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Fobang Mbacham Esq
Fellow
Mbacham Wilfred Fon
Titular Professor
Current nationality
Cameroon
Current country of residence
Cameroon
Affiliation / Institution
University of Yaounde I; Fobang Institutes for Innovations in Science and Technologies (FINISTECH)
Biodata
Mbacham is a Titular Professor of Public Health Biotechnology. He obtained a Doctorat de Specialité in Molecular Parasitology from the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon (1989), and a PhD in Tropical Public Health from Harvard, USA (1997). His research focuses on host and pathogen genomics and the interaction between communicable and non-communicable diseases at the University of Yaoundé I. He has served in leadership positions in many national and international programmes. He has developed a philosophical approach to Professionalizing Planning Actions in Science & Technology Education & University-based Research (Pro-P.A.S.T.E.U.R.) that integrates platforms for bioscience, physical sciences and research-uptake. He won the 2017 TWAS Regional Prizes in Public Understanding and Popularization of Science for sub-Saharan Africa. He was elected Chair of the Programme Management Committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency-AFRA programme of 41 African member states (2015–2021). He has supervised some 95 graduates and 25 PhD students with more than 180 publications. He founded the Fobang Institutes for Innovations in Science and Technology (FINISTECH), Cameroon.
Sustainable Development Goals
Keywords
Pathogen and Host Genomics, Knowledge Use and Wealth Creation, Nuclear Science and Technology Innovations, Health and Human Welfare
ELECTED
2022
Place of birth
Bali
Country of birth
Cameroon
Section
02. Biological Sciences
TWAS Awards
Regional Prize (2017 TWAS-ROSSA)
mbacham_wilfred_-_cv_-_twas.pdf
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Country where living and working for the majority of the last 10 years
Cameroon
Public contact information
PHONE
677579180
Website, social media accounts or additional info
@wilfredmbacham - @fobanginstitutes - http://www.fobanginstitutes.org
ADDRESS
The Centre for Health Innovations and Translational Research (CHITRES)
List of publications
mbacham_wilfred_-_lp_-_twas.pdf
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Last updated on 12/07/2023