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Faith Osier Quotes

b. 1972 Kenya

Faith Hope Among’in Osier (born 1972) is a Kenyan immunologist, paediatrician and educator.

Kenya
Scientists

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I inspire women in science all over the world, and more so in Africa.

As you move up it becomes harder because you’ll be distracted by dramas and sideshows, but remember that they’re not the main story.

It makes me appreciate the community that transformed a little girl growing up in Kenya into an international award-winning scientist.

I feel the urgency with dealing with these [infectious disease] problems because I have experienced them up close.

The journey towards the development of a malaria vaccine is bumpy. It involves understanding highly evolved parasites that can replicate while hidden within the cells of their hosts.

The fact that people are developing immunity to malaria all around me – I feel that this process is staring me in the face- if you like, and I must be able to see and understand how it is happening.

This award helps to put African science and scientists firmly on the map. We can bring positive and meaningful change to our communities through effective research, innovation and leadership.

I had three late miscarriages and one early and that took a long while to recover from. Some women have children with serious disabilities.

Malaria still claims the lives of hundreds of thousands of children each year and has a major economic impact on the lives of many in sub-Saharan Africa. Children that survive severe malaria can be left with permanent physical disability that takes many forms.

When will we have a malaria vaccine

I try to understand how adults in Africa learn to live in harmony with the parasite responsible for malaria, such that infections do not make them ill. This knowledge could help us design vaccines that would protect children, who can die as a result of a malaria infection.

My average day has evolved over the years as I have graduated from being a junior to a more senior researcher. Earlier on, I’d spend a lot of time in the laboratory generating data and less time in the office reading scientific literature, analysing data and writing up my work.

As a woman who wants to have a rounded life, you will want children at some point. You have to accept that you enjoy all that comes with having children which will have a cost on how far your career can go.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Faith Osier (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.