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LABEF : une année 2025 placée sous le signe de l’excellence scientifique, de l’innovation et de l’impact !

Le Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d’Estimations Forestières (LABEF) de l’Université d’Abomey-Calavi revient sur une année 2025 riche en réalisations et en perspectives.

🔬 57 publications scientifiques dans des revues à comité de lecture, dont 70,18 % dans des journaux à facteur d’impact ; 🎓 26 étudiants de Master diplômés et 8 thèses de doctorat soutenues ; 🌍 Des collaborations scientifiques avec des chercheurs de 53 pays ; 📊 Le renforcement de la formation en biostatistique, biométrie, intelligence artificielle et apprentissage automatique ; 🌱 Des contributions majeures à la conservation de la biodiversité, la gestion des mangroves, la lutte contre le changement climatique et la gestion durable des ressources forestières ; 🏆 Plusieurs distinctions scientifiques, dont l’élection du Prof. Romain Glèlè Kakaï à l’African Academy of Sciences et le Prix scientifique AUF 2025 décerné au Dr Kolawolé Valère Salako.

Au-delà des chiffres, 2025 témoigne d’une dynamique forte : former, innover, produire des connaissances et les mettre au service de la société.

✨ LABEF, au cœur de la science pour un développement durable et résilient en Afrique.

#LABEF #UAC #Research #Science #Biostatistics #Biometry #ArtificialIntelligence #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Forestry #Innovation #Benin #AfricanScience

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 the hashtag
#labef means 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. L. Samantha Sèganmè GUITCHAN showcases her experience at the hashtag
#labef.

I am L. Samantha Sèganmè GUITCHAN 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻. I am currently a Master 2 student in Statistics, specializing in Biostatistics at the #labef, @University of Abomey-Calavi.

I chose to pursue my studies at the #labef, with a specialization in Biostatistics, driven by my strong interest in applying statistical methods to public health issues. This training has helped me develop the ability to bridge methodological rigor with real-world health challenges, as well as strong analytical skills.

My research work topic focuses on the following: 

''𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗨𝗦 𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗕𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗨𝗕-𝗦𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔: 𝗔 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗦”. 

I want to express my deep appreciation to the Director of the Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières (𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗙), Professor Romain Glèlè Kakaï, and his team for their support, leadership, innovative initiatives, and unwavering commitment to academic excellence and coordination of the program.

#LABEF #UAC #Biostatistics #PublicHealth #HealthResearch #ScientificExcellence #ResearchAndInnovation #YoungResearchers 
#WomenInScience #AfricanResearchers #DataForHealth #Rotavirus #Vaccination #ChildHealt #SystematicReview #MetaAnalysis #scienceforafrica

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀!

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 🌍 | 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐅-𝐔𝐀𝐂

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

I am 𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲́ 𝗢𝗻𝗲́𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗲, from Benin, a Master 2 student in Statistics, specializing in Biostatistics, at the #LABEF, University of Abomey-Calavi (#UAC).

My research focuses on 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻, 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

My scientific interests include biostatistics, epidemiology, statistical modelling, and public health research.

My ambition is to pursue a PhD in Biostatistics or a related field and contribute to evidence-based public health decision-making through advanced statistical modelling and epidemiological research.

Special appreciation to Professor Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Director of the

Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières (#LABEF), for his leadership and commitment to academic and scientific excellence.

We commend his scientific commitment and wish him continued success in this important research journey.

#LABEF #UAC #Biostatistics #Epidemiology #StatisticalModelling

#MixedEffectsModels #MaternalHealth #Malaria #BirthWeight

#PublicHealth #HealthResearch #ResearchInAfrica #Benin #FuturePhD

𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼: 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗨𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 | 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀

You have reached out to learn more about the 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 — its curriculum, career opportunities, admission requirements, and professional prospects.

To answer all your questions, the Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières (𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗙) at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (𝗙𝗦𝗔), University of Abomey-Calavi (𝗨𝗔𝗖) invites you to an online information webinar.

𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗿. Marcel DONOU, 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿

📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 
🕙 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 (𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗚𝗠𝗧+𝟭) 
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𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮:

🔹 Overview of the Master’s in Biostatistics
🔹 Program structure and curriculum
🔹 Career opportunities and professional pathways
🔹 Admission requirements
🔹 Application process
🔹 Q&A with program coordinators and faculty

👉 Interested in a career in statistics, research, health, agriculture, or data science? 
This webinar is for you.

📲 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸

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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Roberte VITEGNI, from Benin, is a Master’s 2 student in Statistics, specializing in Biostatistics at the LABEF, University of Abomey-Calavi.

She chose LABEF for its excellent research environment, advanced statistical training, commitment to academic excellence, and international outlook through English-language instruction and communication.

Her ambition is to pursue a PhD in Biostatistics, with a focus on statistical modelling and causal inference, and contribute to evidence-based decision-making in ecology and environmental management.

Her current research focuses on:

“Comparing Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and Structural Causal Models (SCM) for Ecological Inference.”

The study explores the differences between SEM and SCM in terms of their assumptions, structures, and interpretation when applied to ecological data, with the aim of supporting researchers in selecting appropriate modelling frameworks for ecological inference.

Roberte expresses her sincere appreciation to Professor Romain Glèlè Kakaï, Director of LABEF, for his leadership, innovative initiatives, and continued commitment to academic excellence.

Stay tuned for more stories from our Master’s students around the world.

#LABEF #UAC #Biostatistics #ResearchExcellence #ScientificExcellence #StatisticalModelling #CausalInference #EcologicalInference #EnvironmentalManagement #SEM #SCM #AcademicExcellence #InternationalResearch #FutureScientist #FuturePhD #ResearchInAfrica #Benin