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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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Dr. Renaud GOVOETCHAN

PhD Medical Entomology

Laboratory Supervisor & Senior Research Assistant /LSHTM

Dr. Renaud GOVOETCHAN is a medical entomologist with experience in malaria vector control studies in communities. He worked with PMI in Burundi and UNDP/Global Fund in Djibouti prior to joining the Facility in 2018. He is the supervisor for the Bioassay Laboratory and a Senior Research Assistant of the facility. He is also a study director and coordinates implementation of IVCC-Sponsored Studies at the Facility.
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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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Augustin FONGNIKIN

PhD Medical Entomology

Study Director/Field Project Manager

Augustin has several years of experience in Medical Entomology. He joined the facility in 2011 as research assistant, and later served as the Field Site Supervisor from 2013-2020 before. As a Field Project Manager, he coordinates field projects involving community evaluations of vector control products.
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Abel AGBEVO

MSc Medical Entomology

Field Site Supervisor and Research Assistant

Abel is a medical entomologist with experience in malaria vector control studies in laboratory, and semi-field trials. As the Field Site supervisor, he oversees field site activities and field personnel, and reports directly to the Facility Manager. He is also study director of some projects and a PhD student registered at LSHTM.
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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.

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.