Ousmane SOW
Paris,Fra
Summary
Specialized in Biology and Human Pathologies with expertise in antimicrobial resistance & infectious diseases through a One Health approach, I'm proficient in designing laboratory protocols, optimizing diagnostics. Possess strong analytical skills and a dedicated commitment to advancing global health.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
PhD internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
01.2021 - 12.2024
- Developed protocols for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPEs) diagnostic in complex matrices, .
- Reported actionable findings to support public health interventions in resource-limited settings.
Project Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
04.2020 - 12.2021
- CoAg CDC-IPD Project : Contributed and cordoned a multidisciplinaire team to determine the infectious cause of Bloody Diarrhea in Senegal
Project Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
11.2019 - 12.2019
- SANIPATH project: Assessed the exposure to faecal contamination in the City of Dakarr
Project Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
04.2019 - 09.2019
- CLEAN AND WASH UP - UNICEF: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Experimental Bacteriology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Replacement Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
07.2018 - 08.2018
- Managed laboratory operations during the senior technician's absence, ensuring continuity of experiments and timely results in the Experimental Bacteriology Unit
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
01.2018 - 03.2018
- Salmonella strains serotyping using the biochemical method according to the White-Kauffmann-Le-Minor scheme; Experimental Bacteriology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
07.2017 - 10.2017
- PCR based screening for extraintestinal virulence genes of Escherichia coli strains isolated from chicken broilers; Experimental Bacteriology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
05.2017 - 06.2017
- Antibacterial-compounds production search and phages induction in Salmonella; Experimental Bacteriology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
08.2016 - 02.2017
- Antimicrobial-resistance susceptibility testing of Salmonella strains isolated from chicken broiler, bovine and ovine meat in Senegal; Experimental Bacteriology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
05.2016 - 07.2016
- Internship in a research project in Malnutrition and Early Childhood Infections in Africa: Study of the Gut Microbiota, Experimental Bacteriology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Dakar
Education
PhD - Biology and Human Pathologies
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
01/2021 - 12/2024
Master - Microbial and plant biotechnology
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
01/2015 - 07/2018
Bachelor - Life Sciences
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
01/2012 - 07/2014
Skills
- Public Health
- Clinical Microbiology
- Food Microbiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Molecular Biology
- Biostatistics
- Communication
- Quality Management
Affiliations
- Sports – Volunteering – Artificial Intelligence
FELLOWSHIP & WORKSHOPS
- Sept-Dec 2024 Research Stay Fellowship, Hospital Kremlin Bicetre, Paris, France
- Dec 11–21, 2023 Epidemiology and Biostatistics workshop, Dakar, Senegal. Organized by the West African Research and Innovation Management Association (WARIMA).
- Sept-Nov 2022 Research Stay Fellowship, Hospital Kremlin Bicetre, Paris, France
- December 3 -5, 2019 Structural Bioinformatics and Systems Biology workshop at the Medical Research Council (The Gambia Unit); organized by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine – Cambridge University
- September 7 – 13, 2019 Molecular approaches to clinical Microbiology in Africa at Kenya Medical Research Institute, Organized by Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses
Publications
- Sow O, et al. (2024) Performance of Ertapenem-Supplemented MacConkey Agar (MacErt) for Detecting Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales. Cureus 16(11): e74106. doi:10.7759/cureus.74106
- Sow O, et al. Antimicrobial Resistant Salmonella Serotypes Circulating in Meat in Senegal. Austin J Microbiol. 2021 et al. Biofilm Formation and Whole Genome Analysis of MDR Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Hospital Acquired Infections in Tertiary Hospitals in Dakar, Senegal. J Bacteriol Mycol. 2024; 11(2): 1222.
- Ndiaye I, Sow O et al. Biofilm Formation and Whole Genome Analysis of MDR Klebsiella Pneumoniae Strains Isolated from Hospital Acquired Infections in Tertiary Hospitals in Dakar, Senegal. J Bacteriol Mycol. 2024; 11(2): 1222.
- Fall C Sow O et al. (2022) An Extensively Drug Resistant Acinetobacterbaumannii from Soft Tissue Isolated in a Hospital in Senegal. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 11, 72-78. https://doi.org/10.4236/crcm.2022.113011
- Cisse A, Sambe-Ba B, Sow O et al. (2024) Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Resistance Genes of Extended- Spectrum β Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli from Broilers Sold in Open Markets of Dakar, Senegal. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12112357
Timeline
PhD internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
01.2021 - 12.2024
Project Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
04.2020 - 12.2021
Project Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
11.2019 - 12.2019
Project Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
04.2019 - 09.2019
Replacement Contract
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
07.2018 - 08.2018
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
01.2018 - 03.2018
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
07.2017 - 10.2017
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
05.2017 - 06.2017
Master internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
08.2016 - 02.2017
Internship
Pasteur Institute of Dakar
05.2016 - 07.2016
PhD - Biology and Human Pathologies
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
01/2021 - 12/2024
Master - Microbial and plant biotechnology
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
01/2015 - 07/2018
Bachelor - Life Sciences
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
01/2012 - 07/2014
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