Celine Nkenfou

Celine Nguefeu Nkenfou holds a PhD in Molecular Biology, obtained under the mentorship of Nobel laureate Richard Roberts. She is a Professor at the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon, and is affiliated with the Centre International de Référence “Chantal Biya” for Research on HIV/AIDS (CIRCB).

Her research focuses on paediatric HIV, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), microbiome and infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, drug resistance and medicinal plants. She has led several studies on HIV case finding in infants and sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy, contributing to improved screening and intervention strategies in low- and middle-income settings. She is actively involved in mentoring early-career scientists and advancing research capacity in molecular biology and infectious disease control in Africa.