New STAR IDAZ Chair

We are delighted to welcome Dr Maryam Muhammad as the new Chairperson for STAR-IDAZ IRC. Dr Muhammad has taken over the role of Chairperson of STAR-IDAZ International Research Consortium (IRC) on Animal Health from Hong Yin who stepped down after 5 years in the position. She is Director and Chief Executive of the National Research Institute, Vom, and have been the Executive Committee representative for the Nigerian Animal Health Research Network (NAHRN) since July 2021. NAHRN was already a STAR-IDAZ IRC Partner when Dr Muhammad became its Chairperson in 2021, having joined the IRC back in 2017.

Dr Muhammad is looking forward to acting as an advocate in Africa and helping to build the IRC membership and the Africa and Middle East Regional Network. “Through collaboration we can speed up research and contribute to both new and improved animal health strategies within the IRC priority diseases. I hope that by the end of the year we will be welcoming new members from all regions, and I urge our current members and interested parties to contact us through the SIRCAH secretariat to discuss potential new partnerships.”