The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology shone brightly at the University of Nairobi (UoN) Performance Contracting and Staff Recognition Awards FY 2021/2022 ceremony, making it a momentous occasion. The event, which took place at the Chandaria Center for Performing Arts on December 5, 2022, was presided over by the University Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Stephen Kiama and Prof. Miriam Were, Chair of Council.

Marianne Mureithi, Ph.D., the Chair, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Nairobi, has graduated from the inaugural cohort of the IAVI ADVANCE Leadership Development Programme (LDP). LDP is an initiative to develop a critical mass of promising scientific leaders uniquely equipped to advance the field for next-generation AIDS vaccine development in Africa and India.