Simeon Cadmus
Professor Cadmus is a veterinarian, a front-line scientist in the diagnostics and molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Africa. He is a Professor of Veterinary Public Health and the immediate past Director of the Centre for Control and Prevention of Zoonoses (CCPZ) at the University of Ibadan. He is the Team Lead of the Damien Foundation […]
Jessy Goupeyou
Dr. Jessy Goupeyou is a Medical Entomologist passionate about developing and advancing innovative strategies to prevent and control malaria and other vector-borne diseases across Africa. She has extensive experience in capacity building, fostering partnerships, and translating research findings into evidence-based policy recommendations to address critical public health challenges. A graduate of Sorbonne Université in France […]
Robyn Alders
Prof. Robyn Alders AO is an Honorary Professor with the Development Policy Centre within the Australian National University and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University. For over 30 years, she has worked closely with family farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia […]
Miriam Linder
Dr Miriam Linder is a veterinarian at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. She is specialized in cattle medicine. Key areas of her work: Task force animal disease control: all category A-diseases (like HPAI, ASF, FMD, LSD…) Prevention, earyl detection, management of outbreaks Animal disease control of less severe cattle dieseases: field service support district veterinary office […]
Rashid Ansumana
Prof. Rashid Ansumana is a distinguished academic and public health expert with a strong focus on infectious diseases and One Health research. He has been instrumental in shaping policies on diseases like Lassa fever and Ebola, and has played a key role in pandemic preparedness efforts worldwide. His research has significantly influenced public health policies […]
Phiyani Lebea
Dr Phiyani Lebea has been in the diagnostics field for over 10 years with experience within the public research institute (CSIR) and the private sector. He also worked at Roche Diagnostics. His interests include design, development and commercialisation of animal/human pathogen detection and diagnostics assays. He has academic interests in animal vaccine design and development […]
Doris Wangari
Dr Doris Wangari is a Senior Programme Officer at Science for Africa Foundation with expertise in biosciences and innovation.
Charles Akataobi Michael
Dr. Charles Akataobi Michael is a FETP-trained Epidemiologist with 14 years of substantial experience in One Health, infectious diseases, health workforce development, emergency preparedness and response, and general health system strengthening. Having worked to support the prevention, detection, and control of outbreaks due to infectious diseases including Polio, Measles, Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Cholera, Ebola, H5N1, and […]