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Born and raised in [[Zambia]], he attained his primary education at [[Bayuni Primary School|Bayuni]], [[Chilanga Primary School|Chilanga]] and [[Munkolo Primary School|Munkolo]] primary schools in [[Lusaka]] between 1969 and 1975. He attended and completed his secondary school education [[Kafue Boys Secondary School]] from 1976 to 1980. | Born and raised in [[Zambia]], he attained his primary education at [[Bayuni Primary School|Bayuni]], [[Chilanga Primary School|Chilanga]] and [[Munkolo Primary School|Munkolo]] primary schools in [[Lusaka]] between 1969 and 1975. He attended and completed his secondary school education [[Kafue Boys Secondary School]] from 1976 to 1980. | ||
Prof Mumba graduated in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Zambia in 1985 and immediately joined the teaching staff of the university. As part of the University’s staff development programme he was sent to the University College of Swansea in Wales where he studied for a taught MSc degree in molecular genetics. He also produced a dissertation on the inhibitory effect of certain alkaloids in herbal cancer remedies on multiplication of transformed cancer cells. He was awarded the Roger Gilbert memorial prize for the most outstanding dissertation of his class. | |||
Prof Mumba holds a doctorate degree in genetics from University of Cambridge (1994); a Master’s Degree in Molecular Genetics from the University of Wales, UK, (1987); and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology & Chemistry from | He returned to Zambia for four years, but in 1991 he won a Beit Trust scholarship to study for his PhD in Plant Genetics at St Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge.<ref name=acgt>[http://www.acgt.co.za/profiles/professor-luke-mumba]African Centre for Gene Technologies</ref> | ||
Prof Mumba holds a doctorate degree in genetics from University of Cambridge (1994); a Master’s Degree in Molecular Genetics from the University of Wales, UK, (1987); and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology & Chemistry from the University of Zambia (1985). | |||
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