Ceremony to award Jean-Jacques Muyembe an honorary doctorate from the University of Montpellier
On Friday, December 9, Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier, will award Jean-Jacques Muyembe an honorary doctorate* from the University of Montpellier. The ceremony will take place in the anatomy amphitheater of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montpellier starting at 3 p.m., in the presence of Éric Delaporte, Director of the TransVIHMI international joint unit (UM-Inserm-IRD) and Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University and University Hospital of Montpellier. At the end of the ceremony, at 4:30 p.m., the PRISME RDC agreement, " Research Platform for Global Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo," will be signed in the presence of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Director of ANRS/Emerging Infectious Diseases.
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Jean-Jacques Muyembe, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus
Jean-Jacques Muyembe is a Congolese virologist born in 1942, best known as one of the co-discoverers of the Ebola virus in 1976. A professor of microbiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kinshasa, he is also the director general of the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Jean-Jacques Muyembe was part of the team at the Catholic mission hospital in Yambuku that investigated the first Ebola outbreak in 1976. In August 2019, a molecule he developed in collaboration with American researchers proved to be effective against the Ebola virus. To mark the occasion, he will present a lecture entitled "From the discovery of the Ebola virus to its control" on December 9 (during the award ceremony).
Signing of the agreement " Research Platform on Global Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo" (PRISME RDC)
This scientific collaboration platform aims to promote research projects, training initiatives, and national capacity building, designed through a concerted effort between Congolese institutions (ANRS Emerging Infectious Diseases / IRD / INSERM / University of Montpellier / INRB / Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo / University of Kinshasa / French Embassy in the DRC).
Practical information:
Date: Friday, December 9, 2022, at 3 p.m.
Location: Anatomy Amphitheater, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montpellier – 2 rue de l’École de médecine
Registration: here
* Created in 1918, the title of Doctor Honoris Causa pays tribute to foreign personalities who highlight and echo the values of the University through their contribution to the world of ideas, culture, arts, and sciences. Awarded during a solemn ceremony, this academic title is the most distinguished and prestigious that can be awarded by the University of Montpellier.