The ACGT and MSA would like to congratulate Dr Fidele Tugizimana, the current chairman of Metabolomics South Africa (MSA), on his appointment to the board of directors for the International Metabolomics Society (IMS). Dr Tugizimana is a research scientist with the plant metabolomics research group at the University of Johannesburg. He is also a specialist scientist in the international R&D management of the Omnia (Pty) Ltd company (SA) and a scientific consultant in the L.E.A.F. Pharmaceuticals LLC (USA & Rwanda). 
Dr Tugizimana’s metabolomics research interests include host-pathogen interactions, immune response (at molecular level), chemometrics, bioinformatics and metabolite identification. He is an author/co-author of metabolomics papers in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals.
This appointment to the board of directors follows previous leadership involvement with the International Metabolomics Society as a secretary of the Early-career members Network (EMN) committee (2016-2017); (ii) member of the Data Standards and Strategy Tasks groups; and (iii) member of the International Organizing Committee for the International Metabolomics Conferences 2017 and 2019. The ACGT and MSA would like to congratulate its longtime partner and friend, Dr Tugizimana on his new role and we wish him all the luck.
Congratulations!