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Dr. Esin Nkereuwe (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Esin Nkereuwe (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: MRC Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Project title: Using artificial intelligence to improve diagnosis and long-term post-tuberculosis respiratory outcomes in children and adolescents Dr Esin Nkereuwem is...

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Dr. TRIZAH KOYI MILUGO (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. TRIZAH KOYI MILUGO (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)           Project title: Revealing the hidden diversity and vector potential of a novel An. gambiae lineage from the far west of Africa    My research...

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Dr. Nelly Armanda KALA CHOUAKEU (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Nelly Armanda KALA CHOUAKEU (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: OCEAC          Project title: Update of the mosquito fauna of Cameroon using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry   I am a trained biologist entomologist working in Cameroon, with a strong focus on vector biology and parasitology. My research...

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Dr. Oritoke Modupe Okeowo (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Oritoke Modupe Okeowo (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Nigeria         Project title: Skills Acquisition and Capacity Building in In Silico and Stem Cell-Based Screening of Voacanga africana Alkaloids as Enzyme Inhibitors Against...

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Dr. Ndeye Marie Sene (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Ndeye Marie Sene (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: Institut Pasteur de Dakar       Project title: Characterization of Copy Number Variations associated with Insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti populations from Senegal  My occupation is medical entomologist and I work...

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Dr. Moustafa Sherif (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Moustafa Sherif (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: Benha University      Project title: Investigating Genotoxic Effects and DNA Repair Responses to Glyphosate–PFOS Co-Exposure in Human Liver and Kidney Cell Lines    I am a research associate in public health and epidemiology...

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Dr. Mireille Sylviane Dongmo Nguepi (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Mireille Sylviane Dongmo Nguepi (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: University of Buea     Project title: Strengthening research capacity to discover anti-schistosome therapeutics from tropical medicinal plants   I hold a PhD in Biochemistry specialised in Pharmacology and currently serve as a lecturer...

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Dr. Mamadou Alpha Diallo (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Mamadou Alpha Diallo (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: UCAD/CIGASS    Project title: Genomic tools for targeted malaria elimination in francophone West Africa  I am a Senegalese Senior Lecturer in Parasitology at UCAD/CIGASS, where I lead malaria molecular surveillance and genomic research....

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Dr. Majidah Hamid-Adiamoh (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Majidah Hamid-Adiamoh (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: MRC Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine   Project title: Developing Capacity in CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for Functional Validation of Insecticide Resistance Markers in Malaria Vectors   I am a malaria...

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Dr. Joseph Tchamgoue  (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Dr. Joseph Tchamgoue  (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)

Employing (Home) Organisation: University of Yaoundé 1  Project title: Skills development in chromatographic and bioassay-guided approaches for the efficient isolation and characterization of anti-antimicrobial natural products from basidiomycetes  Joseph Tchamgoue...

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