Fellows
Forgu Esemu Livo
SANTHE Post-doctoral Fellow
Centre de Recherche en Maladies Émergentes et Réémergentes (CREMER)/Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Études des Plantes Médicinales (IMPM), Yaoundé, Cameroon
Esemu Livo Forgu is a Cameroonian researcher at the Centre de Recherche en Maladies Émergentes et Réémergentes (CREMER)/Institut de Recherches Médicales et d’Études des Plantes Médicinales (IMPM) in Yaoundé, Cameroon. His research focuses on immune and viral dynamics in HIV-1 infection, particularly in individuals who initiate early antiretroviral therapy and those infected with non-subtype B/C strains common in the Congo Basin.
He investigates how early treatment influences immune signalling and the persistence of viral reservoirs, with a specific interest in young women living with HIV. His broader work aims to identify biomarkers and immune signatures that can predict post-treatment control, contributing to global HIV cure research efforts.
He is also involved in studies characterising viral reservoirs in different tissue compartments and is committed to strengthening immunology research capacity in Cameroon. In addition, he is passionate about training the next generation of scientists and fostering collaborations that advance HIV remission strategies tailored to African populations.