Boris-Enock Zinsou is a PhD candidate in Public Health at Université Paris Cité (IRD - MERIT) under the joint supervision of Dr. Jérôme Clain (IRD – MERIT), Professor Philippe Guérin, and Dr. Lucinda Harrison. Within the IDDO, his research focuses on the spatial, genetic, and epidemiological dynamics of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to antimalarial drugs in West Africa and the Sahel, particularly in the context of chemoprevention strategies.

He holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the École Pasteur-Cnam de Santé Publique (France), a Master’s degree in Microbiology from Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal), and a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Analysis from the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin).

Before starting his PhD, Boris-Enock Zinsou began his career as a research engineer in virology at the Virology Department of the Institut Pasteur in Dakar (Senegal), where he contributed to the WHO Global Polio Eradication Program, ensuring virological surveillance for six West African countries.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined the Reference Laboratory for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers in Cotonou (Benin), where he participated in diagnostic activities.

He then served as a biological engineer and laboratory manager at the Clinical Research Institute of Benin (IRCB). He played a key role in a multicenter clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of a triple therapy against uncomplicated malaria in African children.

Finally, he worked as a consultant biologist for the Ministry of Health of Benin, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and SIGHTSAVERS, where he contributed to the evaluation of new diagnostic tools for onchocerciasis.

His research interests include epidemiology, disease modeling, and infectious disease control, with a particular focus on challenges related to climate change and fragile health systems, especially in resource-limited settings.