On May 29, 2026, Maffo Tatsinkou Claudine Grace successfully defended her PhD in Animal Biology and Physiology at the Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, earning the highest distinction for her outstanding academic work. Her doctoral research, titled “Characterization of Bacterial Biodiversity in Major Malaria Vectors in Several Regions of Cameroon and Evaluation of the…
This was on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Faculty of Science of the University of Yaoundé I (UYI). Emilie Sonia Ngongang-Yipmo successfully defended her doctoral thesis in the Department of Biology and Animal Physiology (BPA). Her research, titled “Effect of Exposure to Vector Control Tools on the Life-History Traits of Anopheles gambiae s.l. and…
This was on Monday, 11th May 2026, at the Department of Biology and Animal Physiology of the University of Yaoundé I. The atmosphere in Room S01–02 immediately signaled that this would be no ordinary doctoral defense. For Brice Natchema Fonkou, then a PhD candidate, the day marked the culmination of years of dedication, scientific rigor,…