Lecturer at the University of Bamenda (Cameroon), Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Associate Researcher at the Unit of Immunobiology and Helminth Infections.
Dr. Kameni research expertise range across Animal Physiology, Metabolomics, and Immunology. Dr. Kameni defended her Ph.D. thesis in Animal Physiology from the University of Yaoundé I (Cameroon, 2017), focusing on the effects of Cameroonian traditional medicinal plants on erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia in rat models. Following this, Dr. Kameni completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in China, at the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai (Chinese Academy of Sciences) (2018-2020), where she investigated the impact of inflammation on T cell functions in immune response to hepatitis B virus leading to valuable reviewed paper in Nature Communications (2024). Dr. Kameni current research focuses on metabolomics profiling of human schistosomiasis in children, investigating how this parasitic infection impacts their health outcomes. This novel research approach combines advanced metabolomic techniques with clinical observations to better understand disease progression and potential therapeutic interventions. Additionally, Dr. Kameni work extends to studying the broader implications of polyparasitism in Africa, particularly examining how multiple parasitic infections influence neuroinflammation and its subsequent effects on cognitive function and school performance of children living in schistosomiasis-endemic regions in Cameroon. This position at the IBHI Unit enables her to establish the connection between research and public health applications.