[1] Djikeng earned his doctoral degree at Brunel University London where he studied the genome of Trypanosoma brucei.

Here he joined Yale University where he worked in the J. Craig Venter Institute on gene expression, next generation sequencing and RNA interference.

[3] In 2009 Djikeng moved to the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, where he helped to establish the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) initiative.

[7] He oversaw the formation of novel partnerships, including identifying new donors, university collaborators and programmes in developing countries.

[2] The award was signed by Chris Van Hollen, and during his presentation, Djikeng outlined how the CTLGH contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals.