My research interests lies in the syntheses, structural and physical characterization as well as potential applications of new materials with a variety of physical, chemical, electrical and magnetic properties. Before now, my research interest was in Environmental Chemistry having bagged my M.Sc degree in that field with many publications. I have held many junior research/lectureship positions in different institutions. I was a Visiting Research Scholar at the International Center for Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India. I bagged the PhD Chemistry degree at Covenant University in 2015. I was awarded the best graduating PhD student in the 2015 Covenant University Convocation Ceremony. My PhD research was titled: synthesis, surface modification and characterisation of optimised magnetic nanoparticles for potential biomedical applications.

Mohamed graduated from the college of Science-Alexandria University, Egypt- in 2005 with B.Sc in chemistry and physics, and then immediately joined the graduate program at the University of South Florida-Tampa, USA- in fall 2005. He graduated with Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the USF in 2010 and then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology-KAUST, KSA, where he was a founding member for the center of functional materials design, discovery, and development. In July 2012 he joined the newly established Zewail city of science and technology, as a founding faculty, where he helped outlining the undergraduate programs in several areas, developing the admission exam, detailing the undergraduate handbook, and helped establishing several labs as well as the center for materials science (CMS) where he serves now as an associate professor and joint director. His scientific interests range from small molecules synthesis, construction of microporous solids through coordination and covalent synthesis, as well as mechanistic investigations of the self-assembly process in supramolecular chemistry.

Dr Zohra is a Research Scientist at Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT). She has a PhD in biochemistry from Université de Tunis El-Manar in 2010, when she focused on structural and biological characterization of novel proteins from snake venom related to VEGF. After that, she get a post-doctoral fellow as assistant professor at the Molecular Epidemiology and Experimental Pathology Laboratory (LEMPA) at IPT. She is a Principal Investigator of a project funded by IPT in relation with drug delivery at a cutting edge between biochemistry/pharmacology and nanotechnologies.

 With her colleagues at LEMPA, Dr Zohra Aloui developed an innovative programme in relation to Leishmaniases; a group of neglected infectious diseases that constitute major public health problems in Tunisia and the Afro-Mediterranean region. The outpout of this project will contribute to the valorization of natural plant products for the development of novel intervention tools and strategies against leishmaniasis mainly drugs for prevention or therapy.

Dr Zohra Aloui supervised and promoted the training of many undergraduate and postgraduate students at her laboratory specially young female scholars. With AAS, Dr Zohra work on STEM Cell programme to promote the skills and career development of young African researchers on cell biology and regenerative medecine. Zohra hope and will work on more collaborations between african researchers.

Dr Damaris is a molecular biology scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI). Her research interests are in using genomics to understand disease transmission dynamics and inform control strategies. She holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and MSc in Biotechnology. Over the last two years she has been a post-doctoral fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology where her research involved mapping risk factors associated with the emergence and occurrence of visceral leishmaniasis in endemic areas of Kenya. The study focused on understanding vector composition, distribution, vector genetics, parasite screening and characterization in correlation with ecological factors. Prior to this, Damaris’ doctoral studies focused on determining the population genetic structure and insecticide resistance of Anopheles mosquitoes after long-term use of vector control tools in Western Kenya with funding from NIH.

Dr Badu holds an M.Phil in Clinical Microbiology and a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Biology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana. He also holds other certificates  in Cell Biology and Molecular Parasitology. He has extensive experience investigating transmission of vector-borne infectious diseases such as; malaria, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis and lately leishmaniasis.

His pre-doctoral research focused on quantifying transmission intensity, and identification of medically important vector species to understand their role in disease transmission. These studies highlighted the need for alternative approaches towards estimating malaria transmission intensity (MTI). Due to EIR becoming laborious, high cost and increasing inaccuracies (at low transmissions) and unethical approaches.His  Ph.D and postdoctoral research was dedicated to developing sero-surveillance tools for measuring malaria transmission intensity in the western Kenyan highlands and the forest zone of Ghana. He is a recipient of the prestigious Africa Research Excellence Fellowship  (AREF) 2015 and the African German Network of Excellence in Science (AGNES) 2016 Awards.

He has worked both as a staff scientist and a visiting scientist at local and international research institutions. Notably the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research, KNUST, Kenya Medical Research Intitute, Kisumu, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research,  Ghana, Yan lab UCI, USA,  and the AG Kelm lab CBIB, University of Bremen, Germany.

Cho is a Senior-Instructor in the University of Buea.

I have a good background in Microbiology and Medical Laboratory Sciences, with my past work centred on immunoparasitology and molecular biology. I have worked in several field projects for the acquisition of primary research data. I have gained high expertise in directing and supervising field work/data collection and archiving for subsequent analysis, as well as developed communication skills in relating with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures. I have equally gained student supervision skills and project development skills through my Ph.D. training programme both at the University of Notre Dame, USA and the University of Buea. I equally gained bench skills including microscopy, biochemical, cellular and molecular techniques applicable in most fields of the applied sciences, especially in immunology and parasitology. Through my Ph.D. research work, I published the first molecular evidence of P. vivax infection in asymptomatic subjects in Cameroon. Subsequently, I published additional papers and developed skills in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, through short courses and seminars, which are now exploited in teaching and research.

Dr Fandohan holds a PhD degree in Natural Resources Management from University of Abomey Calavi, Benin Republic. He is currently a tenured Assistant Professor of Forestry at the National University of Agriculture, UNA (Benin).

He is recipient of several prestigious international awards and fellowships including: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-Georg Forster (HERMES) Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)–Research Fellowship for Distinguished International Young Scientists; the Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Fellowship for Distinguished International Young Scientists. He is also recipient of the Support Africa International Foundation Award for Best research paper in Ecology 2011-2012 edition, and the African-German Network of Excellence in Science - Award for Junior Researchers 2012 edition.

Dr. Matemu is a senior lecturer in the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences at NM-AIST. With more than 8 years of research experience, Dr. Matemu has been involved in multidisciplinary research and outreach activities. Dr. Matemu’s research interest lie in the areas of value addition to agro-products/ignored indigenous food/products (edible/inedible wild mushrooms & edible insects), functional foods and food safety. She has published over 15 papers and gave more than 20 presentations in international conferences. She is also an instructor for different subjects under the field of food science and biotechnology. She is also supervising a number postgraduate students.

Dr Stokwe has seven years of experience in the field of integrated pest management, with a particular focus on the use of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) as biocontrol agents of insect pests. She has worked as a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council (2010-2016) where her duties involved:
 

• Managing research projects on Integrated Pest Management
• Compiling project proposals for new funding
• Planning and undertaking research projects
• Supervising postgraduate students
• Providing leadership to research technicians
• Managing project budgets
• Publishing research outputs in peer – reviewed journals, semi scientific publications and technical reports
• Identification and quantification of plant parasitic nematodes

Stokwe also worked as a Radiation Protection Officer (2012-2016) and coordinated a multi-faceted, internationally funded project involving the use of the sterile insect technique for the control of certain specified pests of fruit and other commodities. She was also responsible for the safe use of a gamma irradiator.

As a professor of Agro-biology and Natural Resources Management at the Superior School of Technology of Khenifra (EST Khenifra), Moulay Ismail University, Morocco, El Youssfi is responsible of the training program on agriculture and rural development. His is member of the research group on Ecological Engineering and Natural Resources Management in his institution and a member of the steering committee of the University’s Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Cluster. He focuses in his research on the development of application of bio-ecological, technical and economic principles for sustainable agro-ecosystems management (Soil, Water and Plant continuum). In fact, he is combining the work on many research aspects; for example, the research he conducted in an international context project: SWUP-MED (Sustainable Water Use Securing Food Production in Dry Areas of the Mediterranean region), combined activities related to food security, integrated water management and climatic change