Prof Mireille Dosso is a Full Professor of Microbiology at the Medical Sciences Training and Research Unit at Felix Houphouet-Boigny University and Director of the Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, a position she has held since 2004.

She has extensive experience in infectious disease research, biosecurity, and the development of laboratory capacity and standards. Her contributions to science have recently been recognised by the African Union through the award of the Kwame N'Krumah Scientific Prize.