Yai A. J. Doritchamou, Ph.D.

Scientist

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Education:

Ph.D., Universite Paris Descartes , France

M.Sc., Universite d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin

B.Sc., Biomedical Assistant Engineer Diploma, Universite d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Languages Spoken: French

Biography

A vaccine scientist with deep knowledge of pregnancy malaria pathogenesis and immunity, and a passion to develop new interventions including therapeutic antibodies to protect pregnant women and their fetuses from this scourge. Current research activities aim at identifying antigen targets of functional human monoclonal antibodies that might be used to optimize vaccine design to protect pregnant women from placental malaria.