Frédéric Le Marcis

Frédéric Le Marcis is a Professor of Social Anthropology at ENS de Lyon. His research explores health issues mainly on the African continent. He has been working on the experience of Aids in South Africa, on HIV clinical trials in Ivory Coast and has been involved in recent Ebola outbreak in Guinea (2014-2016). He did accompany the setting up of the favipiravir clinical trial and conducted an ethnography of the Ebola response in Guinea. He is currently co-directing the Ecoppaf research programme on prison in Africa and starting an ethnography of past epidemic's experience in Guinea during the 20th century.

Further information on Le Marcis' research activities and publications:

• Academia Profile
• Le Marcis' profile on Laboratoire d'Anthropologie des Enjeux Contemporaians website