Professor Laurentine Sumo is an Associate Professor of Parasitology at the University of Ebolowa, Cameroon. She earned her PhD in Parasitology and Ecology from the University of Yaoundé I, in 2012. Trained as a parasitologist, she has also received specialised training in the epidemiology of infectious diseases, with a particular focus on vector-borne parasitic diseases. Her research centres on the epidemiology, transmission dynamics and control of tropical parasitic diseases, particularly schistosomiasis, malaria, filarial infections (including onchocerciasis, loiasis and lymphatic filariasis), and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH). Recognising the frequent co-endemicity of these diseases, her work seeks to update their epidemiological profiles through disease mapping, identification of risk factors, investigation of transmission dynamics, and the development of improved diagnostic approaches. She is especially committed to understanding the factors driving the persistence of these neglected tropical diseases and to designing innovative, evidence-based strategies to support their elimination. Professor Sumo has made significant contributions to demonstrating the continued transmission of onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases in endemic areas, identifying transmission hotspots and elucidating the epidemiological factors responsible for their persistence. Her work is firmly rooted in applied and operational research, providing scientific evidence to strengthen national disease control and elimination programmes and to support progress towards the World Health Organization’s roadmap for neglected tropical diseases. Vector Biology and Public Health, and currently supervises five PhD candidates. She has authored or co-authored two book chapters and over 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications. She is an active member of several international and national scientific organisations, including the Cameroon Society of Epidemiology (CaSE), CaPROWN, OWSD, WINs, the International Epidemiological Association (IEA), and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). She also serves as a Global Assessor for the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), Academic Editor for PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, and Topic Coordinator for Frontiers in Tropical Diseases.