Edith Bougouma

Edith Bougouma is a Senior Researcher at INSP, Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso, where she conducts research in genetics, human biology, and molecular biology with a focus on malaria. Her work encompasses investigations into structural variation of red blood cell invasion receptors, the genetic determinants of anti-malarial acquired immunity, and the protective roles of hemoglobin variants against Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia. She has contributed to major clinical trials evaluating malaria vaccines, primaquine safety in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient populations, and novel interventions such as ivermectin for malaria transmission prevention. Her recent publications include studies on resistance loci, severe malaria pathogenesis, and gametocyte carriage reduction strategies in African populations.