Leslie Kenou Djionang

Leslie Kenou, born and raised in Cameroon, is an intern at the laboratory of the Chantal Biya International Research Center (CIRCB) in Yaoundé, where she is working on a project characterising HIV cellular reservoirs in vertically infected adolescents (EDCTP AVIR), which aims to understand the dynamics of cellular reservoirs on the antiretroviral treatment adolescents. She has basic training in biological analysis techniques and a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science. She is interested in HIV, specifically the genetic diversity of HIV-1 CRF02_AG envelope gene among individuals with chronic infection in Cameroon which has implications for vaccine development. The development of a safe, affordable, and effective vaccine against HIV-1 is perhaps the most important scientific challenge of our time.