who are we ?

Our Research

A great scientific and medical concern today is to find new approaches using natural resources to fight against infectious diseases, which remain a public health problem, particularly in developing countries. Cameroon has rich biodiversity and incredibly natural resources due to its hot and humid climate. Efforts have been made around the world to fight infectious diseases and several strains are resistant to available antibiotics. Therefore, our research at the Fungus and Plant Natural Products Laboratory (EPlaNaProLab) focuses on the isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive compounds from natural sources, including those from both fungal cultures and plants. Such studies have ramifications both in the realm of drug discovery and in the area of herbal drugs. We also assess the bioactivity of plant extracts in order to verify their safety and claim pharmacological properties.

We have several projects that seek to identify new drug leads. In our current project named CECANAPROF (Centre of Competence for the study of Natural Antimicrobial PROducts from Fungi), we are exploring the cultures of coprophilous and soil fungi for novel antimicrobial secondary metabolites

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Research Team

Former PhD Students

Members of the Scientific Committee

  • Simeon Kouam Fogue, Humboldt fellow, University of Yaounde
  • Marc Stadler, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig
  • Marin Felix, Yasmina, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig
  • Remy Bertrand Teponno, Humboldt fellow, University of Dschang
  • Bruno Lenta Ndjakou, Humboldt fellow, University of Yaounde 1
  • Joseph Thierry Ndongo, Humboldt fellow, University of Yaounde 1
  • Nicolas Niemenak, Humboldt fellow, University of Yaounde 1
  • Léon TapondjouAzefack, Humboldt fellow, University of Dschang
  • Alain Bertrand Dongmo, Humboldt fellow, University of Douala
  • Jean Duplex Wansi, Humboldt fellow, University of Douala
  • Dieudonné Djonka, Humboldt fellow, University of Ngaoundere
  • Alain Lannang Meli, Humboldt fellow, University of Maroua
  • André-Ledoux Njouonkou, University of Bamenda
  • Gilbert Deccaux Kapche Wabo Fotso, University of Yaounde

Facilities

Rotary Evaporator

Water Distillatory Unit

Melting Point Apparatus

Laminar Flow Clean Bench

Incubator

Preparative HPLC

Autoclave

Microscopes

Links to other AvH Research Hubs

Home | Hrh-Semca (semca-uac.org)

http://www.hrh-coca.org/

Research | Humboldt-Bayer Foundation Research Hub, Centre for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases (CEREID), LAUTECH, Oyo State, Ni