Urmes Teagho

Urmes Teagho Epse Kamgue is a Cameroonian research scientist specialising in molecular virology. She is pursuing her PhD research at the Centre de Recherche en Maladies Émergentes et Réémergentes (CREMER)/Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Études des Plantes Médicinales (IMPM), focusing on the project titled, “Assessing host restriction factors of the diverse HIV-1M lineages from Cameroon to illuminate the early dissemination of viral variants.”

Her work investigates HIV-1M lineages circulating in Cameroon, a region within the Congo Basin that is central to the origin of the HIV-1M pandemic. This region is characterised by exceptionally high viral diversity, including all known HIV-1M subtypes as well as numerous circulating and unique recombinant forms.

Her research explores how differences in host restriction factor activity may influence the replication, transmission, and prevalence of distinct viral lineages. To address these questions, she applies molecular and cellular techniques including PCR amplification, cell culture, cloning, transfection, and infectivity assays.

Through this work, she aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of HIV emergence and viral evolution, with implications for vaccine development and fundamental virology, while strengthening her expertise in biotechnology and molecular virology.