- Profile - Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé

Date of Birth

January 6, 1964 (in the Republic of Mali)

Education and Research Career

1982 Baccalaureate, Lycée Publique, Sevare, Mopti
1989-1993 Pharmacist, Pharmacie Amani, B.P :9031 Bamako
1993-1996 Research Associate, Malaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, National School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bamako, Mali
1996-2001 Visiting Fellow, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
1988 Pharmacy Doctorate, National School of Medicine and Pharmacy Bamako, Mali
2000 Master’s of Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
2001 Philosophy Doctorate, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA
2012 Associate Professor, Parasitology and Mycology, CAMES
2019 Full Professor, Parasitology and Mycology, CAMES
2001-present
Head, Molecular Epidemiology and Drug Resistance Unit, Malaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali
2018-present
Director, Malaria Research and Training Center, Department of Epidemiology of Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali

Honors and Awards

1996 Doctoral Training Grant: Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases/UNDP/World Bank/WHO
1996 Visiting Fellowship: Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases/NIAID/NIH
2001 “Chevalier de L’Ordre National“, Republic of Mali
2002 Prize Fighting Malaria a Federation of the European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health and Sanofi-Synthelabo Award 
2004 Senior Fellowship, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
2005 International Scholarship, Howard Hughes Medical Institution, Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
2007 Caducee de la Recherche, Syndicat National des Pharmaciens d’Officine, Bamako, Mali
2008 « Prix de la Pharmacie francophone », National Academy of Pharmacy of France
2012 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, International Fellowship
2012 Professeur Agré gé, Parasitology and Mycology, XVIe Concours CAMES, Libreville, Gabon
2015 Co-Chair, Malaria Consultative Group on Drugs and Insecticides Resistance
2015 Commemorative Fund Lecturer, ASTMH 2015
2016 Member, Board of Directors, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2016 Fellow, African Academy of Science
2017 Member, World Health Organization Malaria Policy Advisory Committee
2018 Fellow, Malian Academy of Science
2020 Honorary Faculty Wellcome Sanger Institute
2021 Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
2021 Member, PLoS Scientific Advisory Committee
2021 Calestous Juma Research Leadership Fellow, Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation
2021 Distinguished International Fellow, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2021 The Joseph Augustion LePrince Medal, for outstanding work in the field of malariology, America Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2023 Laureat Prix Chrisophe Merieux, Institut de France

Academic/ Professional Memberships and Other Professional Activities

1994- Member, African Society of Parasitology
1994- Member, Medical Society of Mali
1996- Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2005-2014 Member, Scientific Advisory Board, WWARN
2007- Founding Coordinator, West African Network for Clinical Trials of Anti-Malarial Drugs, WANECAM
2011- Member French Society of Parasitology
2014- Member, WHO Expert review group on molecular marker of artemisinin resistance k13
2015- Founding Director, Developing Excellence in Leadership and Genomics Training for Malaria Elimination in Sub-Saharan Africa (DGLGEME)
2016- Member, WHO Malaria Policy Advisory Group (MPAG)
2017- Founding President, African Association for Research and Control of AntiMicrobial Resistance (AAAMR)
2020- Founding President, Pathogens genomic Diversity Network Africa (PDNA)

The Major Publications of Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé

1. Djimdé A et al., A molecular marker for chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria. New England Journal of Medicine 344:257-63 (2001)
2. West African Network for Clinical Trials of Antimalarial Drugs (WANECAM). Pyronaridine-artesunate or dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus current first-line therapies for repeated treatment of uncomplicated malaria: a randomized, multicenter, open label, longitudinal, controlled, phase 3b/4 trial. Lancet 391:1378-1390 (2018).
3. K13-propeller polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum parasites in sub-Saharan Africa. E.Kamau et al. (16 authors) Djimdé A. J Infect Dis. 243:1352-1355 (2015)
4. Ghansah A, (17 co-authors), Kwiatkowski DP, Djimdé AA. Monitoring parasite diversity for malaria elimination in sub-Saharan Africa. Science. 345:1297-8 (2014)
5. Amambua-Ngwa A, (19 co-authors), Djimdé AA. Major subpopulations of Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa. Science 365:813-816 (2019)