Dr. Franca Nneka Alaribe is a biomedical research scientist specializing in the cellular and molecular pathology of cancer and degenerative diseases. She holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Ferrara, Italy; an MSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; and a BScEd in Biology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Additionally, she possesses a Diploma in Public Health & Management and is a certified MD-FWHPWI.
She serves as an external moderator in advanced research methodology within the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Tshwane University of Technology. She is affiliated with Life Biotech SA and contributes to the Foundation for Women’s Health Promotion and Welfare Initiatives. Her scholarly work includes co-authoring a chapter on reimagining knowledge production and dissemination post-COVID-19 in the publication "Socio-ecological-economic Reflections on the Impacts of COVID-19 in Africa."
