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. 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....
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...
Dr. Gurdeep Jaswant Hunjan (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation (TIRDO) Project title: Strengthening genomic surveillance to support control of endemic and emerging zoonotic Pathogens in Africa. I am a Research Scientist at TIRDO with over...
Dr. Estelle Mewamba Mezajou (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases Project title: Building genomics, bioinformatics and leadership capacity in identifying and characterising hybrids schistosomes species and strengthening the Next Generation Sequencing platform...
Dr. KAYIBA KALENDA Nadine (2025)
Employing (Home) Organisation: University of Mbujimayi Project title: Advancing malaria genomic surveillance through Oxford Nanopore sequencing solutions in Kasai, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MalariOmic Project). I am a medical epidemiologist trained at...
Dr. Modiyinji Abdou Fatawou (2025)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Centre Pasteur du Cameroun Project title: Capacity building in genomics to understand the epidemiology of viral hepatitis in Cameroon I am an early career virologist specializing in the field of neglected, emerging/re-emerging viral...
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...
Dr. Eyitayo Adenipekun (2024)
Employing institution: University of Lagos Host institution: One Health (HIOH) Project title: Genomic epidemiology of multidrug resistant hypervirulent K. pneumoniae from health care infections in Nigeria. Dr Adenipekun holds a PhD in medical microbiology. She...
Dr. Seth Agyei Domfeh (2024)
Employing institution: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Host institution: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Project title: Building capacity in malaria parasite genomics, bioinformatics, and bioassays to lead research in malaria parasite...










