Prof Kensese Sontin Mossanda holds a degree in Pharmacy; 3 Master’s degrees in: Tropical Medicine & Biology, Clinical Biology and Food sciences and a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Biochemistry & Toxicology) from the State University of Liege, Belgium. His previous appointments include: Postdoctoral Fellow in many Universities in Europe, USA, Asia and Africa; Professor, Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, and Head of Clinical Biology Department at the University of Kinshasa, DR-Congo. As Professor and Research Coordinator at Medical University of Southern Africa (Medunsa) and also at Walter Sisulu University (WSU-South Africa), he has been teaching Clinical Biochemistry and Toxicology and leading clinical research projects. He is presently conducting research projects in Canada and supervising of postgraduate students from African and Western Institutions especially in the fields of Cancer, Medicinal plants and Natural products. He is also acting as external examiner of Masters and PhD dissertations from various academic Institutions.

His research expertise includes: Biochemistry, Toxicology, Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Traditional Medicine, Chemoprevention and Anti-inflammatory activities of medicinal plants, He has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals and refereed/peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and also 3 chapters in book and 1 book