Dr. Dang Koko Adamou, Email: adamoudangk@acas-yde.org, phone: +237 696106183
Members
Dr. Yae Gaba Ulrich, ACAS, Yaounde, Cameroon and IMSP, Benin
Kombou Nzouebet Arielle, email: kombouz@acas-yde.org
KOMBOU NZOUEBET Arielle was borned at Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. After compliting her primary and secondary schools, she obtained a ‘baccalauréat D’ in experimental sciences in 2013. From 2013 to now, she has been studying physics at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. In 2019, Kombou received a bachelor degree in physics and major in mechanics. She got interested in biophysical sciences and continued her studies within the biophysics laboratory. Now, she intends to obtain a master in biophysics with thesis, on the topic “regulation of glucose insulin system”.
Kombou is also interested in encouraging women in science. She is part of the ACAS project on ‘Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Mvembe Fanny Nicaise
Email: mvembef@acas-yde.org;
Mvembe Nicaise is from southern Cameroon. She currently resides in Yaounde where she is continuing her University studies. Enrolled in the physics department of the faculty of science since 2014, she obtained a bachelor degree in 2017. With the aim to work on interdisciplinary research topics, she joined the biophysics laboratory in 2018. She is currently completing her master thesis on a topic related to mathematical modeling of disease propagations.
Mvembe is also interested in encouraging women in science. She is part of the ACAS project on ‘Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Dr. Tabapsi Kamdem Rostang
Email: tabapsikr@acas-yde.org;
Rostand Tabapsi Kamdem was born in Yaounde, Cameroon. He completed his secondary school studies at the ‘Lycée the Ngoulmekong’ in Yaounde where he obtained a ‘baccalauréat C’ in mathematics and physical sciences in 2012. From 2012-2016, he studied physics at the University of yaounde I and got a bachelor degree. Tabapsi then entered the biophysics laboratory of the physics Department in 2016, he defended a masters degree thesis in 2019 and a Ph.D in 2025. He is working of nonlinear dynamics of microtubules for which he studies nonlinear and solitary waves.
Tabapsi also part of the ACAS project on ‘Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Dr. Domgno Kuipou William
Email: kuipouwilliam@acas-yde.org
William Kuipou was born in Bandjoun, Western Cameroon. After graduating from High School, he studied Physics at the University of Yaounde I. He graduated with Bachelor of Science in Physics in 2014, a Master Degree by Research in Physics: Specialty Biophysics in 2016, and a Ph.D. in the same Specialty in 2022. His research interest primarily lies in field of Soft Matter, especially the active suspensions of self-propelled biological entities. His aim is to provide new insights on the spatiotemporal transport of those entities, and the impact of their organizational dynamics onto the topology of the medium. To this end, Kuipou generally applies mathematical and numerical modeling through which qualitative and quantitative predictions are performed.
Kuipou is also part of the ACAS project on ‘Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young Africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Dr. Dang Koko Adamou
Email: adamoudangk@acas-yde.org
Biophysicist interested in energy transport in biological systems, especially DNA.
Full Professor: H. P. Fouda Ekobena
Email: hpekobena@acas-yde.org
Biophysicist: creator of the biophysics laboratory at the physics department, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I
Dr. Yae Gaba Ulrich, ACAS, Yaounde, Cameroon and IMSP, Benin
Dr. Ndjawa Yomi Pavel Arnold
Email: pavel.ndjawa@acas-yde.org
Pavel Arnold Ndjawa Yomi was born in Yaounde, central Cameroon. After his secondary education, he enrolled at the University of Yaounde I in 2012 where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Physics in 2015. He entered the laboratory of Nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics and biophysics and focused on biophysics studies and got a Master with thesis in 2018 in the latter subfield. Thereafter, he continued with a Structured Master in Mathematical Sciences at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS-Cameroon) where he graduated in 2019. He is interested in mathematical modelling of infectious diseases, quantitative evolution and ecology, and data science. In 2018 he entered the Ph.D program of the Laboratory of Biophysics and Special Measurements on the topic of nonlinear dynamics of blood flow along vessels under the influence of magnetic field, nanofluids, nanoparticles, and external metabolisms. He successfully defended his Ph.D in 2023. In 2024, Dr. Ndjawa moved to Germany and is currently a postdoc in Germany at the Universität Rostock, Faculty of Computer Science and Électrotechnic. Institute of general electrotechnic engineering (https://www.iae.uni-rostock.de/team/ndjawa-yomi-pavel-arnold/), where he is member of the Project: Synergistic Effect Bone Material. Theme: Artificial bone generation in bioreactor (https://www.iae.uni-rostock.de/forschung/theoretische-elektrotechnik/wechselwirkung-elektromagnetischer-feldern-mit-biologischem-gewebe/elaine-1-1-1/).
Ndjawa also part of the ACAS project on ‘Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Dr. Ondoua
Email: ondouayr@acas-yde.org; Tel: +237 699 358 483/679 740 646
Dr. ONDOUA Rodrigue-Yanick was born in South Cameroon. He obtained his G.C.E Advanced Level Diploma, Government Classical High School of Ebolowa, in the south Cameroon. He continued his graduate studies in the Center region at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon until obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Masters in Biohysics and finally a PhD in Biophysics in the Laboratory of Nuclear, Atomic, Molecular Physics and Biophysics. Dr. ONDOUA Rodrigue-Yanick also holds a Secondary and High School Teacher’s Diploma from the Higher Teachers Training College of Yaounde, Cameroon. He started teaching in high schools and today he is a Lecturer at the University of Douala, Cameroon.
His main area is the study of molecular dynamics with applications in energy transport in biological molecules. Recent works are made through energy transport in α-helix protein chains. From one strand to three stands; the phenomenon of Modulational Instability is used to materialize this energy and numerical simulations are made to confirm the analytical predictions. He also focused on inhomogeneities and long-range interactions in the α-helix where exact solutions are built and their stabilities studied numerically. Several projects are underway on energy transport in proteins with slightly more complex models.
Dr. Tabi Dzou Blaise
Email: tabiblaise@acas-yde.org
Tabi Dzou Blaise was born in Nkol-Akono in the Center Region of Cameroon. After he graduating at high school with an A-Level, he enrolled at the University of Yaounde I in 2011 where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in physics in 2017. He entered the laboratory of Nuclear, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Biophysics and got a Master’s degree of Science in Physics in 2020 in the same field. Since then, he has been interested in the mathematical modelling as well as the dynamics of infectious diseases. He started a Ph.D in 2020 in the Laboratory of Biophysics and Special Measurements working on the topic of effect of inhomogeneities on the nonlinear dynamics of cardiac cells with time-delay. He is also interested in Nonlinear waves in media with quintic nonlinearities with cross diffusion. He defended his Ph.D in 2025 entitled ‘Dissipative solitons in reaction-diffusion systems with
self-and-cross diffusion
‘.
Tabi is a member of the ACAS project on ‘Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Dr. Yae Gaba Ulrich, ACAS, Yaounde, Cameroon and IMSP, Benin
PhD student: Kepta Kouamegni Aurore Cédrine
Email: keptaaurore@acas-yde.org
Kepta Kouamegni Aurore Cédrine is from the western region of Cameroon. She was born in Yaounde in the Central region Cameroon, where she currently resides. She obtained a “Baccalauréat C" in mathematics and physical sciences in 2014, and a “Baccalauréat D" in experimental biological sciences in 2016. Kepta started studying physics at the physics department of the University of Yaounde I in 2014. She obtained a Bachelor degree in 2017 and then entered the laboratory of Biophysics and Special Measures at the same university in 2017. KEPTA defended a Master degree with thesis in biophysics in December 2020. Now, she is a PhD student working on the topic of neurodegenerative diseases.
Masters student: Fouemekeu Teguimdjio Levine
Email: fouemekeu@acas-yde.org
Levine Fouemekeu was born at Bafou, Western Cameroon. After completing primary and secondary schools, she obtained a ‘baccalauréat C’ in Physical sciences in 2015. From 2015 to now, she has been studying physics at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. In 2019, Fouemekeu received a Bachelor in fundamental physics and applications. She got interested in biophysical sciences and continued her studies within the laboratory of Biophysics and Special Measures. Now, she is doing a master 2 in medical physics at the University of Lille.
Fouemekeu is also interested in encouraging women in science. She is part of the ACAS project on Popularization of research among African youth’ that aims to encourage young Africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics carriers.
Masters student: Yankam Petbun Dorcasse
Email: yankam@acas-yde.org
Dorcasse Yankam was born in Yaounde , Centre, Cameroon. After completing her primary and secondary schools, she obtained a ‘baccalauréat C’ in Physical sciences in 2016. From 2016 to 2022, she has been studying physics at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. In 2020, Yankam received a Bachelor in fundamental physics and applications. She got interested in biophysical sciences and continued her studies within the laboratory of Biophysics and Special Measures. She went to ICTP, Trieste, Italy for the academi year 2022-2023 where she completed the Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Quantitative Life Science. From September 2023 to July 2025, she studied at the University of Montpelier in France and obtained Masters with thesis in Quantitative Biology.
Yankam is also interested in encouraging women in science. She is part of the ACAS project on Popularization of research among African youth that aims to encourage young Africans to move to science technology engineering and mathematics careers.
Dr. Yae Gaba Ulrich, ACAS, Yaounde, Cameroon and IMSP, Benin
Masters student: Djou Meli Yannela
Email: djoumeli@acas-yde.org
Djou Meli was born in Bangang, the Bamboutos Subdivision, western Cameroon. After obtaining her ‘Baccalauréat C’ in mathematics and physical sciences in 2018, she continued her education at the University of Yaounde I the same year and studied phyics. Djou Meli obtained a Bachelor degree in physics, option mechanics in 2021.
Passionate about medecine from an early age, she decided to study biophysics and entered the laboratory of Biophysics and Special Measures of the University of Yaounde I. Currently, Djou Meli is a Master 2 student working on active matter; she is investigating the dynamics of chemotactic subpopulations for her Masters thesis dissertation she defended in June 2024. She then moved to ICTP, Trieste, Italy to follow the Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Quantitative Life Science for which She intends to defend a thesis entitled ‘Optimization and control of a multitype branching process’ in a few days.
Masters student: Onanena Abonlame Bleuette Capucine
Email: oabc@acas-yde.org
Onanena Abonlame Bleuette Capucine was born in Yaounde, Centre region of Cameroon. In 2017 she obtained her GCE Advanced Level after the completion of her secondary school curriculum and the same year she enrolled in the University of Yaounde I. From 2017 to present, she has been
studying physics at the University of Yaounde I, where in 2021 she obtained a Bachelor degree of Science in Fundamental Physics. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate studies in the Laboratory of Biophysics and Special measures.
Masters student: Nguepi Vannelle
Email: nguepi@acas-yde.org
Nguepi Vannelle is from the western region of Cameroon. She was born in Yaounde, Center Region. She did her secondary studies at the government high school Biyem-Assi where she obtained her “baccalaureate C” in mathematics and physical sciences in 2018. The same year, she enrolled at the University of Yaounde I to pursue her studies in physics. In 2021 she obtained a Bachelor degree in Fundamental Physics. Nguepi is interested in biophysics more precisely on the dynamics of chemotatic particles.
Dr. Yae Gaba Ulrich, ACAS, Yaounde, Cameroon and IMSP, Benin
Masters student: Tchakoudji Claude Morelle
Email: cmtchakoudji@acas-yde.org
Claude Morelle Tchakoudji was born in Yaounde, Cameroon. After obtaining her Baccalauréat C in mathematics and physical sciences in 2017, she began university studies at the University of Yaounde I, where she earned a Bachelors degree in fundamental physics in 2020, followed by a Master 1 in Atomic, Molecular and Biophysics.
Driven by a strong interest in the applications of physics in healthcare, she continued her studies in Europe. From 2022 to 2024, she studied Medical Physics at the University of Liège (Belgium), and in 2025, she obtained a Master 2 in Medical Physics from the University of Lille (France).
Eager to broaden her expertise and contribute to the safety of nuclear applications, she will join the Master 2 program in Nuclear Engineering in September 2025, with the goal of deepening her knowledge in radiological protection, metrology, simulation, and modelling.
Beyond her academic journey, Claude Morelle is also actively involved in student life, serving as Vice-President of the Cameroonian Students’ Group in Lille (GECLI). She is also committed to science outreach among young Africans, especially young women. She takes part in the ACAS project on the popularization of scientific research among African youth, which aims to promote careers in science and technology across the African continent.
Dr. Fouedji Chenceline
Email: cfouedji@acas-yde.org
Fouedji Chenceline was born in the West Region of
Cameroon. After completing her secondary education, she enrolled at the
University of Yaounde I in 2012, where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Fundamental Physics in 2015. She subsequently joined the Laboratory of
Nuclear, Atomic, Molecular, and Biophysics, focusing on biophysical research.
In 2018, she earned a Masters degree with a thesis on protein dynamics.
In 2019, she began her doctoral studies in the Laboratory of
Biophysics and Special Measurements, working. She successfully
defended her PhD in 2024 entitled ‘Nonlinear dynamics of MARCKS protein between the cytoplasmic membrane and cytosol: inhomogeneity effects’.
Her research interests include nonlinear and complex
systems, with a particular focus on biological phenomena. Future work will
explore the application of artificial intelligence (Large model language) and
statistical physics to improve understanding of the behavior of the MARCKS
protein, which plays multiple roles in breast and blood cancer mechanisms and
potential treatments.
She is also committed to science outreach among young Africans, especially young women. She is the national president of Physics club of the international association called ‘les goscienses’ which promotes the participations of women in STEM in Africa.
Ph.D student: Mundih Schazt
Email: smundih@acas-yde.org
Mundih Schazt was born in
Yaounde, Centre Region of Cameroon. After completing her high school studies at
GBHS Etoug-Ebe where she obtained her a A-Level, she enrolled at the University
of Yaounde I where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in physics in 2016. she
later joined the laboratory of Nuclear, Atomic, Molecular and Biophysics where
she obtained a M.Sc in in physics, option biophysics. in 2019. Since then, she has been interested in
the mathematical modelling of neuronal models, complex systems, and
neurodegenerative diseases. She is currently a Ph.D. student working on
Hindmarsh Rose model and its routes to Neurogenerative Diseases.
Dr. Yae Gaba Ulrich, ACAS, Yaounde, Cameroon and IMSP, Benin
PhD student: Amougui Mebara Engelbert Rodrigue
Email: erammebara@acas-yde.org
Engelbert Rodrigue Amougui Mebara was born at EBEBA II (Centre region, Cameroon). He obtained a ‘baccalauréat D’ in experimental sciences in 2007 at the Modern High School of NLONG in the Centre region of Cameroon. He continued his graduate studies at the University of Yaounde I, Cameroon, until obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in physics in 2012, and a Masters in Biohysics in 2016 with thesis on the topic “ IP3-INDUCED Ca2+ PATTERNS : AND INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION”. He obtained a second Masters at the CEPAMOQ at University of Douala in 2018 on the topic « IONISATION AU-DESSUS DU SEUIL D’UN ATOME MODELE EN CHAMP LASER INTENSE ». AMOUGUI MEBARA is currently preparing a Ph.D thesis in the laboratory of Nuclear, Atomic,
Molecular physics and Biophysics, option biophysics. His main area of research is the study of interactions protein-lipid and dynamics with applications to therapeutic targeting in biological membrane. He also focused on inhomogeneities and long-range interactions within the biological membrane where exact solutions are built and their stability studied both analytically and numerically.
Dr. Fouedji Chenceline
Email: cfouedji@acas-yde.org
Fouedji Chenceline was born in the West Region of
Cameroon. After completing her secondary education, she enrolled at the
University of Yaounde I in 2012, where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Fundamental Physics in 2015. She subsequently joined the Laboratory of
Nuclear, Atomic, Molecular, and Biophysics, focusing on biophysical research.
In 2018, she earned a Masters degree with a thesis on protein dynamics.
In 2019, she began her doctoral studies in the Laboratory of
Biophysics and Special Measurements, working. She successfully
defended her PhD in 2024 entitled ‘Nonlinear dynamics of MARCKS protein between the cytoplasmic membrane and cytosol: inhomogeneity effects’.
Her research interests include nonlinear and complex
systems, with a particular focus on biological phenomena. Future work will
explore the application of artificial intelligence (Large model language) and
statistical physics to improve understanding of the behavior of the MARCKS
protein, which plays multiple roles in breast and blood cancer mechanisms and
potential treatments.
She is also committed to science outreach among young Africans, especially young women. She is the national president of Physics club of the international association called ‘les goscienses’ which promotes the participations of women in STEM in Africa.
Ph.D student: Mundih Schazt
Email: smundih@acas-yde.org
Mundih Schazt was born in
Yaounde, Centre Region of Cameroon. After completing her high school studies at
GBHS Etoug-Ebe where she obtained her a A-Level, she enrolled at the University
of Yaounde I where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in physics in 2016. she
later joined the laboratory of Nuclear, Atomic, Molecular and Biophysics where
she obtained a M.Sc in in physics, option biophysics. in 2019. Since then, she has been interested in
the mathematical modelling of neuronal models, complex systems, and
neurodegenerative diseases. She is currently a Ph.D. student working on
Hindmarsh Rose model and its routes to Neurogenerative Diseases.
Publications
- N. S. Mundih, A. Mvogo, D. Belobo Belobo, C. B. Tabi, T. C. Kofané, Hamiltonian dynamics and extrinsic electric field indirect coupling as a tool for management of neuronal activity in a generalized two dimensional Hindmarsh–Rose model, Eur. Phys. J. B 98, 199 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/s10051-025-01044-8
- D. Belobo Belobo and A. Dang Koko, Breather bright solitary waves generation induced by lattice deformations and electron–peptide asymmetry interaction degree in a generalized Davydov–Scott model for polarons in linear peptide chains, Eur. Phys. J. B 38, (2025), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/s10051-025-00998-z
- R. Tabapsi Kamdem, D. Belobo Belobo, C. D. Bansi Kamdem, A. Dang Koko, C. B. Tabi, T. C. Kofané, Nonlinear dynamics effect of viscosity of cytosol into the microtubules and exact solutions, Commun. Nonlin. Numer. Simulat. 143, 433 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2025.108615
- B. Tabi Dzou, A. S. Etémé, A. Mvogo, C. B. Tabi, H. P. Ekobena Fouda & T. C. Kofané, Soliton-like nonlinear excitation in the FitzHugh–Nagumo cardiac model through the cubic–quintic complex Ginzburg–Landau equation, Nonlyn. Dyn. 112, 11399 (2024), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11071-024-09629-1
- E. Tankou, C. B. Tabi, A. Mohamadou, T. C. Kofané, Transport memory effects on coupled nonlinear waves in microtubule dynamics, Chaos, Soliton Fract. 181, 114717 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2024.114717
- R. Tabapsi Kamdem, D. Belobo Belobo, A. Dang Koko, Energy localization in microtubules with radial dislocation, C. B. Tabi and T. C. Kofané, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 433 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04051-9
- E. R. Amougui Mebara, R. Y. Ondoua and H. P. Ekobena Fouda, Eur. Phys.J. Plus 138, 1158 (2023), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04792-7
- William Kuipou, Alidou Mohamadou, Surface tension coupled non-uniformly imposed flows modulate the activity of reproducing chemotactic bacteria in porous media, Sci. Rep. 13, 5561 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31753-y
- F. K. Nando Tezoh, A. Dang Koko and H. P. Ekobena Fouda, Modes of electrical activities and energy of Hindmarsh–Rose model coupled by memristive synapses, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 267 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31753-y
- C. D. Bansi Kamdem, P. A. Ndjawa Yomi, C. B. Tabi, A. Mohamadou, Modulated blood waves in the coupled complex Ginzburg–Landau equations of Jeffrey fluids in arteries, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 138, 176 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03771-2
- F. K. Nando Tezoh, D. Koko Adamou and H. P. Ekobena Fouda, Influence of external current and noise on modes of electrical activities and energy of Hindmarsh-Rose model coupled by memristive synapses, Phys. Scr. 98, 115233 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/acf804
- W. Domgno Kuipou, A. Mohamadou, Management of invasive cells in soft biological tissues through modulated nonlinear excitations: Long-range effects, Commun. Nonlinear Sci. Numer. Simul. 110, 106360 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2022.106360
- W. Domgno Kuipou, D. Belobo Belobo, A. Mohamadou, H. P. Ekobena Fouda, Step, dip, and bell-shape traveling waves in a (2 + 1)-chemotaxis model with traction and long-range diffusion, Biophysics (active matter), Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137, 353 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-02496-y
- W. Domgno Kuipou, A. Mohamadou, E. Kengne, Cellular transport through nonlinear mechanical waves in fibrous and absorbing biological tissues, Chaos Soliton Fract. 152, 111321 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2021.111321
- W. Domgno Kuipou, D. Belobo Belobo, A. Mohamadou, New traveling waves for a (2 + 1)-dimensional chemotactic system with uniform flow, Biophysics, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 701 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01781-6
- R. Y Ondoua, J. C. Mimshe Fewu, D. Belobo Belobo, C. B. Tabi, H. P. Ekobena Fouda, Excitons dynamic in a three-stranded α -helix protein chains with diagonal and off-diagonal couplings: effects of strong long-range interactions, Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 1 (2021), https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01279-1
- R. Y. Ondoua and D. Belobo Belobo, Solitary waves dynamic for Davydov α-helical protein model: Effects of localized and periodic inhomogeneities, Phys. Rev. E 102, 062414 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.102.062414
- D. Belobo Belobo and A. Dang Koko, Bright solitary waves as charge transport in DNA: a variational approach, Biopolymers 111, e23346 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1002/bip.23346