2018-2019: Further Chemoinformatic and Experimental Investigation of African Medicinal Plants with Anticancer Potential (PI: Dr. Fidele Ntie-Kang; funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany through a return fellowship at University of Buea). Funding amount: EUR 6,500; Duration: 12 months.

 

2018-2021: A Computational Investigation of the Biogenics of African Flora and their Medicinal Value (scientific collaborative partner, PI: Mr. Aurelien Fleury Andié à Moumbock; funded by the DAAD, including the training of 6 months Germany Language course and 3 years full Ph.D. scholarship at MLU). Funding amount: EUR 70,052; Duration: 42 months.

 

2018-2019: Algorithm Development & Application for Target Site Prediction in Drug Discovery (PI: Dr. Fidele Ntie-Kang; funded by DAAD. For participating collaborative project with Slovenia, part of the Ph.D. training of Ms. Chiara Luise, Mr. Lucas Praetorius and Mr. Conrad Simoben at MLU). Funding amount: EUR 8,024; Duration: 24 months.

 

2017-2021: PHYTOSUSTAIN: Economical, ecological and therapeutic sustainability in the development of phytopharmaceuticals for Sub-Saharan Africa (scientific collaborative partner, PI: Prof. Dr. Peter Imming; funded by BmBF/DAAD at MLU, including the training of 6 Ph.D. students from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Botswana). Funding amount: EUR 799,872; Duration: 48 months.

 

2016-2019: Search for Natural Products Inhibitors and Modulators of Epigenetic Targets in Anti-malarial Drug Discovery (scientific collaborative partner, PI: Mr. Conrad Simoben; funded by the DAAD, including the training of 6 months Germany Language course and 3 years full Ph.D. scholarship at MLU). Funding amount: EUR 70,052; Duration: 42 months.

 

2015-2018: Development of a Searchable Database for Natural Products from Africa and Nature-inspired Discovery of Potential Schistomiasis Drugs from African Medicinal Plants (PI: Dr. Fidele Ntie-Kang; hosts: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sippl and Prof. Dr. Stefan Günther; funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany at MLU). Funding amount: EUR 171,416; Duration: 38 months.

 

2014-2015: Enhancing Canadian-African Research Translational Research Partnerships to Develop New HIV and Influenza Antivirals (scientific partner, PI: Dr. Ian Tietjen; funded by the International Development Research Centre, Canada. For participating project of the Ph.D. training of Dr. Pascal Amoa Onguéné). Funding amount: CAD 60,000; Duration: 12 months.

 

2014: Development and Enrichment of an Existing Eco-Toxicity Knowledge Base (funded by a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at Lhasa Ltd, UK). Funding amount: GBP 6,000; Duration: 3 months.

 

2012-2014: Development of Natural Product Databases from Components of African Traditional Medicine, Bioactivity and Cytotoxicity Knowledge Base (seed funding by Lhasa Ltd, the UK to the Chemical Bioactivity Information Centre, University of Buea. For participating project of the Ph.D. training of Mr. Smith Babiaka and the M.Sc. training of Mr. Conrad Simoben). Funding amount: GBP 20,000; Duration: 36 months.

 

2011: Computer-aided Design of Inhibitors of Malaria Cysteine Proteases and Tubercular Pantothenate Synthetase (DAAD Sandwich Fellowship to Doctoral Candidates at Institute of Pharmacy, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany. For participating project of the Ph.D. training of the applicant). Funding amount: EUR 7,350; Duration: 6 months.

 

2008: Development of Gossypol-like Inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum Lactate Dehydrogenase (UNIDO fellowship at ICS-UNIDO, Trieste, Italy). Funding amount: EUR 13,250; Duration: 7.5 months.

 

2006-2010: Computer-aided Design and Virtual Screening of Novel Inhibitors of Pantothenate Synthetase, Enoyl-acyl Carrier Protein Reductase and Multidrug-resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Graduate studies a University of Douala, Cameroon funded within the ICTP OEA-AC71 project financed by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICTP/ UNESCO), Trieste, Italy. For part of the M.Sc. and Ph.D. training of the applicant). Funding amount: EUR 7,300; Duration: 60 months.