Background
Kola, Ismail was born on January 30, 1957 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Son of Sarah Kola.
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Education
Bachelor of Science, University South Africa, 1981. Bachelor of Pharmacy cum laude, Rhodes University, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 1985.
Career
Research fellow Centre for Early Human Development Monash University, Clayton, 1985-1997, senior research fellow, 1987-1993, reader in mol. genetics and development biology Institute Reproduction, 1994-1997, associate director, since 1994, professor human mol. genetics, 1997-2000. Vice president research, global head genomics Pharmacia & Upjohn, Kalamazoo, since 2000. Consultant, member genomics advisory board SmithKline Beecham Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, 1994-1997.
Achievements
Membership
Secretary South Africa African National Congress, Melbourne, Australia group, 1986-1990. President Black Students Society, Johannesburg, 1975-1977. Delegate member South Africa Students Committee, Johannesburg, 1975-1977.
Patron Opera Australia, Melbourne, 1998.
Education
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1981
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1982
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1985
Career
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1985 - 1997
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1994 - 1997
Awards
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Recipient Bronte Stewart prize for the Most Meritorius Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 1985, Westpac/amgen award Australian Society for Medical Research, 1995, Silver Jubilee Research prize Monash University, 1996.Recipient Bronte Stewart prize for the Most Meritorius Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, 1985, Westpac/amgen award Australian Society for Medical Research, 1995, Silver Jubilee Research prize Monash University, 1996.