Dr. Denis Zofou is a Pharmacologist, Research Group Lead and AMR / One Health expert, with over ten-year experience with the University of Buea (Cameroon). He is coordinator of the Masters’ Degree Program in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (MSc in AMR) at the University of Buea.
Dr. Denis Zofou has substantially contributed in capacities of Thematic / Activity Lead Consultant, and former Country Manager for the USAID-AFROHUN One Health Workforce (OHW) and OHW-Next Generation Projects in Cameroon since 2016. Denis was involved in several One Health Workforce Planning and Development activities, and co-led the development of an innovative One Health Workforce Development Prototype Model, and One Health-oriented training curricula and in-service programs, notably in Wildlife Health, Veterinary Field Epidemiology and Public Health, Pharmacy, and AMR Stewardship. He has contributed in strengthening capacities of local universities in disease Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) using e-learning approach.
At the University of Buea, Dr. Zofou’s research focuses mainly on AMR, Disease diagnostics, and drug discovery from African pharmacopeia, targeting major tropical infectious diseases (malaria, typhoid, etc.), as well as HIV and some non-communicable diseases like diabetes.
At the Medical Research & Applied Biochemistry Laboratory (MRABL) of the University of Buea, Dr. Zofou and collaborators have established a Drug Screening and Quality Control Platform including in vitro and in vivo systems.
Denis has co-authored over 70 scientific papers and co-supervised over 20 postgraduate students (PhD and MSc).
Dr. Zofou is laureate of the 2014 TWAS-ROSSA Young Scientist Prize in Applied Sciences by the World Academy of Sciences, Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa. He is Affiliate of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS, Nairobi).