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-Chair AU-ASRIC . 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. o

Sabiiti is currently prof of Agric and envir.sci at busitema Univ. Former prof. of crop sciences and former dean, Fac. of Agriculture, Makerere U. (MU); former vice pres., Uganda Natl. Acad. of Sciences (UNAS); pres., Assoc. of Uganda Professional Agriculturalists; former, Member TWAS Adv. Comm. on prizes in Agric. Sciences; 1st President for ASARECA Gen. Assembly, member, Former Chairman, Science education for Africa, member, Global Activities Committee/Intl. Former Oversight Council on IAP Science Education; and TWAS Research prof. After obtaining his PhD (U. of New Brunswick, Canada) in 1985, he served as a lecturer at MU and in various capacities at Ugandan and internatl. research institutions. His honours include: Fulbright Scholar.; uganda Independence Medal award; MU Innovations Awd.; Ntare School Lion's Awd.; Mbarara High School Old Boys Awd.; and Presidential Science, Education and Technology Excellence Awd. He is a member of 15 professional societies and fellow of TWAS,UNAS and AAS.