Jacques Simpore

Prof. Jacques SIMPORE holds two PhD’s degrees, one in Molecular Genetics and another one in Bioethics/Ethics. Currently, Prof. Jacques SIMPORE is a Full Professor in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University Ouaga I Professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo and the Rector of Saint Thomas d'Aquin University (USTA). He is also the Managing Director of Pietro Annigoni Bio-molecular Research Center (CERBA), a key national laboratory in Human Papillomavirus Research (LNR-HPV) and Head of the Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Genetics (LABIOGENE), a center of excellence established by the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).

Furthermore, Prof. Jacques SIMPORE has membership in many organizations, including the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), the National Academy of Sciences of Burkina Faso (ANSAL-BF), the Pontifical Academy for Life, the National Biosafety Committee of Burkina Faso, the African Society of Genetics (SAGE), the committee of experts of Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health, the Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (GTCV) of Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health, the Ministerial Committee for AIDS control in Burkina Faso, the National Council of Education of Burkina Faso, and the Ethics and Deontology Committee of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES).

Recognized as expert in Bioethics in the World Observatory of Ethics (GEObs) by UNESCO, Prof. Jacques SIMPORE has released more than 300 international scientific papers accessible in Google Scholar H-Index 37. In collaboration with his partners, Prof. Jacques SIMPORE contributed over 380 DNA sequences in Gene Bank and overseen more than one hundred Doctoral thesis and Master dissertations. 

Declaration of interests

Professor Simpore has participated in conferences for the African Society of Generics (SAGE) and the Institute of Health Sciences Research (ICES) at the University Ouaga I in Burkina Faso on the subject area.