Research interests


Biological sciences


Malaria (malaria) during pregnancy

  • Molecular characterization of placental sequestration of red blood cells infected with the Plasmodium falciparum parasite.

  • Role of anti-VAR2CSA immunoglobulin subclasses in protection against gestational malaria in Colombia.

Public health


Travel-Associated Malaria (VAP)

  • Evaluation in Western Canada of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of VAP among Immigrants from Saharan Africa.

  • Barriers to access to health care services in minority settings: Evaluation of the effective barriers to prevention against VAP in the French-speaking African immigrant community in Western Canada.



SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)

  • Impact of COVID-19 on Francophone families in the Canadian prairies.