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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Natural Product Chemistry,Pharmacy |
| Keywords | Antibacterials, Screening, Malaria, Secondary Metabolites, Phytochemistry |
Current contact address
| Country | Cameroon |
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| City | Yaounde |
| Institution | Universite de Yaounde I |
| Institute | Higher Teachers' Training College, Department of Chemistry |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Norbert Sewald | Institut für Organische und Bioorganische Chemie, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/09/2013 |
Program(s)
| 2013 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers |
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| 2022 | Georg Forster Research Award Programme |
Nominator's project description
| Professor Lenta Ndjakou is internationally well-known for his research in phytochemistry. His scientific mission is putting Cameroonian traditional medicine onto a scientific basis and its translation into therapeutic application. He co-ordinates a network of interdisciplinary projects with scientists from Cameroonian universities and research institutes in a DAAD-funded SDG Graduate School. Focus is laid on parasite diseases such as Malaria and Leishmaniosis, as well as bacterial diseases. In Germany, he will investigate the implementation of novel techniques in the discovery process. |