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Rosine Z. Wolie, Ph.D.

About

Public health research scientist, lecturer and field entomologist based in Côte d'Ivoire.

Rosine Z. Wolie works on the biology and control of malaria vectors. She is a lecturer-researcher in the Genetics Laboratory of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Université Nangui Abrogoua in Abidjan, and an associate researcher at the Vector Control Product Evaluation Centre of the Institut Pierre Richet in Bouaké.

Since 2016 her work has moved from the field to policy. She supervised the entomological field work of a cluster-randomised trial of a lethal house lure published in The Lancet, studied whether insecticide resistance genes affect malaria transmission, and led a Gates-funded survey of resistance and species diversity across the ecological zones of Côte d'Ivoire. Within the RAFT consortium she now works on multi-centre evaluations of new insecticide-treated nets in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Tanzania.

With Malaria Consortium she has contributed to studies on insecticide resistance management, arbovirus preparedness and the allocation of malaria funding. In 2025 she received an early career oral presentation award from the Society for Vector Ecology and co-chaired a session on the genetics of insecticide resistance at the ASTMH Annual Meeting.

Portrait of Dr Rosine Z. Wolie

Positions

  1. Oct 2023 - present

    Lecturer-Researcher

    Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan

    Teaches genetics, molecular biology and animal biology, and supervises student research in vector biology and genetics.

  2. Apr 2018 - present

    Associate Researcher

    Vector Control Product Evaluation Centre, Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké

    Applied research on malaria vectors, insecticide resistance and the evaluation of new vector control tools, in experimental huts, semi-field systems and communities.

  3. Jul 2023 - Mar 2026

    Technical Expert, Vector-Borne Disease Programmes

    Malaria Consortium

    Mandates on insecticide resistance management, arbovirus preparedness and the analysis of malaria funding allocations in Côte d'Ivoire.

  4. Jul 2016 - Dec 2020

    Field and Laboratory Technical Supervisor

    Institut Pierre Richet, Bouaké

    Supervised the entomological field work of the In2Care Eave Tubes cluster-randomised trial in the Gbêkê region, including mosquito identification, resistance testing and molecular analyses.

Teaching and mentorship

She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and supervises dissertations in vector biology and genetics. In the field and the laboratory she trains early-career scientists in entomological and molecular methods.

Courses

  • Genetics
  • Molecular biology
  • Animal biology

Education

  1. 2017-2023

    Ph.D.

    Animal genetics, infectious diseases and vectors, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

  2. 2014-2016

    Master's degree

    Biotechnology, biosafety and bioresources, genetics, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

  3. 2012-2013

    Bachelor's degree

    Genetics, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Training

  • Quality assurance management and SOP writing for Good Laboratory Practice
  • VectorBase genomics hands-on workshop
  • Communication and promotion of research findings

Languages

  • French, full professional proficiency
  • English, full professional proficiency

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