![A portrait of Dr. Sène Marie-Angélique, Head of Microbiology and Analytical Development Lab, outside of the Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, on June 22, 2022.](/-/media/gfo/5ideas_articles/articles/20250129mrna-vaccine-innovation-senegal/ga16671040_ca625975.jpg?h=267&iar=0&mw=400&w=400&rev=f2c87c1d36f744e6bb2fe258df63e187&hash=14DBC522A59D75D9246F3FAD7772AA9A)
We cannot build leaders by keeping them backstage. We build them by letting them go out in the world and learn from their mistakes.
Dr. Marie-Angélique Sène
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