Abdoulaye Diabaté

Prof. Abdoulaye Diabaté is Head of Medical Entomology and Parasitology at the Research Institute in Health Sciences (Institut de Recherche en Science de la Santé (IRSS) /Centre Muraz) in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and the Principal Investigator of Target Malaria Burkina Faso. He is a leading figure in medical entomology, contributing some of the world’s most advanced work on genetic solutions to malaria, in particular using genetically modified mosquitoes and gene drive. He led the Target Malaria Burkina Faso/IRSS team through the first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Africa, marking a historic moment for science in 2019. 

Abdoulaye Diabaté was a Falling Walls Winner in the Science & Innovation Management category in 2023.