Abdou M. Diouf

author, molecular biologist and science communicator

Biologo molecolare, giornalista scientifico e scrittore, con esperienza nella ricerca e passione per la comunicazione scientifica. Autore di due romanzi, esperto in giornalismo e scrittura di progetti di cooperazione internazionale. Ha coordinato un progetto di ricerca internazionale Firenze-Dakar sulle piante medicinali senegalesi (2022), cercando di coniugare scienza e sviluppo sostenibile. Assegnista di ricerca presso l’Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ha lavorato a un progetto interdisciplinare con l’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana in contesti altamente innovativi.

He is a molecular biologist, science journalist, and writer. With research experience and a passion for science communication, he's the author of two novels and an expert in journalism and international cooperation project writing. In 2022, he coordinated an international research project between the University of Florence and Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, focusing on Senegalese medicinal plants, uniting science and sustainable development. As a research fellow at the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), he worked on an interdisciplinary project with the Italian Space Agency in highly innovative contexts.

A panel with
Fabiana Arieti, researcher at the University of Verona, member of the Medicus Mundi Italia board of directors
Elisa Baratella, professor in Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Therapy University of Trieste
Abdou M. Diouf, author, molecular biologist and science communicator
Kossi Komla-Ebri, medical-surgeon and writer
Chaired by
Kenfack Leo Giordan Gouadjio, MA student in Medical Diagnostic Biotechnologies University of Trieste