Alain Boulangé was born in 1967 in Périgueux, in the Dordogne region of south-west France, and grew up in Pauillac, in the heart of the Médoc wine region. After several postings in different African countries totalling more than 30 years of expatriation, he has been a researcher at the Pierre Richet Institute, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, since October 2021, on secondment from CIRAD (French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation Organisation for the Sustainable Development of Tropical and Mediterranean Regions), Montpellier, France, where he has held the position of researcher since 1997. He did his postgraduate studies at the University of Bordeaux, in Biology-Health. His Master's course was carried out at INRA-Bordeaux, and his PhD course at ILRAD/ILRI (Nairobi, Kenya), defended in 1995, during which he characterised and expressed invariant trypanosome antigens involved in trypanotolerance. In 1996, he completed a one-year postdoc on malaria at IMBB-FORTH (Heraklion, Greece), on host-parasite interactions. A molecular biologist by training, he is mainly involved in African animal trypanosomosis, on the parasite side, as opposed to the host and vector sides. His career has focused on three aspects, (i) development of "anti-disease" vaccines, (ii) development of serological diagnostic tests, and more recently (iii) the study of resistance to trypanocides. He has participated in several research projects on these topics, including three that he has set up and coordinated, Trypadvac2 (EU-FP6, 2005-2009, 1.3 M€), Congomune (GALVmed 2011-2016, 1 M€), and COMBAT (EU-H2020, 2021-2025, 6 M€). His specific research interests include both (i) the molecular engineering of recombinant antigens applied to diagnosis, and (ii) the molecular determinism of trypanocidal resistance. In addition, he has extensive experience in the design and monitoring of large animal experiments according to GLP criteria. Finally, he has extensive teaching experience, having been a lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa), and a professor at the Eduardo Mondlane University (Maputo, Mozambique), where he set up and ran a Master's degree in Biotechnology for eight years, training some 50 professionals in the field. During his career, he has supervised 8 doctoral theses, 2 veterinary theses and 22 masters. He has published 26 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, several book chapters, and conference proceedings. - 2021 - current: - 2018 - 2021: Researcher at CIRDES (International Centre for Research and Development on Livestock in Sub-humid zones), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Research management. TrypaNo!2 project on the epidemiology of AAT in South-West Burkina Faso and the epidemiological role of pigs as reservoirs for AAT. Development of the COMBAT project (Controlling and progressively Minimizing the Burden of Animal Trypanosomosis), 21 partners: 6 in Europe, 15 in Africa. - 2009 - 2018: Researcher at CB-UEM (Centro de Biotecnologia - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane), Maputo, Mozambique. Professor in Biotechnology. Management of a Master in Biotechnology. Scientific advisor to the Director. Coordination of the Congomune project (GALVmed): sialidase vaccine, Cathepsin B diagnostic test. - 2005 - 2009: Researcher at UKZN, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Senior Lecturer. Teaching theory and practice of Molecular Biology to Honnors classes (4th year). Coordinator of the Trypadvac2 project, 12 partners: 7 in Europe, 4 in Africa, and 1 in South America. Coordination of activities, writing of annual and final reports, organisation of annual meetings. - 1997 - 2005, Researcher at ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), Nairobi, Kenya on a project on "anti-disease" vaccine against trypanosomosis and development of serological tests. - 1995-1996. Postdoc at IMBB (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry), Heraklion, Crete, Greece, on a project on the interactions between Plasmodium and the Anopheles gut by the double hybrid technique, under the supervision of Dr Kitsos Louis and Dr Fotis Kafatos (EMBL, Heidelberg). - 1991-1995. PhD. in Molecular Parasitology, defended on 13 October 1995 at the University of Bordeaux. Internship at ILRAD/ILRI. Diploma obtained with honours and congratulations of the jury. Title of the thesis: "Cloning and expression of genes coding for an hsp70/BiP and a cysteine protease of Trypanosoma congolense. Use of these antigens for the study of bovine trypanotolerance". Supervision by Dr Edith Authié, directed by Prof Théo Baltz. - 1989-1990. MSc. Biology-Health, option Microbial and Viral Pathology, University of Bordeaux II. Graduated with honours. First in the class of 1990. DEA thesis carried out at the Molecular Genetics Laboratory of INRA (National Institute for Agronomic Research) "Isolation by differential hybridization of genes expressed during the differentiation of the basidiomycete Agrocybe aegerita".