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Dr Manku graduated from Makerere University, Uganda. He continued his studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, obtaining his PhD, in 1975. Dr. Manku completed his post-doctoral studies at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal (affiliate with University of Montreal). He was invited to become the first Director of Scotia Research Institute, in Kentville, Nova Scotia. This research facility employed 75 people, and focused on the research of fatty acids in health and disease. He was also Head of Research and Development at Scotia’s facility in Carlisle, UK. He joined Laxdale Ltd (now Amarin Neuroscience Ltd) in May 2001. He is author and co-author of nearly 250 scientific and technical papers and named inventor on 18 patents in the field of essential fatty acids (EFAs) and Photodynamic therapy PDT. Recently he was appointed Honorary Professor at University of Hull, UK. He is Editor-in-Chief and one of the founding Executive Editors of "Prostaglandin, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids", a well-respected, peer review journal in the field of EFA research. He has worked in the field of EFAs for the past 30 years.
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