Theresia Nkuo-Akenji

Theresia Nkuo-Akenji is a Cameroonian academic administrator, parasitologist, and immunologist who has served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bamenda since November 27, 2015. She previously held senior leadership roles at the University of Buea, including Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Internal Control. She equally serves as Board Chair of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFURUM) a consortium of 173 universities across 40 African countries, and as 1st Vice President of the Association of African Universities.

Early life and education Nkuo-Akenji was born in Cameroon and she earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Medical Technology from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. She then obtained a Master's degree in Microbiology from the University at Buffalo, followed by a PhD in Parasitology and Immunology from Louisiana State University.

Publications She is a researcher with several contributions in the area of Immunology of Malaria and interactions of malaria parasites with other tropical disease pathogens. Tembei, A. M., Kengne-Ouafo, J. A., John, B., Nji, T. M., Enyong, P., Nkuo-Akenji, T., Davey, G., & Wanji, S. (2022). An analysis of social dimensions of podoconiosis and leprosy on affected households in endemic health districts of the North West Region of Cameroon. SSM - Population Health, 19, 101187. Njua-Yafi, C., Nkuo-Akenji, T., Anchang-Kimbi, J., Apinjoh, T., Mugri, R., Chi, H., Tata, R., Njumkeng, C., Dodoo, D., Theisen, M., & Achidi, E. (2017). The Effect of Helminth Co-Infection on Malaria-Specific Immunoglobulin G Responses. BMJ Global Health, 2(Suppl 2), A66.2-A66. Akenji, T. N., Ntonifor, N., Ching, J., Kimbi, H., Ndamukong, K., Anong, D., Boyo, M., & Titanji, V. (2005). Evaluating a malaria intervention strategy using knowledge, practices and coverage surveys in rural Bolifamba, southwest Cameroon. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99(5), 325–332. Ayukekbong, J., Kabayiza, J., Lindh, M., Nkuo-Akenji, T., Tah, F., Bergström, T., & Norder, H. (2013). Shift of Enterovirus species among children in Cameroon – Identification of a new enterovirus, EV-A119. Journal of Clinical Virology, 58(1), 227–232.