Education

Postdoctoral Training: Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel and Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 
Ph.D. University of Jos, Nigeria
B.Sc., M.Sc. and M.Phil. University of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Teaching

Human Physiology, Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology.

Research

• Cellular immune responses to hookworm infection (In collaboration with Dr. Michael Cappello, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT)
• Immunological studies of Leishmania and Leishmania/HIV co-infection in endemic foci of human cutaneous leishmaniasis (In collaboration with Dr. Esther von Stebut, University of Mainz, Germany, Dr. Marcus Maurer, University Charite-Berlin, Germany and Dr. Albert Legrand Same-Ekobo, University of Douala, Cameroon)

Selected Publications

• Dondji B, Sun T, Bungiro RD, Vermeire J, Harrison LM, Bifulco C and Cappello M. 2010. CD4+ T cells mediate mucosal and systemic immune responses to experimental hookworm infection. Parasite Immunology, 32, 406-413.
• Deak E, Cho KW, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Dondji B, Lambris JD and McMahon-Pratt D. 2010. Murine visceral leishmaniasis: IgM and polyclonal B-cell activation lead to disease exacerbation. European Journal of Immunology, 40, 1-14.
• Ngouateu OB, von Stebut E, Maurer M, Same-Ekobo A, Kamtchouing P, Dondji B. 2009. Epidemiological investigations on cutaneous leishmaniasis and Leishmania/HIV co-infection in the Mokolo focus, Far North Province, Cameroon. 36. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung, 5.-7. Mãrz 2009, Heidelberg. Experimental Dermatology. 18: 302
• Maurer M, Dondji B and von Stebut E. 2009. What determines the success or failure of intracellular cutaneous parasites? Lessons learned from leishmaniasis. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 198, 137-146.
• Dondji B, Bungiro RD, McMahon-Pratt D and Cappello, M. 2008. A role of nitric oxide in hookworm associated immune suppression. Infection and Immunity, 76, 2560-2567
• Dondji B, Deak E, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Perez-Jimenez E, Esteban M, Miyake S, Takashi Y and McMahon-Pratt D. 2008. Intradermal NKT cell activation during DNA priming in heterologous prime-boost vaccination enhances T cell responses and protection against Leishmania. European Journal of Immunology, 38, 706-719.
• Dondji B, Perez-Jimenez E, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Esteban M and McMahon-Pratt D. 2005. Heterologous Prime-Boost vaccination using LACK antigen protects against murine visceral leishmaniasis. Infection and Immunity, 73 (8), 5286-5289.
• Dondji B, Duchon S, Diabate A, Herve JP, Corbel V, Hougard J-P, Santus R and Schrevel J.2005. Assessment of laboratory and field assays of sunlight-induced killing of mosquito larvae by photosensitizers. Journal of Medical Entomology, 42 (4), 652-656.
• Carvalho LP, Soto M, Jeronimo S, Dondji B, Bacellar O, Luz V, Orge Orge G, Alonso C, Jesus AR and Carvalho EM. 2003. Characterization of the immune response to Leishmania infantum recombinant antigens. Microbes and Infection, 5, 7-12.
• Dondji B, Dereure J, Poste B, Same-Ekobo A and Dedet JP. 2001. Visceral leihmaniasis in Cameroon. Seroepidemiological survey in Kousseri area, Northern Cameroon. Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique, 94 (5), 418-420.
• Dondji B. 2001. Leishmaniasis and Phlebotomines sandflies of Cameroon: A review. Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique, 94 (3), 227-229.
• Dondji B, Duhlinska DD and Same-Ekobo A. 2000. Species composition of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in Mokolo region, northern Cameroon. Insect Sciences and its Application, 20 (3), 221-226.
• Dondji B, Dereure J, Pratlong F, Duhlinska DD, Same-Ekobo A and Dedet JP. 1998. Characterization of Leishmania major causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Cameroon. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92, 677-678.