Amelie Wamba Ndongmo Regine

Amelie Wamba Ndongmo Regine is a PhD Biochemist from the University of Yaoundé I, currently serving as a Project Officer with IVCC. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow 2019 (Leadership in Public Management) and an LMG Alumna from Strathmore University, Kenya. She recently concluded a significant tenure as the Project Coordinator for the African Gene Drive for Vector Control Network at the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA), where she led initiatives to promote knowledge on genetic biocontrol technologies as alternative tools for malaria elimination across Africa.
Building on her doctoral research at the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), which identified the CYP325A gene as a primary driver of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles funestus, Amelie has focused her professional interests on the end-to-end development of innovative vector control tools. She is particularly dedicated to the advancement of new generation insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and the application of CRISPR-Cas9 and gene drive technologies for sustainable malaria control.
A recognized expert in science communication, Amelie was recently honored with the Science Communications Award at the 2nd Congress on Genetic Biocontrol in Accra (March 2025). She is a passionate advocate of malaria (GFAN Malaria Advocate), youth leadership and evidence-based community engagement to ensure that new health technologies are both effective and socially accepted across the continent.

Serving as a MESA Correspondent allows me to leverage my background in molecular biology and project management to contribute to the global dialogue on innovative malaria elimination strategies, specifically the development of the next generation of tools required to overcome resistance.