Research Assistant
University of Buea, Cameroon
Email: nkimdesmond@yahoo.fr
VALIDATE Role:
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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