Dr Alpha Kabinet KEITA holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Conakry in Guinea. He received Master’s degree and PhD in Infectious Diseases at Aix-Marseille University, France.

Currently, Keita is a Researcher at the Universities of Conakry and Montpellier and Deputy Director of CERFIG (Centre de Recherche et de Formation en Infectiologie de Guinée). His work focuses on the Ebola virus, in a global study project in humans and wildlife in Guinea.

Alpha is a board-certified physician by the Guinean Medical Council. He is authored more 40 scientific articles in Infectious Diseases field, and he is an ad-hoc reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals.

In addition to research activities, Dr KEITA is head of Molecular Biology Unit at Institut National de Santé de Guinée (INSP) and he is also involved in teaching activities at the University of Conakry. He is a member of the scientific committee at "Faculté des Sciences et Technique de la Santé (FSTS)" of Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry (UGANC). He is Research Assistant Professor of CAMES (African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education)

Alpha Kabinet KEITA is the recipient of several awards, including the Bronze Medal of the Mediterranean Infection Foundation obtained in 2012 in Marseille. Since November 2017, he has been Science and Technology Ambassador of the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) for Guinea and NEF Fellow since July 2019.