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Dr. Agnes Antoinette Ntoumba (2024)

Dr. Agnes Antoinette Ntoumba (2024)

Employing institution: University of Douala Host institution: University of Glasgow Project title: Development of a malaria transmission model to evaluate the impact of new vector control tools based on nanoparticles synthetized by using aqueous plant extracts. Dr...

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Dr. Babacar Souleymane Sambe (2024)

Dr. Babacar Souleymane Sambe (2024)

Employing institution: Institut Pasteur de Dakar Host institution: Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Project title: Molecular and genomic characterization of the neglected non-falciparum malaria parasites in...

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Dr. Fredy Brice Nemg Simo (2024)

Dr. Fredy Brice Nemg Simo (2024)

Employing institution: Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) Host institution: University of Glasgow Project title: Building Metagenomics, Bioinformatics, and Leadership Capacity for Identifying Viral Etiology of Acute Fever Infection in Cameroon Dr Fredy...

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Dr. Jean Baptise Hzounda Fokou (2024)

Dr. Jean Baptise Hzounda Fokou (2024)

Employing institution: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Douala Host institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Project title: Culture optimization, compounds isolation and drug-like property calculation strategies for...

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Dr. Abdulhakeem Olarewaju Sulyman (2024)

Dr. Abdulhakeem Olarewaju Sulyman (2024)

Employing institution: Kwara State University Malete Host institution: University of Westminster Project title: Accessing advanced skills and technologies to support drug development against the parasitic nematode Wuchereria bancrofti. Dr Sulyman is a Lecturer and...

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Dr. Comfort Nanbam Sariem (2024)

Dr. Comfort Nanbam Sariem (2024)

Employing institution: University of Jos Host institution: University College London-UCL Project title: Effect of the Necessity-Concerns Framework on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Outcomes Dr. Comfort Sariem is a clinical pharmacist, researcher, and teacher. Her...

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Dr. Olayiwola Akanji Popoola (2024)

Dr. Olayiwola Akanji Popoola (2024)

Employing institution: University of Lagos Host institution: Imperial College London Project title: Functional analysis of methylation marks in prostate cancer using cell culture and animal models Dr. Olayiwola Popoola has a background in Biomedical Science and a...

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Dr. Dorcas Maruapula (2024)

Dr. Dorcas Maruapula (2024)

Training on metagenomic technique and computational analysis of omics data to characterise the interaction between the gut microbiome and the host inflammatory responses in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Tanzania

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Dr. Abimbola Helen Afolayan (2024)

Dr. Abimbola Helen Afolayan (2024)

Employing institution: Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria Host institution: Middlesex University in London Project title: Applying Machine Learning to Investigate Malaria Risk Factors in Southwest Nigeria Dr. Afolayan, an early career researcher,...

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Dr. Blessing Obinaju Effiong (2024)

Dr. Blessing Obinaju Effiong (2024)

Employing institution: University of Uyo

Host institution: University of West England

Project title:

Combating Infectious Disease Using Combination Therapy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy; An Investigation Using Bioactive Plants Products and Streptococcus species.

Dr. Effiong holds a PhD (Biological Sciences) from Lancaster University, England with a focus on the applications of Infrared Spectroscopy in disease diagnosis. She is a 2011 Fellow; Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Foundation program and is interested in projects which show the applications of Infrared spectroscopy towards improving time to diagnosis, a robust understanding of molecular stages of cancer and infectious disease. Her research career has been inspired majorly by Prof. Ekaete I. U. Etuk (of blessed memory) and her PhD supervisor Prof. Francis L. Martin.

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