MBAKAM LEUZE Patrick Bertrand

Bertrand MBAKAM L. is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID). He works on insecticide resistance in malaria-transmitting Anopheles vectors: tracking down known resistance genes, highlighting new resistance genes and validating these new resistance genes, all this using molecular biology techniques such as biomolecule extraction (RNA, DNA, etc.), conventional and real-time PCR, cloning, RNA interference, transgenics and sequencing.

Before being appointed Research Assistant, he was a Laboratory Technician at the CRID and at the same time he successfully defended a Professional Master’s degree in Biochemistry, specializing in Public Health Biotechnology. His dissertation was entitled: “Characterization of UDP-Glycosyl transferase genes in the major malaria vector, Anopheles funestus and their contribution to pyrethroid resistance in Cameroon” in 2023.

One year later, he engaged in a Master of Research in Biochemistry, with a specialization in Biotechnology and Development entitled: “Role of the new mutations V402L and I1527T on the VGSC gene in pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles coluzzii in Cameroon” at the University of Yaoundé 1.

When he worked as Laboratory Technician alongside his Master’s study, Bertrand Mbakam took part in certain projects and training aimed at understanding and gaining experience in Laboratory Management, Quality Assurance, Molecular Biology, Population Genetics and Vector Control.

He is currently working mainly on malaria.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, University of Yaoundé I, CAMEROON. 2012.