Who we are

Consortium Partners

COORDINATOR

PARTNERS

Consortium Members

Prof. Umberto D’Alessandro, PhD MD
CO-INVESTIGATOR
udalessandro@mrc.gm
(+220) 74495442/6
Dr Edgard Dabira, MD, MSc
Investigator, Gambia Site Coordinator
edabira@mrc.gm
(+220) 4495442
Dr Hamadoun Diakite, MD
SITE COORDINATOR IN Mali
diakiteh@icermali.org
(+223) 74657010
Mrs Aïssata Amadou Diallo Kone, MSc
Program Manager
aissataamadou@icermali.org
(+223) 76432744
Dr Moussa Djimde, MD, MSc
SITE COORDINATOR IN Mali
mdjimde@icermali.org
(+223) 66969698
Dr Thomas Dorlo, MSc, PhD
PI Pharmacokinetics (WP2)
t.dorlo@nki.nl
(+31) 205124741
Dr Raquel González, MD
SITE COORDINATOR IN Mali
raquel.gonzalez@isglobal.org
(+ 34) 93 227 54 00 ext 4144
Dr Japhet Kabalu, MD, MSc
Site coordinator in DRC
kabalujaphet@gmail.com
(+243) 812936988
Associate Prof. Kassoum Kayentao, MD, MPH, PhD
PROJECT COORDINATOR, PI
kayentao@icermali.org
(+223) 76460173
Dr Mohamed Keita, MD
CO-INVESTIGATOR
keitam@icermali.org
(+223) 74542406
Dr Eusébio Víctor Macete, MD, MPH, PhD
co-investigator
eusebio.macete@manhica.net
(+258) 823041570
Dr Salésio Ernesto Macúacua, MD, MPH
co-investigator
salesio.macuacua@manhica.net
(+258) 843200102
Prof. Clara Menéndez Santos, MD, PhD
co-investigator
clara.menendez@isglobal.org
(+34) 932271851
Dr Petra Mens, PhD, MSc
WP4 leader and investigator in WP2 for molecular analysis
p.f.mens@amsterdamumc.nl
(+31) 205665456
Prof. Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko, MD, PhD
WP6 leader and principal investigator for DRC site
hypolite.muhindo@unikin.ac.cd
(+ 243) 994406532
Dr Mireia Piqueras, MSc, PhD
WP4 and WP6 co-leader
mireia.piqueras@isglobal.org
(+34) 932275400 ext 4141
Dr Henk Schallig, Ba, MSc, PhD
CO-INVESTIGATOR AND PhD SUPERVISOR
h.d.schallig@amsterdamumc.nl
(+31) 205665454
Associate Prof. Esperança Júlia Pires Sevene, MD, MSc, PhD
PI
esperanca.sevene@manhica.net
(+258) 823035060
Mr Corssino Tchavane, BSc
Data Manager
corssino.tchavana@manhica.net
(+258) 849430110
Dr Maminata Traore/Coulibaly, PhD
Field activities Coordinator
traore_maminata@yahoo.fr
(+226) 25446249
Prof. Halidou Tinto, MD, MPH
WP5 leader
tintoh@crun.bf
(+226) 25330881
Mrs Anifa Momed Valá, MVD
co-investigator
anifa.vala@manhica.net
(+258) 827048830

Governance Bodies

  • Coordinating Committee (CC): chaired by the Project Coordinator. It is the governing body at strategic level. CC members have been formally nominated by the representatives of each of the consortium’s partner organizations.
  • Trial Management Group (TMG): it is responsible for coordinating the trial. The TMG includes the coordinator of WP2 (U. D’Alessandro) and the head of the MRCG clinical trial unit (J. Lexow), the other key investigators (K. Kayentao, E. Sevene, H. Muhindo, H. Tinto, R. Gonzalez, and I. Sagara), the clinical trial manager (Abdoulie Sylla), the data manager (Yusupha Njie), and the laboratory responsible for the genotyping (A. Djimde, USTTB) with the support of Amsterdam UMC (P. Mens/H. Schallig) and NKI (T. Dorlo, pharmacokinetics expert).
  • Trial Steering Committee (TSC): TSC comprises independent experts to provide the overall supervision of the trial, monitor trial progress and advise on scientific credibility. The TSC includes Feiko ter Kuile (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom), Oumar Gaye (University of Cheick Anta Diop, Senegal), Amadou Dolo (USTTB, Mali), Jane Achan (LSHTM MRC Unit, The Gambia), Montserrat Blazquez (EDCTP, the Netherlands) and the members of the Trial Management Group.

DSMB Members

Prof. Alfred Tiono
Malaria expert and Parasitology working at GRAS
Prof. Harry Tagbor
Malaria in pregnancy expert, Malaria epidemiologist working at School of Medicine, University of Health and allied Sciences, Ghana
Dr Jozefien Buyze
Biostatistician working at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Prof. Julie Gutman
Malaria expert and Pediatrician working at the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, USA
Dr Maud Lemoine
Hepatologist working at the Imperial College, London, UK
Prof. Nani Mounkoro
Gynecologist working at CHU Gabriel Touré, Mali