Global InformationHalidou Tinto information
Halidou Tinto is a Professor of parasitology and global health scientist with research that has contributed to understanding and combating malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] Tinto founded the Clinical Research Unit of Nanaro (CRUN) in Burkina Faso as part of the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS).[2] Tinto is now the Regional Director of the IRSS, and throughout his career he has contributed to the study of antimalarial drug resistance and the development of malaria vaccines.[1]
Tinto grew up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but continued his professional studies across various countries.[2] Tinto attended the University of Mali to study pharmacy, before obtaining a master's degree in microbiology and biochemistry from the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.[1] Briefly leaving the continent of Africa, Halidou Tinto went on to pursue his PhD at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp.
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- ^ a b Samarasekera, Udani (2022-08-01). "Halidou Tinto—leading top-quality research in malaria in Burkina Faso". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22 (8): 1129. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00465-0. ISSN 1473-3099. PMID 35870467. S2CID 250935693.