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Name : Fabien   Razakandrainibe   Gaston
Country : France / Madagascar
Email : fgrazaka@snv.jussieu.fr
Area of Expertise :
    Vector borne diseases, especially on malaria and plague. I am also attracted to the humanitarian organization, action and management.
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Arthropods, Biology, Chagas Disease, Dengue, Drug Resistence, Ecology/Natural History, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Fleas, Genetic Epidemiology, Genetics, Humanitarian Management, Infectious Diseases, Insects, Knowledge, Aptitude, Perception, Malaria, Medical Entomology, Molecular epidemiology, Mosquitoes, Parasitology, Plague, Plasmodium, Protozoan Infections, Protozoology, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases
Name : Uwem   Ekpo   Friday
Country : Nigeria
Email : ufekpo@hotmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Epidemiology, Parasitology, Geographical Information system
Keyword(s) :
     Cestode Infections, Diagnosis, Dracunculiasis, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Geographic Information Systems, Helminthiasis-Intestinal, Helminthiasis-Tissue, Helminthology, International Health, Loiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria, Onchocerciasis, Parasitology, Public Health, Remote Sensing, Trypanosomiasis
Name : Iliya   Ndams   S.
Country : Nigeria
Email : indams@yahoo.co.uk
Area of Expertise :
    population biology,genetics, ecology & molecular biology of Anopheles & other mosquitoes affecting human health, qlsoInterested in bioinfromatics
Keyword(s) :
     Arthropods, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Fungal diseases, Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics, Geographic Information Systems, Infectious Diseases, Insects, Malaria, Medical Entomology, Medical Malacology, Microarray, Modeling, Molecular Biology, Molecular epidemiology, Mosquitoes, Myiasis, Plasmodium, Proteomics, Public Health, Trypanosomiasis, Tsetse, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases, Venomous Arthropods, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Sajid     Noor
Country : Pakistan
Email : noorsajid77@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    Bioinformatics / Computational Biology, Strcutural & Comparative Genomics, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.
Keyword(s) :
     Bacterial Diseases, Biochemistry, Cholera, Diarrheal diseases, Drug Resistence, Drug Studies, E. Coli, Fungal diseases, Genomics, Infectious Diseases, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Modeling, Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, Plasmodium, Protozoan Infections, Tropical Medicine, Tuberculosis, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases, Viral Diseases
Name : Venkatesan   Vasuki  
Country : INDIA
Email : vvasuki@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    Molecular Parasitology and Molecular Entomology and vector control
Keyword(s) :
     Diagnostics, Filariasis, Genomics, Infectious Diseases, Lymphatic Filariasis, Medical Entomology, Molecular Biology, Mosquitoes, Proteomics, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases
Name : Chandrashekhar   Thummalahally   Sreeramareddy
Country : INDIA
Email : chandrashekharats@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    Conduct of epidemiological research in the area of Public Health. Conception,design,data collection,data analysis,preparation of reports of research and publication of research in indexed Journals. Capable of preparing research proposals. Design the questionnaires for epidemiological research. Abilty to enter the data in computer statistical packages such as SPSS,EPI INFO and conduct statistical analysis of the data. Also able to teach undergraduate medical students public health topics including TDR diseases, epidemiology and applied biostatistics.
Keyword(s) :
     Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Knowledge, Aptitude, Perception, Nutrition, Public Health, Training, Tuberculosis
Name : Narhari     Timilshina
Country : Nepal
Email : narhari2k@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    - Master of Public Health - Research - Programming, planning and Evaluation
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Genetic Epidemiology, Leprosy, Molecular epidemiology, Public Health, Statistics, Water Quality
Name : Babatunde     Adewale
Country : NIGERIA
Email : badewale@hotmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    I am a medical parasitology with interest in the characterisation of Onchocerca volvulus strain using the PCR technique
Keyword(s) :
     Bioethics, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Molecular parasitology, Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis
Name : Vahideh     Moin-vaziri
Country : Iran
Email : vmvaziri@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    insecticide, leishmaniasis,vector control, molecular entomology
Keyword(s) :
     Arboviruses, Arthropods, Biology, Black fly, Control Methods, Dengue, Filariasis, Flaviviruses, Fleas, Insects, Ticks, Tsetse, Vaccine Studies, Yellow Fever, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Leticia     Franco
Country : Paraguay
Email : francolet@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Dengue virus, molecular epidemiology, molecular diagnostic,Dengue Net
Keyword(s) :
     Arboviruses, Basic Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Chagas Disease, Control Methods, Dengue, Diagnostics, Emerging Diseases, Flaviviruses, International Health, Molecular Virology, Molecular epidemiology, Prevention and Control, Tropical Medicine, Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, Virology
Name : Wellington   Agoghovwia   Oyibo
Country : NIGERIA
Email : wellao@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    Malaria diagnosis (Rapid Diagnostic Test evaluation), Antimalarial treatment monitoring and trials. Community evaluation of onchocerciasis control with ivermectin
Keyword(s) :
     Diagnostics, Drug Resistence, Filariasis, Malaria, Molecular parasitology, Onchocerciasis
Name : Senthilkumar     Masilamani
Country : INDIA
Email : masilsenthil@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TUTOR IN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUMITY MEDICINE
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Cholera, Control Methods, Dengue, Diarrheal diseases, Family Medicine, Leptospirosis, Malaria, Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tropical Medicine, Tuberculosis, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Name : Aileen     Ainsworth
Country : England
Email : aileen.ainsworth@btinternet.com
Area of Expertise :
    I am a qualified registered nurse, currently embarking on a career change, and am currently a first year undergraduate in Medical Anthropology at Durham University, and am very interested in Tropical Disease management and related research.
Keyword(s) :
     Anthropology, Chagas Disease, Drug Resistence, Emerging Diseases, Family Medicine, Health Economics, Public Health
Name : Clifford     Simpson
Country : GHANA
Email : cliffordsimpson81gh@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    my name am a social scientist who have experience in programme development into malaria control, expertise in the area of HIV/AIDS,etc
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Filariasis, Malaria
Name : Himmat   Singh   Pawar
Country : India
Email : hspawar@rediffmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Entomolgist, working in molecular aspects of Dengue and Malaria Vectors, and well trained in surveillance of communicable disease.
Keyword(s) :
     Arboviruses, Arthropods, Dengue, Flaviviruses, Insects, Malaria, Surveillance, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases, Virology, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Philip   Samuel   P
Country : INDIA
Email : ppsamuel2004@yahoo.co.in
Area of Expertise :
    Vector borne virological diseases like dengue, Japanese enccephalitis, chikungunya
Keyword(s) :
     Animal Models, Arboviruses, Arthropods, Biotechnology, Dengue, Diagnostics, Ecology/Natural History, Flaviviruses, Geographic Information Systems, Medical Entomology, Molecular Virology, Mosquitoes, Remote Sensing, Surveillance, Vector-borne diseases, Viral Diseases, Virology, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Hanan   Ali   Sayed
Country : Egypt
Email : hananasayed@hotmai.com
Area of Expertise :
    Leading epidemiological research projects and studies concerning schistosomiasis diagnosis, morbidity and control. Researches on fascioliasis. Clinical trials on medications for schistosomiasis and fasciliasis and drug resistance. Studies on intestinal parasites as cryptosporidiosis. Leading research project for determinants of liver and renal diseaseas including environmental factors and viral hepatitis. Expert in using EPI info and SPSS software packages. Occupying a lead auditor position in ISO quality and environmental systems.
Keyword(s) :
     Cestode Infections, Clinical Studies, Control Methods, Cryptosporidiosis, Diagnosis, Diarrheal diseases, Drug Resistence, Drug Studies, Ecology/Natural History, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Fascioliasis, Genetic Epidemiology, Giardiasis, Health Economics, Helminthology, Hepatitis, International Health, Molecular epidemiology, Program Design, Program Management, Public Health, Statistics, Water Quality, Waterborne Infections
Name : Williams   Holmes   Makunde
Country : Tanzania
Email : hwmakunde@hotmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    I have worked in LF & Onchocercaciasis in the last ten years in different aspects of the diseases, including clinical trials. currently Iam working on HIV/AIDS monitoring ART adverse drug events and opportunistic infections.
Keyword(s) :
     Filariasis, Helminthiasis-Intestinal, Infectious Diseases, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis
Name : Ofelia     Chacon
Country : USA
Email : OChacon@unlnotes.unl.edu
Area of Expertise :
    Microbiologist. Mycobacterial genetics and pathogenesis. Diagnostics, Drug and Vaccine development.
Keyword(s) :
     Diagnostics, Drug Resistence, Family Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Mycobacterial Infections, Pathogenesis, Tuberculosis
Name : Teferra   Tadesse   Alemayehu
Country : Ethiopia
Email : teferra90@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    I am an expert in the ministry of health and have got my M.Sc in Tropical and Infectious diseases from Addis Ababa University. Previously I worked in Addis Ababa University Medical faculty as research assistant.
Keyword(s) :
     Drug Resistence, Filariasis, International Health, Leishmaniasis, Malaria
Name : Vimal   Raj   James
Country : India
Email : jvimalin@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    Insecticide resistance in vector mosquitoes
Keyword(s) :
     Arthropods, Control Methods, Dengue, Filariasis, Insects, Malaria, Medical Entomology, Mosquitoes, Prevention and Control, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases
Name : Kuete     Thomas
Country : Cameroon
Email : thomaskuete@hotmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Epidemiology of parasitic diseases and vectors, Host-pasaite relashionship
Keyword(s) :
     Arthropods, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Helminthiasis-Intestinal, Helminthiasis-Tissue, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Malaria, Medical Entomology, Medical Malacology, Parasitology, Protozoan Infections, Schistosomiasis, Vector-borne diseases
Name : Vijay K     Srivastava
Country : India
Email : vijayks100@indiatimes.com
Area of Expertise :
    Medical Entomolology, Vector Borne Diseases especially Japanese Encephalitis, Leishmaniasis, Malaria,Filariasis. Research field- vector control, plant origine pesticides, toxicology.
Keyword(s) :
     Epidemiology, Filariasis, Insects, Leishmaniasis, Medical Entomology, Sand Flies, Vector-borne diseases, Viral Encephalitis
Name : John   Paul   Kaswija
Country : TANZANIA
Email : jkaswija@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    RESIDENT - INTERNAL MEDICINE MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Amebiasis, Bacterial Diseases, Chlamydial Diseases, Clinical Studies, Dermatology, Drug Resistence, Drug Studies, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Fungal diseases, HIV, Health Economics, Helicobacter, Hepatitis, Hookworm, Human Herpesviruses, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Knowledge, Aptitude, Perception, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria, Medical Microbiology, Meningitis, Microsporidiosis, Mycobacterial Infections, Neurology, Opportunistic Infections, Plasmodium, Program Design, Protozoan Infections, Public Health, Retrovirus infections, Salmonellosis, Scabies, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Shigellosis, Statistics, Strongyloidiasis, Toxoplasmosis, Trachoma, Training, Trichomaniasis, Tropical Medicine, Tuberculosis, Upper Respiratory Infection, Viral Diseases, Viral infection
Name : Prakash   Peralam   Yegneswaran
Country : India
Email : prakashpy123@yahoo.co.in
Area of Expertise :
    Research Interests include, Fungal sinusitis, Cryptococcosis, Subcutaneous Mycoses and Nosocomial Mycotic infections
Keyword(s) :
     Fungal diseases, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Mycotic Diseases
Name : Muhammad     Ali
Country : Pakistan
Email : m_alisaad@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    Synthetic Organic Chemistry Asymmetric synthesis and catalysis
Keyword(s) :
     Chemistry, Fungal diseases, Helicobacter
Name : Thangadurai     Ramu
Country : USA
Email : ramu.thangadurai@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Vaccine develpment for filariasis.
Keyword(s) :
     Emerging Diseases, Filariasis, Public Health
Name : Oluwatosin   Benedict   Adu
Country : Nigeria
Email : tosin.adu@lasunigeria.org
Area of Expertise :
    Immunology, and Micronutrient nutrition in Parasitic infection
Keyword(s) :
     Biochemistry, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular parasitology, Nutrition, Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis, Statistics, Therapy/Treatment, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Name : Shriram   Ananganallur   Nagarajan
Country : INDIA
Email : anshriram@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Medical entomologist- vector biology and control, vector borne diseases, applied field research, Lymphatic filariasis and elimination of lymphatic filariasis. Worked on the transmission dynamics of diurnally sub periodic W. bancrofti
Keyword(s) :
     Control Methods, Dengue, Drug Resistence, Ecology/Natural History, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Geographic Information Systems, Health Economics, Infectious Diseases, Knowledge, Aptitude, Perception, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria, Medical Entomology, Mosquitoes, Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases
Name : Jacobus   Nicolaas   Eloff
Country : South Africa
Email : kobus.eloff@up.ac.za
Area of Expertise :
    Leading a group of about 40 on using plant compounds to treat infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants. See www.up.ac.za/phyto
Keyword(s) :
     Animal Models, Babesia, Bacterial Diseases, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Cholera, Coccidian infections, Diarrheal diseases, E. Coli, Fungal diseases, Helminthology, In Vitro Studies, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Ticks, Veterinary Medicine, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Leena     Parihar
Country : India
Email : leena.parihar@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Antimicrobials Microbioloy
Keyword(s) :
     Bacterial Diseases, Biotechnology, E. Coli, Fungal diseases, Microbiology
Name : Bright   Ikechukwu   Echefu
Country : Nigeria
Email : brickecenter@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Dr. Echefu Bright is the Chief Development Officer of Bricke Institute for Health. Born on the 11th of November 1985 to the family of Mr & Mrs. N.S Echefu of Imo State. He is known for his contribution to the field of Biomedical Engineering and Public Health Research. A recipient of many awards including the 3rd African Young Scientist Award in South Africa and later in Ireland. Echefu Bright is currently, a medical doctor practicing with the Bricke International Hospitals and a number of research institutes including Bricke Institute for Health, Nigeria, Echefu Bright Institute for Genetic Engineering Research (EBIGER) and the Nigerian Biotechnology Society. He is a fellow of the World Academy of Science, Nigeria Academy of Science, Nigeria Mathematical Society, Nigeria Biotechnology Society, World Young Inventors Forum, the Nigerian Medical Association, the Unicef Voices of the Youths, the Global Youth Coalition on AIDS, African Children Voices and the World Parliament Experiment.
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Animal Models, Emergency Medicine, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Genetic Epidemiology, Genetics, Genomics, Geographic Information Systems, HIV, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Leishmaniasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria, Molecular Virology, Mosquitoes, Mycobacterial Infections, Neurology, Occupational Medicine, Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Travel Medicine, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vector-borne diseases, Viral Diseases, Viral infection, Virology, Waterborne Infections, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Yousef   Issa   Alkhettaly
Country : Libya
Email : yousef.alkhettaly@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    head of scientific research Dept. head of histology and genetics, faculty of Medicine. Internal medicine, infectious diseases,
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Animal Models, Basic Cell Biology, Bioethics, Family Medicine, Genetics, HIV, Health Economics, Hepatitis, Humanitarian Management, In Vitro Studies, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, International Health, Public Health, Training
Name : Shalaka     Vaidya
Country : India
Email : vaidya.shalaka@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    drug designing using software,organic synthesis and antimalarial screening,
Keyword(s) :
     Chemistry, Fungal diseases, Malaria, Modeling
Name : Akinlolu   Bankole   Fawehinmi
Country : Nigeria
Email : akinnbank@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    I am a PhD student chemist working for the above research institute on developing Nigeria indigenious traditional medicine with the aim of incorpotating it to the National Health care program just as India and China did
Keyword(s) :
     Chemistry, Dermatology, Fungal diseases
Name : Gabriel   Kayiira   Matwale
Country : Uganda
Email : gkmatwale@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    I hold a Bachelor of Science (option Entomology and Parasitology) and Master of Zoology from Makerere University. Been involved in control and management of tropical Vector borne diseases for the last 20 years.My philosophy is that Vector borne diseases will be ably managed by a holistic approach.
Keyword(s) :
     Arthropods, Buruli ulcer, Control Methods, Ecology/Natural History, Emerging Diseases, Filariasis, Hookworm, Insects, Leishmaniasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria, Mansonella Infections, Medical Entomology, Mosquitoes, Parasitology, Plasmodium, Prevention and Control, Program Management, Public Health, Sandfly (phlebotomus) fever, Surveillance, Tropical Medicine, Vector Biology, Vector-borne diseases
Name : Mark     Booth
Country : UK
Email : mark.booth@durham.ac.uk
Area of Expertise :
    Epidemiology of parasitological diseases, particularly in East Africa. My research interests cover multiple disciplines including ecology, anthropology, immunology, genetics. I believe that a multi-disciplinary approach to research is the best way forward to tacking diseases of poverty.
Keyword(s) :
     Biology, Clinical Studies, Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Ecology/Natural History, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Filariasis, Genetic Epidemiology, Geographic Information Systems, Helminthiasis-Intestinal, Helminthology, Hepatitis, Hookworm, Immunology, Immunoregulation, Infectious Diseases, International Health, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Mansonella Infections, Parasitology, Pediatrics, Prevention and Control, Protozoan Infections, Public Health, Schistosomiasis, Sleeping Sickness, Statistics, Surveillance, Training, Tropical Medicine, Trypanosomiasis, Vector-borne diseases, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Karla     Georges
Country : Trinidad
Email : karla.cecile@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Epidemiology and molecular diagnosis of arthopod transmitted haemopathogens of dogs,cats and horses
Keyword(s) :
     Arthropods, Babesia, Babesiosis, Diagnostics, Ehrlichiosis, Epidemiology, Fleas, Molecular Biology, Rickettsial Diseases, Statistics, Ticks
Name : Maureen   Nkem   Aniedobe
Country : Nigeria
Email : nmauanidobe@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    I am a Fellow member of the Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria.I am a Biomedical Laboratory scientist and has been working in the field of HIV/AIDS Research for 7 years out of which I have published four scientific papers. I have a good knowledge HIV diagnostic techniques.
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Dermatology, Fungal diseases, HIV, Hepatitis, Infectious Diseases, Knowledge, Aptitude, Perception, Medical Microbiology, Opportunistic Infections, Public Health
Name : Wayne     Melrose
Country : Australia
Email : wayne.melrose@jcu.edu.au
Area of Expertise :
    Epidemiology, diagnosis and control of helminths especially lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted nematodes. Protozoal infections, general medical parasitology. Anemia in tropical populations.
Keyword(s) :
     Cyclosporidiosis, Cysticercosis, Diagnostics, Diarrheal diseases, Emerging Diseases, Fascioliasis, Filariasis, Giardiasis, Helminthiasis-Intestinal, Helminthiasis-Tissue, Hematology, Hookworm, International Health, Parasitology, Protozoan Infections, Tropical Medicine
Name : C.p.girish     Kumar
Country : India
Email : girishmicro@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Have worked on opportunistic mycoses especially candidiasis in HIV and Cancer settings. Currently involved in HIV epidemiology.
Keyword(s) :
     Fungal diseases, HIV, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Mycotic Diseases, Opportunistic Infections, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Name : Gabrielle   Silveira Rocha   Matos
Country : Brasil
Email : gabrielle_srm@hotmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Phisycaltherapist, prof. Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) at Coari.
Keyword(s) :
     Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Malaria, Upper Respiratory Infection
Name : Chinedu   Onyedikachukwu   Oraka
Country : Nigeria
Email : chinedu.oraka@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    I'm basically involve in biomedical research as it involves drug resistance and infectious diseases. I'm also in experienced in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights research and issues.
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Bacterial Diseases, Basic Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Bioethics, Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Studies, Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Diarrhea, Diarrheal diseases, Drug Resistence, Drug Studies, Emergency Medicine, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Genetic Epidemiology, Genetics, Genomics, Health Economics, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, International Health, Malaria, Medical Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Mosquitoes, Nutrition, Occupational Medicine, Opportunistic Infections, Pathogenesis, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Plasmodium, Prevention and Control, Program Design, Program Management, Public Health, Rotavirus, Sociology, Statistics, Travel Medicine, Tuberculosis, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vaccine Studies, Water Management
Name : Kwabena   Obeng   Duedu
Country : Ghana
Email : koduedu@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Broadly, I am interested in the host-pathogen interrelationship and pathogenesis of infectious diseases. My interests therefore scale from host-selection of pathogens to host-response of infection. Understanding the factors which determine the selection of a suitable host for a particular pathogen and corresponding target cells or biosystems by pathogens has important impacts in controlling widespread pathogens and infections, such as human parvoviruses, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis viruses, malaria, tuberculosis and meningitis. It also aids in understanding emerging and re-emerging pathogens like human bocaviruses (HBoV) and influenza. Understanding the pathogenesis of these infections has impacts in drug development and therapeutics, drug resistance monitoring and immunology. Most of the advances in controlling transmission of infectious diseases have come from detailed studies of host-pathogen interactions and epidemiology, yet the connections between these and pathogenesis remain under explored. One of the benefits of working with a multidisciplinary focus is that the questions I ask are amenable to diverse situations, and gives a comprehensive picture disease outcome and predict reliable intervention areas. The success of such multidisciplinary research depends largely on the quality of tools used in investigations. The development therefore of a variety of strategic research tools like molecular diagnostic methods, genetic and bioinformatic analysis techniques as well as mathematical and computerized models is additional interest. Current Research Human parvoviruses: Host-specific factors and mechanisms used by human parvoviruses to interact with, and overwhelm, their mammalian host cells. Parvoviruses are among the smallest known viruses. Until 2005, human parvovirus B19 (B19V) was the only member of this family that infected humans and was associated mostly with hematologic disorders. Discovery of human bocaviruses (HBoV) in 2005 and their association with an entirely different type of infection (respiratory) in humans has called for the need to understand their biology and pathogenesis of these viruses in humans. Various angles of research are being used to elucidate host-selection factors as well as mechanisms used to overwhelm mammalian cells and disease outcomes. Though associated with many disease conditions, human parvovirus specific pathology has been under explored. To this end, my supervisors and I are currently investigating the occurrence of B19V with a very important pathogen causing significant morbidity and mortality in Ghana, Plasmodium falciparum. Though 11.5% prevalence of B19V have been reported from a population of Ghanaian children hospitalized with severe anemia, B19V’s contribution to the condition is unknown. To understand and predict the outcome of anemia from mono and co-infected patients, we are determining pressure imposed by these pathogens on infected patients. We are also determining if there is a relationship between the pattern of seasonality and abundances of the two pathogens. As these two pathogens have individual capacities to cause infections leading to high morbidity and mortality especially in children, their interaction in endemic regions has important public health consequences. We will use data to form the basis to design appropriate prospective and retrospective studies that will aid in understanding spectrum of diseases caused by human parvoviruses (B19V and HBoV). An understanding of the epidemiology and burden will justify further studies in the area. I Future Research Molecular epidemiology and evolution: Advances in scientific tools and pathogen education have resulted in the emergence and re-emergence of new pathogens and drug resistance. The watch on these activities and the rate at which they occur demands immediate and effective measures to contain the spread and impact of diseases. There is a high turn-over of bioinformation. I will perform analysis of some of these databases in an attempt to express emerging and re-emerging patterns of pathogens and their diseases. Additionally, I will build local databases for analyzing location-specific pathogens and their diseases. Drug discovery: Natural products and their derivatives have traditionally been the most common source of many drugs. Africa is naturally endowed with a lot of these natural products from plants to marine/aqua products. Together with a multidisciplinary research group, I will investigate natural products as targets for drug development. It is anticipated that scientific documentation and prove of the activity of natural products yet explored for use as drugs for infectious diseases will be obtained.
Keyword(s) :
     Basic Cell Biology, Bioethics, Fungal diseases, Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Malaria, Medical Microbiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Virology, Molecular epidemiology, Molecular parasitology, Opportunistic Infections, Parasitology, Pathogenesis, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Phylogenetics, Plasmodium, Training, Tropical Medicine, Viral Diseases, Viral infection, Virology, Virus Evolution
Name : Eugenie   Kemgne   Madiesse
Country : Cameroon
Email : eugboyom@yahoo.fr
Area of Expertise :
    Well knowledges on parasite culture (fungi and Plasmodia, Good clinical and Laboratory practices), and biochemical technics
Keyword(s) :
     Biochemistry, Biology, Diagnostics, Drug Resistence, Drug Studies, Fungal diseases, In Vitro Studies, Infectious Diseases, Malaria, Plasmodium
Name : Paramasivan     Rajaiah
Country : INDIA
Email : rpsivan2000@gmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Working on molecular epidemiology of Chikungunya and Dengue viruses. Handling animal cell cultures,isolation of arboviruses,Barcoding of mosquito vectors etc
Keyword(s) :
     Arboviruses, Arthropods, Dengue, Diagnostics, Emerging Diseases, Flaviviruses, Genetic Epidemiology, Genomics, Molecular Virology, Mosquitoes, Vector-borne diseases, Virus Evolution, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Marie-esther   Uju   Dibua
Country : Nigeria
Email : oby2112@yahoo.co.uk
Area of Expertise :
    I am Dibua, Marie Esther, a senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Medical Microbiology of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I hold a Ph.D in Medical Microbiology, with special focus on Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology. My area of research: Sexually transmitted infections including HIV, Chlamydiasis, Candidiasis and some poverty impacting neglected tropical diseases including malaria (especially mother to child HIV/malaria transmission), tuberculosis, typhoid fever, filariasis and their impact on women in the developing countries
Keyword(s) :
     AIDS, Chlamydial Diseases, Epidemiology, Filariasis, HIV, Infectious Diseases, Malaria, Medical Microbiology, Opportunistic Infections, Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tropical Medicine, Tuberculosis
Name : Richard     Njouom
Country : Cameroon
Email : njouom@pasteur-yaounde.org
Area of Expertise :
    Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis B and C viruses and influenza viruses.
Keyword(s) :
     Diagnosis, Diagnostics, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Flaviviruses, Hepatitis, Infectious Diseases, Molecular epidemiology, Surveillance, Viral Diseases, Viral infection, Virology, Virus Evolution
Name : Rpv   Jayanthe   Rajapakse
Country : Sri Lanka
Email : jayanthar@pdn.ac.lk
Area of Expertise :
    as a Professor of Parasitology, I am working on parasitic zoonoses and vector borne zoonoses in Sri Lanka, My main objective is to development of reliable and cost effective diagnosis of parsitic zoonoses and vector borne infecvtious diseases
Keyword(s) :
     Arthropods, Babesiosis, Bacterial Diseases, Biotechnology, Cestode Infections, Coccidian infections, Cryptosporidiosis, Dengue, Emerging Diseases, Fascioliasis, Filariasis, Helminthology, Leishmaniasis, Leptospirosis, Molecular Biology, Molecular parasitology, Parasitology, Protozoan Infections, Schistosomiasis, Toxocariasis, Toxoplasmosis, Vector-borne diseases, Visceral Larval Migrans, Waterborne Infections, Zoonotic Diseases
Name : Paul   Erasto   Kazyoba
Country : TANZANIA
Email : paulkazyoba@yahoo.co.uk
Area of Expertise :
    I currently research on anti-TB natural products from marine and terrestrial plants. In the assays to determine the efficacy of pure compounds, we use both redox-active enzyme assay and Mtb whole cell inhibition assay. Furthermore, I work on antidiabetes and anticholesterol compounds from plants. To obtain results we use animal models to screen the efficacy of both extracts and pure compounds for their antidiabetes and anti-cholesterol activity.
Keyword(s) :
     Bacterial Diseases, Chemistry, Drug Resistence, Fungal diseases, Tuberculosis
Name : Chandrasekharan     Kuniyil
Country : India
Email : kchandrasekharan@rediffmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Entomology, Biologivcal control of insect pests, Sericulture, Silkworm Pathology, Entomopathogenic fungus
Keyword(s) :
     Animal Models, Biology, Fungal diseases, Insects, Microsporidiosis, Pathology
Name : Ebanga Echi   Joan   Eyong
Country : Cameroon
Email : jeebanga@yahoo.com
Area of Expertise :
    malaria epidemiology, immune responses in co-infections onchocerciasis-loiasis
Keyword(s) :
     Biology, Epidemiology, Malaria, Plasmodium, Prevention and Control, Filariasis, Infectious Diseases, Loiasis, Onchocerciasis
Name : Muhamad   Bilal   Khan
Country : Pakistan
Email : bilalhsa@hotmail.com
Area of Expertise :
    Student of Public health and medical practitioner. Research thesis done on Dengue fever. Working on health systems for improvement.
Keyword(s) :
     Control Methods, Dengue, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Knowledge, Aptitude, Perception, Medical Entomology, Sociology, Vector-borne diseases


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