Dr. GUEWO FOKENG Magellan I am a PhD holder and a Lecturer of Molecular Biology and Genetics in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, at the University of Yaounde I. I am an expert in the domain of Genetics of Cardio-metabolic diseases. My research interests are in molecular epidemiology of non-communicable diseases especially diabetes and their impact on the health care system of developing countries. After studying some human genes like TCF7L2, PPAR-ɣ2, KLF14, that predispose for type 2 diabetes, obesity and ketosis prone diabetes, which are growing concern in Africa, he proposes the coordinate role of KLF14, a master switch gene which regulates both diabetes and obesity, and provides a variety drug development targets that can reduce the progression of multiple metabolic phenotypes. I am presently working on how to use these markers and others in the personalization of medicine in the Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Metabolism (M3LAB) headed by Professor Eugene Sobngwi in collaboration with the Laboratory of public Health Research Biotechnology (LAPHER-Biotech) headed by Professor Mbacham Wilfred. He is author or co-author of more than 50 publications including abstracts, original articles, systematic reviews, books and a book chapter published in peer-reviewed journals; with more thirty communications at the National and International conferences. I also serves as an Editorial and Reviewer Board member in more than ten scientific journals. I am a Founding Member of the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS) and currently work with the Cameroon Academy of Science (CAS) as post-doctoral intern and as a liaison person between young researchers from the Biotechnology Centre of the University of Yaoundé 1 and the CAS.