I am an early career immunologist and postdoctoral fellow at MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM and a tutor at LSHTM. I hold a PhD (immunology) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, an MSc (molecular biology and biotechnology) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and a Bachelor of Science degree (Biochemistry) from Pwani University.

My research focuses on vaccine immunology, with expertise in B cell and T follicular helper cell responses to understand mechanisms of protective immunity. My PhD work centered on immune responses to the Gardasil 9 human papillomavirus vaccine.

I am currently leading B cell profiling and monoclonal antibody research in MRC Unit The Gambia as part of the Genotype to Phenotype Global consortium evaluating immunity to SARS-CoV-2 across three continents (Africa , Europe and Asia).

I aim to continue expanding B cell and monoclonal antibody research portfolio in the Unit to include other diseases of global health relevance.