Biography

CAREER

01/2019-Present → Director of the African Centre of Excellence on Vector Borne Diseases ITECH-MTV University Nazi Boni (UNB)/Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
09/2015-Present → Head of the Medical Entomology Laboratory Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l’Ouest (IRSS-DRO)
05/2005-04/2009 → Postdoc fellow National Institutes of Health (NIH/USA)
02/2003-03/2005 → Assistant Researcher Paludisme et Maladies Tropicales Negligees
02/2003-04/2005 → Deputy head of medical entomology Laboratory Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Direction Régionale de l’Ouest (IRSSDRO)
10/2000-01/2003 → PhD student ; University of Montpellier II, France

EDUCATION

10/2000-01/2003 → PhD;Medical Entomology ; University of Montpellier 2
01/1996-06/1999 → Doctorat de 3eme Cycle Medical Entomology ; University of Ouagadougou
10/1994-12/1995 → Master of Science (MSc) Animal Biology ; University of Ouagadougou
10/1993-06/1994 → Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci) Animal Biology ; University of Ouagadougou

MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL BODIES

Member of the Executive Committee of the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) since November the 4th, 2009 and President of the Burkina-PAMCA chapter
Member of the Organizing Committee of the “Workshop on Population and Molecular Biology of Disease Vectors” that takes place in Crete, Greece every other year
Member of the expert committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Sterile Insect Techniques and mosquito mating

MENTORSHIP

Lead of a Vector Biology Department of ~50 people at IRSS/Centre Muraz and have mentored 6 Postdocs, 8 PhDs and 3 ongoing PhDs and 10 Master’s Degree since 2009.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize 2019
• Award in recognition of a significant contribution of the recipient to the field of Medical Entomology by the Pan African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA September 2019)
• Award of the Grand Challenges Canada, Stars in Global Health, round 6 Phase I, May 2014

CURRENT AND RECENT GRANTS

2020-2023 → Title of the project: Developing native strains of insect-killing Metarhizium spp. fungi to prevent malaria transmission in Burkina Faso ; Awarding body: Wellcome Trust Grant holders: Etienne Bilgo Principal Investigator (PI), Abdoulaye Diabaté : Sponsor and Supervisor Amount awarded: £ 246,800.00

2020-2024 → Title of the project: Strengthening Local Capacity For Malaria Surveillance and Elimination in Africa Awarding body: Bill and Milenda Gates Foundation (BMGF) via Pan African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) Grant holders: Silas Majambere Principal Investigator (PI) and Abdoulaye Diabaté Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) and (PI of the Burkina Field site)
Amount awarded to the Burkina field site: $US 676,572

2019-2024 → Title of the project: African Centre of Excellence in Biotechnological Innovation for the elimination of Vector-Borne Diseases (CEA/ITECH-MTV) ; Awarding body: The World Bank; Grant holders: Abdoulaye Diabaté, Principal Investigator (PI)
Amount awarded: $US 8 million

2020-2022 → Title of the project: Vector-based Control of Disease Transmission: Discovery Research. Awarding Body: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Grant ID GH5430 ; Grant holders: Austin Burt from Imperial College and Abdoulaye Diabate as a Co-PI and (PI of the Burkina Field site).
Amount awarded to the Burkina field site: $US 2 million

2016-2018 → Title of the project: Spray Application Against Mosquito Swarms: A proof of concept study Awarding body: Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC), UK Grant holder: Abdoulaye Diabaté (PI)
Amount awarded: $US 800 000

2013-2018 → Title of project: Semi-field trial to evaluate the efficacy of transgenic fungi Awarding body: National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA Grant holders: Raymond St Leger (PI, USA) and Abdoulaye Diabaté (Co-PI, Burkina Faso)
Amounts awarded: $US 470 000

2011-2017 → Title of project: Targeting Male mosquitoes for vector control Awarding body: Medical Research Council Grant holders: Abdoulaye Diabaté (PI) and Frederic Tripet (Co-PI, UK)
Amounts awarded: GBP 600 000