Monsieur Thomas KESTEMAN / PhD


Le sujet de la thèse porte sur l'évaluation du poids du paludisme dans une situation de transition épidémiologique, à Madagascar, et de l'efficacité en conditions réelles (effectiveness) des mesures de lutte déployées dans le cadre du programme national de lutte.

Contact details

Professional experience

Contract type : Insertion dans un pays autre que son pays d'origine : contrat post-doctoral, poste dans le secteur public ou privé du pays

Organization or company : Fondation Mérieux

City : Berouth

Country : LIBAN

Field of activity : Recherche médicale

Contract type : Insertion dans un pays autre que son pays d'origine : contrat post-doctoral, poste dans le secteur public ou privé du pays

Organization or company : Institut Pasteur de Madagascar

Website : www.pasteur.mg

Company size : 100-499

City : Antananarivo

Country : MADAGASCAR

Jobs

Comments on mobility : Worked in Afghanistan, Peru, and various countries in Europe. Mobility constrained by the possibility to accomodate a family.

Research : NON

Skills

Project management, including proposal writing, team management, budget follow-up, interdisciplinary work.

Techniques

- Conventional and automated bacteriology - Molecular biology: * End-point and Real-Time PCR * DNA microarray, Real-Time Hybridization * Capillary electrophoresis, sequencing - Phase-contrast microscopy - Epidemiology: * R, Stata, Epidata, SPSS softwares * Multivariate logistic and linear regression, multilevel modeling - Clinical investigation: 3rd phase pharmaceutical development

PhD

Title : Biologie-Santé - Spécialité Maladies Infectieuses

First registration date : 18 October 2011 / 4A

Doctoral school : Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé

Thesis defense date : 30 November 2015

Subject : Evaluation de l'efficacité des actions de lutte antipaludique à Madagascar

Thesis supervisor : ROGIER Christophe

Thesis co-supervisor : RANDRIANARIVELOJOSIA Milijaona

Research unit : URMITE - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales

Master's degree

Title : Master 2 de Santé Publique et Sciences Sociales

June 2011 - UFR médecine - Paris 6

Publications

  • Nationwide evaluation of malaria infections, morbidity, mortality, and coverage of malaria control interventions in Madagascar.
    Malaria Journal, 2014
    Thomas Kesteman, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Chiarella Mattern, Emma Raboanary, Dolorès Pourette, Florian Girond, Vaomalala Raharimanga, Laurence Randrianasolo, Patrice Piola, and Christophe Rogier
    http://www.malariajournal.com/content/13/1/465
  • Post-deployment effectiveness of malaria control interventions on Plasmodium infections in Madagascar: a comprehensive phase IV assessment.
    -, 2015
    Kesteman T., Randrianarivelojosia M., Piola P., Rogier C.

  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of malaria control interventions in Madagascar: a nationwide case-control survey.
    Malaria J, 2015
    Kesteman T., Randrianarivelojosia M., Raharimanga V., Randrianasolo L., Piola P., Rogier C.

  • Multiple causes of an unexpected malaria outbreak in a high-transmission area in Madagascar.
    Malaria J., 2015
    Kesteman T., Rafalimanantsoa S.A., Razafimandimby H., Rasamimanana H.H., Raharimanga V., Ratsimbasoa A., Ratovonjato J., Elissa N., Randrianasolo L., Finlay A., Rogier C., Randrianarivelojosia M.

  • “Malaria is not a problem”: Consequences of trivialization of malaria on fever case management and use of bed nets in Madagascar.
    PLoS One, 2015
    Mattern C., Raboanary E., Kesteman T., Rogier C., Piola P., Pourette D.

  • Save mosquitoes, save money – a resampling analysis for testing bio-efficacy of insecticide-treated nets with fewer mosquitoes.
    Sci. rep., 2015
    Boyer S., Randriamaherijaona S., Rogier C., Kesteman T.

  • Investigation of a Malaria Outbreak in South-Eastern Madagascar in 2011-2012: a Multidisciplinary Approach.
    1er Forum International de Veille Sanitaire et Réponse en Territoires Insulaires, 2013
    Kesteman T., Rafalimanantsoa S. A., Razafimandimby H., Rasamimanana H. H., Raharimanga V., Randrianasolo D., Rajaobary S. H., Rakotoarivony M-C., Ratsimbasoa A., Ranaivo L., Randrianomanana M., Ratovonjato J., Zilera S. A., Elissa N., Randrianasolo L., Finlay A., Randrianarivelojosia M., Rogier C.

  • Mortalité attribuable au paludisme à Madagascar : une évaluation en population.
    1ère Journée Scientifique de Santé Publique de l'Université d'Antananarivo, 2014
    Kesteman T., Randrianarivelojosia M., Rogier C.

  • Assessing the impact of vector control interventions by measuring their effectiveness - what has been done in Madagascar.
    Challenges in Malaria Research, 2014
    Kesteman T., Randrianarivelojosia M., Piola P., Rogier C.
    http://www.malariajournal.com/content/13/S1/O5
  • Malaria humoral response profiling using a multistage, multispecies antigen array in a Luminex-magnetic-bead-based multiplex assay.
    Scientific Symposium of the Institut Pasteur International Network, 2014
    Kesteman T., Varela L.M., Guillotte M., Ravaorisoa E., Longacre S., Drakeley C., Randrianarivelojosia M., Mercereau-Puijalon O., Perraut R., Rogier C., Vigan-Womas I.

  • Standardized Multidisciplinary Method for the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Malaria Control Interventions.
    63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014
    Kesteman T., Remoué F., Boyer S., Randrianarivelojosia M., Pennetier C., Audibert M., Etchepare M., Egrot M., Rogier C., PALEVALUT Scientific Committee.

  • Investigation of a Malaria Outbreak in South-Eastern Madagascar in 2011-2012: a Multidisciplinary Approach.
    6th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria, 2013
    Kesteman T., Rafalimanantsoa S. A., Razafimandimby H., Rasamimanana H. H., Raharimanga V., Randrianasolo D., Rajaobary S. H., Rakotoarivony M-C., Ratsimbasoa A., Ranaivo L., Randrianomanana M., Ratovonjato J., Zilera S. A., Elissa N., Randrianasolo L., Finlay A., Randrianarivelojosia M., Rogier C.

  • Assessment of the impact of malaria control programs in Madagascar using 15 serological markers simultaneously in a multiplex assay.
    6th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria, 2013
    Kesteman T., Ravaoarisoa E., Guillotte M., Perraut R., Mercereau-Puijalon O., Rogier C., Randrianarivelojosia M., Vigan-Womas I.

  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of malaria control activities by simultaneous nationwide cross-sectional and case-control surveys in Madagascar.
    63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2014
    Kesteman T., Randrianarivelojosia M., Piola P., Rogier C.

  • Investigation of an Outbreak of Malaria Cases and Deaths in an Epidemic-Prone Region of Southern Madagascar — June 2012.
    61st Annual Meeting of the ASTMH, 2012
    Rajoabary S. H., Steinhardt L., Rabarijaona H., Finlay A., Herindrainy P., Laivao M. H., Jahevitra M., Rakotoson M., Rakotomaroafy M., Kesteman T., Beach R., Ratsimbasoa A., Ramarosandratana B. and Rakotoarivony C.

  • The importance of historical data in simulating malaria epidemiology and control interventions: application to multiple sites in Madagascar.
    Challenges in Malaria Research, 2014
    Pothin E., Briët O., Kesteman T., Randrianarivelojosia M., Rogier C., Smith T.
    http://www.malariajournal.com/content/13/S1/P107/
  • Save mosquitoes, save money: a resampling analysis to determine how many mosquitoes are needed to test a Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net.
    64th Annual Meeting of the ASTMH, 2015
    Kesteman T., Randriamaherijaona S., Rogier C., Boyer S.

  • A school-based serology study to validate use of routine data for targeting malaria interventions in the Central Highlands of Madagascar.
    64th Annual Meeting of the ASTMH, 2015
    Steinhardt L., Ravaoarisoa E., Wiegand R., Harimanana A., Hedje J., Cotte A., Zigirumugabe S., Kesteman T., Rasoloharimanana T. L., Rakotomalala E., Butts J., Rogier C., Piola P., Randrianarivelojosia M., Vigan-Womas I.

Languages

Anglais : C2 - Courant

Espagnol : B2 - Intermédiaire supérieur

Néerlandais : B2 - Intermédiaire supérieur