Projets en cours

Développement pour un accès à l’eau potable équitable et durable dans les communes défavorisées en périphérie de Kinshasa, RDC

• Funding : Antenna Foundation.
• 2023-2026
• UniGe Responsible : John Poté
• Partner: University of Kinshasa, Prof. Crispin Mulaji

Innovative biotechnological process for microcystins decontamination of plant-soil complex using rhizospheric microorganisms

• Funding : Leading House for the Middle East and North Africa.
• 2023-2026
• UniGe Responsible : John Poté
• Partner: Université Cadi Ayyad de Marrakech, Prof. Majida Lahrouni

Physicochemical and molecular evaluation of aquatic ecosystems preventing antimicrobial resistance epidemiology in Latin American Region; Case of Cuba

• Funding : Universitât St.Gallen, Centro Latinoamericano-Suizo. Leading House for the Latin American Region
• 2022-2025
• UniGe Responsible : John Poté
• Partner: University of Havane, Cuba

 On the track of molecular epidemiology of Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacteria across diverse settings, according to the different geographical location and climatic conditions; Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Funding :
  - Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  - Swiss cooperation: Swiss Embassy in Democratic Republic of the Congo
  - University of Geneva, Department F.-A. Forel for environmental and aquatic sciences via tripartite collaboration
  - Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Government

• 2019-2024
• UniGe Responsible : John Poté
• Supervisor: Jean-Paul Otamonga (Associate Professor, UPN)
• PhD student: Dhafer M. Al Salah (UNIGE), Junias Kabele (UNIKIN) & Trésor Elumba (UPN)
• Partners: University of Kinshasa and UPN (Profs. Crispin Mulaji, Josué Mubedi, Patience Ngelinkoto, Pius Mpiana, and Vicky Elongo)

Assessing the occurrence and human risks of persistence organic pollutants, toxic metals and pathogens in raw vegetables and irrigated water under tropical conditions, Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

• Funding : Congo Government & Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health.
• 2019 – 2024
• UniGe Responsible : John Poté
• PhD students: Georgette Beni Ngweme Ngakiama & Goslin Gafuene Nkosi
• Partners: Universities of Kinshasa, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Faculty of Sciences.

Projet Tripartite

• Funding : University of Geneva
• UniGe Responsibles : Prof. Vera Slaveykova, Dr John Poté and Honorary Prof. Walter Wildi