Frédéric Le Marcis is a Professor of Social Anthropology at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and research professor at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), member of TransVIHMI research group (IRD UMI 233 – Inserm U 1175 – Université de Montpellier). His research explores health issues in West and Southern Africa and the circulation of global models of care and punishment. He lives permanently in Conakry, Guinea.