Education:
Ph.D in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; University of Vermont, 1989.
MS. In Medical Technology; University of Vermont, 1990.
BS in Cell Biology; University of Zaire, 1977.
Special Diploma for Elementary School; Sainte Marie School, Belgium 1971.
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
“A professor's role is much like a catalyst in an enzymatic reaction. Students and course materials are like the substrates. The outcome of the final product lays on the specificity in binding between catalyst and substrate.” M. Kadima
Research Interest
Mechanism of microbial pathogenesis
Viral immunology
Role of Eosinophiles in hypersensitivity
