Background
Batalha-Van-Dunem, Maria Manuela was born on July 26, 1938 in Luanda, Angola. Daughter of Manuel and Luzia (Pereira Bravo) Batalha.
museum director biomedical researcher
Batalha-Van-Dunem, Maria Manuela was born on July 26, 1938 in Luanda, Angola. Daughter of Manuel and Luzia (Pereira Bravo) Batalha.
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dakar University, Senegal, 1983.
Head department pharmacognosy, Institute Scientific Investigations, Luanda, 1973-1986; head department traditional medicine, CICIBA, Liberville, Gabon, 1986-1989; head, Museum Natural Sciences, Luanda, since 1990.
Member International Committee on Medical Plants and Traditional Medicine, Committee Santé et Development Plan d'Action de Lagos, African Scientific Consultant.
Married Jorge Manuel Casimiro Martins, July 7, 1989 (divorced 1980). 1 child, Filomena Augusta Wanda de Fatima Batalha Martins. Married Van-Dunem-Batalha.
1 child, Jose Carlos Batalha de Vasconcelos.