrees
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Publications resulting from Research
Ekoka E, Maharaj S, Nardini L, Dahan-Moss Y, Koekemoer LL. 20-Hydroxyecdysone (20E) signaling as a promising target for the chemical control of malaria vectors. Parasites & Vectors. 2021;14(1):86.

Molecular Biosciences Research Thrust (MBRT) research day
2025
icon-pin-location Wits Medical School, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
68th ASTMH annual meeting
2025
icon-pin-location Gaylord National Resort and Convention centre, National Harbor, MD, USA
The Future of Malaria Research annual symposium
2025
icon-pin-location John Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, Maryland, USA
04th Southern Africa Malaria Research Conference
2025
icon-pin-location National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa
Biennial Research Day & Postgraduate Expo
2025
icon-pin-location Wits Medical School, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
14th Early Career Scientists Convention
2025
icon-pin-location South Africa, Virtual conference
Inaugural South African Clinician Scientists conference
2025
icon-pin-location South Africa, Virtual conference
1st Women in Malaria conference
2025
icon-pin-location International, Virtual conference

Becoming a resilient scientist
2025
icon-pin-location Virtual, organised by Yale University, USA
What great leaders do
2025
icon-pin-location Virtual, organised by Stanford University, USA
Developing a portfolio of leadership skills and qualities
2025
icon-pin-location Virtual, organised by the Women In Malaria community