Affiliateship: 2020-2024
Cohort 5
Country (Nationality)
Benin
Discipline
Biosciences
Bio
Dr Loko Yêyinou Laura Estelle is a lecturer of Zoology and Genetics at the National High School of Applied Biosciences and Biotechnologies (ENSBBA) of the National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM) in Republic of Benin. She is graduated from the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon) with a Master’s degree in Animal biology and a first grade teacher diploma for secondary school in 2006. She remained at the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin) to complete her Master’s degree in applied entomology and PhD in plant genetic resources and crop protection in 2013. The same year, she was also graduated from the University of Versailles St Quentin en Yvelines (France) with a Master degree in Health Sciences, Environment, Territory and Society.
Dr LOKO Yêyinou Laura Estelle is the responsible of the Laboratory of Applied Entomology (LEnA) at the ENSBBA. Her current research interests deal with the development and implementation of innovative and environmentally friendly integrated crop pest management practices. She has published more than 40 scientific papers in international journals. She is a recipient of several grants and awards such as the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Sub-Saharan Africa award in 2014. She is a member of the Academy of Young Scientists of Benin (AJSB), member of the Permanent Commissions of "Agriculture" and "Education and Ethics" of the National Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Benin (ANSALB). She is also member of the African Association of Entomologists (AAIS), member of the Executive Board of the Entomological Society of the Republic of Benin (SERB) and member of the Association of Women for Education, Training and Scientific Research in Benin (AFEFRS).