Lassane Koala

Dr. Koala spent his fellowship year at the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante Direction Regionale de l'Ouest (TRSS-DRO) in Bobo-Dioulasso under the mentorship of Roch Dabire, PhD and Sunil Parikh, MD, MPH. His research focused on better understanding the epidemiology /transmission factors of Plasmodium ovale and malariae in human and mosquito populations of Burkina Faso endemics.

Dr. Koala is a permanent researcher in the Malaria & Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) department of the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante (TRSS). His research career goals are to develop news-efficient tools and strategies to support the elimination efforts of malaria and NTDs in Africa.