Dr. Justine Nzweundji-Khumbah’s is the Deputy Director of Research, Valorization and Innovation, at the Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies (IMPM) in Cameroon specializing in Plant Biotechnology and recently in science policy. Her academic journey includes prestigious fellowships: UNESCO-L'Oréal for doctoral research at the University of Florida (2011) and Alabama A&M University (2013), TWAS-DFG at Geisenheim University, Germany (2018) for postdoctoral research, and UMAPS fellowship at the University of Michigan, USA (2022).
She served on several boards, including the Africa Chapter of the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), and the National Committee for Development of Technologies (CNDT) in Cameroon. She is also a fellow of the African Science Leadership Programme at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.