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TWAS-Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Award

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TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2026 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.

Self nominations (i.e. applications) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

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Nominations for the 2026 award are invited in Agricultural Sciences and Biology.

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Kouam Fogue, Simeon

Kouam Fogue, Simeon

Current nationality
Cameroon
Current country of residence
Cameroon
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Simeon Fogue Kouam obtained his Bachelor of Science (licence) and Postgraduate Diploma (Maîtrise and DEA). He received his Doctorat de 3e cycle and the Doctorat d’Etat in Organic Chemistry, respectively, in 2000 and 2005 at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon, under the supervision of Professor Bonaventure Tchaleu Ngadjui. He was promoted to lecturer in 2000, then to Senior Lecturer in 2003, Associate Professor in 2008 and to full Professor in 2015 at the Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. Then, he carried out his postdoctoral research with Prof. Dr. Mult. h.c. emeritus Karsten Krohn at the University of Paderborn, Germany. He was several times inviting professor at the Technology University of Dortmund and at HZI, Germany. His interests are in the field of natural products chemistry, the isolation, purification and structures elucidation of bioactive compounds from plants and fungi, and the structural modification of compounds to increase their activities. He has isolated and characterized several bioactive compounds which have been described in more than 110 publications.
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P.O. Box 47 Yaounde Cameroon
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Last updated on 27/05/2024

Tchouassi, David Poumo

Tchouassi, David Poumo

Current nationality
Cameroon
Current country of residence
Kenya
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Tchouassi obtained a his MSc at the University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana working on malaria transmission dynamics under the African Regional Postgraduate Programme on Insect Science (ARPPIS) and graduated with a PhD (Entomology) in 2013 at the University of Pretoria. In his PhD thesis he studied the cues used by mosquito vectors of Rift Valley fever virus to locate their animal hosts for a blood meal, and performed the first population genetics of the primary vectors of the disease. The study, which represents the most detailed investigation of the chemical basis for mosquito attraction, has provided a substantial contribution to our understanding of disease transmission in Kenya. David is currently a research scientist at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, after completing a postdoctoral position (2013-2015). David’s research interests include developing and evaluating complementary innovative tools for disease vector control and pathogen surveillance and applying multidisciplinary approaches (chemical ecology/behaviour/molecular biology/bioinformatics/arbovirology).
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+254 20 8632458
ADDRESS
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), P.O Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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Last updated on 12/07/2023

Titanji, Vincent Pryde Kehdingha


Current nationality
Cameroon
Current country of residence
Cameroon
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Titanji is an emeritus Professor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and an Honorary Dean at the Faculty of Science University of Buea. He is also the Vice-Chancellor of the LMUI . He served as Vice-chancellor, Cameroon Christian U. (2015-2019), vice-chancellor of the University of Buea (2002-2012) and pioneer coordinator, Biotechnology center, University of Yaounde1(1986-1997),Coordinator of Biotechnology Unit U. of Buea (1996-2012), Cameroon. He focuses on infectious diseases (malaria, river blindness, tuberculosis ,COVID-19) and protein phosphorylation as a regulatory mechanism in Onchocerca volvulus, the parasite causing River Blindness in humans. He discovered, cloned and characterized new antigens, employed for diagnosis and potential vaccines, in Onchocerca volvulus. He also works on immune responses to malaria and has discovered new vaccine candidates (UB05-09) and drug leads from med. plants for malaria intervention strategies. He is past pres. and member, Council of Fed. of Afr. Socs. of Biochem. and Mol. Biol., and received the IFS/DANIDA Prize and Cameroon Knight Order of Valour. He is fellow of the Cameroon Acad. of Sciences, Afr. Acad. of Sciences, and Inst.
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Last updated on 11/09/2026

TWAS-Atta-ur-Rahman Award in Chemistry

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TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2026 Award.

Nominations are accepted from TWAS members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.

Eligibility:

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