Gilbert Kamgan Nkuekam
Gilbert Kamgan Nkuekam
Postdoctoral Researcher
817-966-9740
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2329
Moscow, ID 83844-2329
My research focuses on characterizing soil microbial diversity and identifying the pathogens associated with soil-borne diseases in potatoes.
Ph.D., University of Pretoria, 2011
M.S., University of Pretoria, 2007
B.S., University of Pretoria, 2004
Languages other than English spoken
- French
- Microbial Identification
- Microbiome sciences
- Bioinformatics
- Statistics
- Kamgan Nkuekam G, Valverde A, Cowan DA, 2018. Arable agriculture changes soil microbial communities in the South African grassland biome. South African Journal of Science 114, 5/6, Art. #2017-0288, 7 pages.
- Kamgan Nkuekam G, Wingfield MJ, Roux J, 2013. Ceratocystis species, including two new taxa, from Eucalyptus trees in South Africa. Australasian Plant Pathology 42, 283-311.
- Kamgan Nkuekam G, Barnes I, Wingfield M.J, Roux J, 2009. Distribution and population diversity of Ceratocystis pirilliformis in South Africa. Mycologia 101, 17-25.
Gilbert Kamgan Nkuekam was born and grew-up in Douala, Cameroon where he received his secondary education at College INTEG (Institut des Techniques Economiques et de Gestion). He matriculated in 1993 and received his BSc degree (with distinction) in natural sciences, with plant biology as major, from the University of Douala in 1996, a B.Sc. Honours in microbiology from the University of Pretoria in 2003 and MSc. in plant pathology (with distinction) from the same institute in 2007. He enrolled for a doctorate in plant pathology, with a focus in forest pathology in 2007 at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, South Africa.