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| Samuel Achilefu receiving his award at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Photo: Robert Boston.This month, the goggles have been used on humans for the first time by surgeons at the Washington University School of Medicine. |
A Biafran-born scientist, Samuel Achilefu, has won the prestigious St. Louis Award for 2014 for creating cancer-visualizing goggles. The award is given to a resident of the St. Louis area whose achievements reflect positively on the community.
Many Biafran scientists and inventors living in Nigeria have been suppressed by successive Nigerian governments who frustrate their efforts with policies that deny them necessary funds and recognition. The case of Damian Anyanwu of the Radio Mbaise fame is a typical example. Anyanwu invented the first indigenous radio with wide reach, whose components were made from locally sourced herbs.
Many Biafran scientists and inventors living in Nigeria have been suppressed by successive Nigerian governments who frustrate their efforts with policies that deny them necessary funds and recognition. The case of Damian Anyanwu of the Radio Mbaise fame is a typical example. Anyanwu invented the first indigenous radio with wide reach, whose components were made from locally sourced herbs.
