Prof. Richard Njouom has a Ph.D. and a Habilitation to Direct Research (HDR) in Virology from the University of Toulouse III in France, obtained in 2003 and 2013, respectively. He currently holds the rank of Research Director of the International Network of Pasteur Institutes and serves as head of the Virology Department at the Pasteur Centre of Cameroon. He also has teaching activities, acting as a temporary Associate Professor at the Department of Microbiology of the University of Yaounde 1 in Cameroon. His research focused on the general and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis and respiratory viruses in Central Africa and their impact on diagnostic, treatment response, and pathogenesis. He is the Principal Investigator of about five ongoing international research and public health projects. He is a member of the WHO Guidelines Development Group for the diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis and a member of the WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Advisory Group.