Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng

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Research Assistant

University of Buea, Cameroon

Email: nkimdesmond@yahoo.fr

 

 

 

 

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Network Affiliate

 

Research Keywords:

TB, Animal Models, Clinical Trials, Genomics, Susceptibility, Mycobacterium

 

Biography:

Our research endeavour is multidisciplinary, cutting across a host of Neglected Tropical Diseases of filarial, bacterial and parasitic origin such as; Onchocerciasis, Loiasis, Mansonellosis, Soil transmitted helminths and Podoconiosis. We also carry out research on malaria and associated vectors. Our area of specialism include; drug development using small animal models of filarial infections, implementation research and clinical trials.

Currently working on genetic determinants of human susceptibility to TB disease in pulmonary TB patients in Cameroon, within the context of the TBGN Project, sponsored by H3Africa and Science for Africa. The study has to do with conducting paired wise analysis and Genome Wide Association Studies of DNA sequences from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the human host to identify TB susceptibility markers in humans.

 

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