Fidele Tugizimana
Current Roles
- Lecturer and Research Scientist (Biochemistry)
- Deputy HoD(Research) in the Biochemistry Department
- Specialist Scientist in the International R&D division of Omnia Nutriology, Omnia Group, Ltd, South Africa
- Consultant for Pharmaceuticals and Health Institutions in Rwanda
- Member of the board of directors of the International Metabolomics Society (2020 – present)
- President / chairperson of the Metabolomics South Africa (2018 – present)
- Currently leads (as PI / main supervisor) a research group of 16 young scientists (MSc and PhD candidates)
- Google Scholar
Education
Born and raised in Rwanda, Dr. Fidele Tugizimana holds a B.Phil. degree in Philosophy (magna cum laude) from the Urbaniana University, Rome-Italy (2003), B.Sc. in Biochemistry-Chemistry (University of Johannesburg / UJ, SA), B.Sc. Hons. in Biochemistry (UJ), M.Sc. in Biochemistry (cum laude) and Ph.D. in Biochemistry (summa cum laude) from UJ. He has also received different non-degree purpose training in Advanced Mathematics (UNISA), in Metabolomics for Life Sciences (EMBO, Cambridge, UK, 2013) and in Metabolic modelling, Pathway and Flux analyses (Wageningen2 University, Netherlands, 2014). Moreover, Dr. Fidele is currently enrolled in a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Digital Transformation Lens program at the Johannesburg Business School (JBS, UJ).
Research Work
Dr. Fidele Tugizimana is among the leaders in the field of metabolomics nationally and internationally, contributing to the advancement and applications of metabolomics, an emerging omics science. He applies metabolomics, involving 4IR technologies (i) to understand crop plant-environment interactions, (ii) to discover natural products (with health benefits) from medicinal plants in Africa and (iii) to elucidate modes of action of plant biostimulants, for an innovative formulation and application programs of biostimulant products, for sustainable and productive farming practices. His research contributes towards the realization of UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly, zero hunger (SDG #2), good health and well-being (SDG #3), quality education (SDG #4), innovation (SDG #9) and climate action (SDG #13).