Valerie Mizrahi was born on 1958 and is a South African molecular biologist.
10 Facts About Valerie Mizrahi
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Valerie Mizrahi's family is a Sephardi Jewish family from the Greek island of Rhodes.
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Valerie Mizrahi went on to earn a BSc in chemistry and mathematics and then a PhD in chemistry at the University of Cape Town.
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Valerie Mizrahi's research has been focused on the treatment of tuberculosis, and drug resistance.
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Valerie Mizrahi is director of a research unit of the South African Medical Research Council and leads the University of Cape Town branch of the Centre of Excellence in Biomedical TB Research.
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Valerie Mizrahi received the L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science in 2000.
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Valerie Mizrahi is a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa, a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology since 2009.
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Valerie Mizrahi was named to the Order of Mapungubwe in 2007.
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Valerie Mizrahi was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2023.
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Valerie Mizrahi has two daughters, and her father is the honorary president of the Johannesburg Sephardic Hebrew Congregation.