Gracious Hope Mkandawire recently completed her Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Malawi. She has joined the IMPALA study as a laboratory technician intern.

Gracious has a background as an undergraduate research intern at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), where she worked in the Pathology Department's Immunology and Microbiology labs. She is eager to enhance her educational and professional knowledge in healthcare, and to be an impactful scientist.