The team is led by Dr Corine Ngufor and consists of a combination of staff from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK, and the Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou (CREC). We have a total of 65 staff consisting of 3 Senior Medical Entomologist, 16 Research Assistant, 2 Research Technicians, 5 Field Technicians, 8 Insectary Technicians, 5 Drivers, 5 Security Guards, 6 Cleaners, 2 Administrative and Financial staff, 2 Quality Assurance Manager, 3 Data Manager, 1 IT Technician, 1 Archivist and 1 environmentalist .
Dr. Corine Ngufor
Associate Professor, LSHTM
Facility Manager CREC/LSHTM
Dr. Corine Ngufor is an Associate Professor of medical entomology at LSHTM and the Facility Manager and Lead Scientist of the CREC/LSHTM Collaborative Research Programme. She has several years of field experience in mosquito biology and vector control. She started working at LSHTM in 2011 supervising and coordinating several WHOPES Phase 1 and 2 vector control studies across sub-saharan Africa (Tanzania, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Benin).
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Boris N'DOMBIDJE
MSc Medical Entomology
Deputy Laboratory Supervisor & Research Assistant
Boris is a medical entomologist with much experience in vector control studies in laboratory and semi-field trials. He is the deputy supervisor for the Bioassay Laboratory. He is also study director of some projects.
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Josias FAGBOHOUN
MSc Medical Entomology
Research Assistant
Josias is a Research Assistant with long-term expertise in Medical Entomology. He joined the Facility in 2013. He currently supervises implementation of projects, oversees chemical product reception and storage, coordinates laboratory activities and trains junior laboratory staff.He also serves a Study Director for some studies evaluating the durability of the bioefficacy of next generation ITNs.
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Estelle VIGNINOU
MSc Biomedical Analysis
Research Assistant
Estelle is a Research Assistant with several years of experience in Medical Entomology. She joined the Facility in 2008. She supports training of junior laboratory staff and perfoms laboratory assays.
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Damien TODJINOU
MSc Biomedical Analysis
Insectary Supervisor and Research Assistant
Damien is the Insectary Supervisor and Research Assistant with many years of experience in Medical Entomology. He joined the Facility in 2013 and he currently oversees the insectary and the animal house of the facility.
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Victoria ARIORI
MSc Biomedical Analysis
Quality Assurance Manager
Victoria is the Quality Assurance Manager of the Facility with experience in Laboratory Research. She joined the Facility in 2015 and assures the reliability and the integrity of quality control systems at the Facility and compliance of studies to OECD principles of Good Laboratory Practice.
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Danielle APITHY
BS. Auditing and Management Control
Administrative and financial Assistant
Danielle is the administrative and financial assistant of the Facility with many years of experience in the administrative and financial sector. She joined the facility in 2016 and currently coordinates administrative and financial activities of the Facility.
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Imelda AHANHANZO GLELE
BA English Studies
Archivist
Imelda is the archivist and project assistant of the Facility. She joined the facility in 2017 and currently follows up deposition and retrieval of documents from project archive, control access and ensure security of archive.
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Thomas SYME
MSc Medical Entomology
Research Assistant, LSHTM
Thomas is a Research Assistant who completed his MSc in Medical Entomology from LSHTM in 2018. Following a brief spell working in the UK, he joined the facility in 2019 where he is responsible for coordination of IVCC-funded projects evaluating the efficacy of novel vector control products.
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Dr. Germain Gil PADONOU, DEA, MSc, PhD.
Medical and veterinary Entomology
Environment and Health
Director and Administrative Counterpart - CREC
Dr. Gil PADONOU is a medical entomologist with over several year of experience in vector control. He participates in the teaching of the BSc and MSc programmes in Applied Entomology, Hydrobiology, Animal Ecology and Biology of Invertabrate Nutrition at University of Abomey-Calavi. He is currently lecturer at the University of Abomey-Calavi and researcher at the Entomological Research Center of Cotonou (Ministry of Health) where he works since 2003 on research of new tools to fight against malaria and arboviruses vectors. He is Member of Benin's NMCP Technical Expert Group on Malaria Vector Control and Insecticide Resistance Management. Since 2008 to 2011, he is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities of the Entomological Component of the President Malaria Initiative Program in the Oueme department in Benin.
