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)
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...
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. Eric TOSSOU (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)
Employing (Home) Organisation: National University of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (ENS/UNSTIM) Project title: Harnessing molecular tools to link agricultural contaminants with insecticide resistance in malaria vectors: Capacity building and...
Dr. Clement Likhovole (AREF RDF Fellow 2026)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Mount Kenya University Project title: Immiscible filtration assisted by surface tension (IFAST) Assay and isothermal amplification for colorimetric detection of malaria in pregnant women ...
Dr. Noah Onchieku (2025)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Project title: Adaptation of multiplexed amplicon sequencing for the surveillance of antimalarial drug resistance in Kenya I am a researcher at the Kenya Medical Research Institute. I hold a PhD...
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. KOUAMO MANGOUA Mersimine Flore (2025)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Centre for Research in Infectious disease (CRID) Project title: Building capacity to produce transgenic Drosophila to validate mosquitoes insecticide resistance candidate genes or alleles and transfer the technology to...
Dr. Gédéon Prince MANOUANA (2025)
Employing (Home) Organisation: Centre de recherches médicales de Lambaréné, CERMEL Project title: Investigating the Environmental and Genetic Factors Driving Aedes Mosquito Displacement and Arbovirus Transmission in West and Central Africa Dr. Manouana obtained his...










