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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name and Surname: Judith Ndongo TORIMIRO
Nationality : Cameroonian
Grade : Senior Lecturer
Email address : [email protected]
Institution :
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I ;
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Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on the Prevention and
Management of HIV/AIDS (CIRCB) ; Yaounde, Cameroon.
Research Domain : Virus dynamics and impact on disease progression, diagnosis and
response to treatment
Number of Doctorate students supervised : 6
Academic Qualifications
Degrees:
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine, University of London, United Kingdom. 2004.
Master of Science (MSc), Applied Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, United Kingdom. 1999.
Master of Science (MSc), Chemical Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 1991.
Bachelor of Science (BSc.), Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 1986;
Diplomas:
 Post-doctoral Diploma, Disease Control, Prevention and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. 2005
 Post-doctoral Diploma, Disease Control, Prevention and Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. 2004.
 Diploma of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (DLSHTM), London, United Kingdom.
2004
 Diploma of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (DLSHTM), London, United Kingdom.
1999.
***** MSc Clinical Trials by Distance Learning – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine – European
Developing Country Clinical Trial Partnership (EDCTP) Scholarship : since October 2012.
Cursus Professionnel (y compris séjours comme enseignant ou chercheur invité)
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2010 to present : Senior Lecturer of Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases and
Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde,
Cameroon;
January 2008 December 2010: Lecturer in Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases and
Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde,
Cameroon.
Coordinator of the Research of the Department of Biochemistry and Physiologic Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon;
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Fellowships
 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Short Term Scholar Fellowship, Center for
Biologic Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. October 2012.
 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Short Term Scholar Fellowship, Center for
Biologic Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. October 2010.
 FOGARTY / AIDS International Training and Research Program (FOGARTY/AITRP), Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 2005.
 FOGARTY / AIDS International Training and Research Program (FOGARTY/AITRP), Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 2004.
Fonctions Occupées
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Chief of the Scientific Secretariat, Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on Prevention and
Management of HIV/AIDS (CIRCB) ; Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Head of Molecular Biology Laboratory, Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on
Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS (CIRCB) ; Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Scientific Director (par interim), Chantal Biya International Reference Centre for Research on Prevention and
Management of HIV/AIDS (CIRCB) ; Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Coordinator of Research, Department of Biochemistry and Physiologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
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2004 to 2010: Health Expert in Monitoring and Evaluation for the Local Funding Agent for the Global Fund
to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (PricewaterhouseCoopers Cameroon) for Cameroon and Central
African Republic.
Publications : 32 peer-reviewed publications and 2 Book Chapters
Awards
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2012 to 2014 : Scholarship by the European Developing Country Clinical Trial Programme (EDCTP) to
study a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Trials at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical
Medicine, University of London, United Kingdom.
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Award of Excellence for Women’s Health by the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, United Kingdom
(1996) on the project entitled “A Population-based STD Prevention Programme among Women in
Oyomabang, Cameroon”
(www.health-at-commonwealth.org/Good%20Models20-);
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Funding to carry out project entitled “A Population-based STD Prevention Programme among Women in
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Oyomabang, Cameroon”. By Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), Dakar, Senegal. 1993 Award
(www.uaps.org/ppsjGUIDE96e.html).
International Conferences and Workshops organized (since 2009)
International Workshops Organized : sponsored by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (No.
223131, The CHAIN Project)
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2011 : International Workshop on Monitoring Tools for HIV Drug Resistance ( for Central African States) ;
2012 : International Workshop on Management of Paediatric AIDS and HIV/HBV Coinfection (for Central
African States) ;
2013 : Long Term Management of HIV/AIDS and Viral Coinfections (for Central African States) ;
2014 : Long Term Management of HIV/AIDS (for Central African States).
International Round Tables organized :
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2011 : Career Development Pathways in Health Research, University of Yaounde I ;
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2013 : Long Term Management of HIV/AIDS and Comorbidities, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences, University of Yaounde I.
Membership in Professional Associations
 Initiative to Strengthen Health Research Capacity in Africa (ISHReCA) ;
 Cameroon Biosafety Association.
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