University of Nairobi

The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Nairobi recently held a special pre-departure meeting for three of its brightest minds—Wilfred Gitau, Barclay Obiero, and Zipporah Gitau—who are set to embark on a transformative journey to the University of Manitoba, Canada, to pursue their PhDs under the prestigious Building Capacity for Disease Interventions (BCDI) program. 

Dr. Phil Mixter and Prof. Martina Ederer paid a courtesy call to Chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Dr. Marianne Mureithi. Dr. Mixter and Prof. Ederer, are co-leads for the WSU Study Abroad Kenya Research Immersion at Washington State University and were visiting with several students who qualified for the program.

The University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the University of Manitoba, is proud to announce a fully funded prestigious PhD scholarship in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. This unique opportunity is part of an ongoing effort to foster research excellence and international collaboration in critical health sciences.

Prof. Omu Anzala, a senior researcher (former Director - KAVI - ICR) and a Professor of Virology and Immunology in the Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi was among the key speakers during a webinar (COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout) organized by the College of Health Sciences, UoN.

Dr. Moses Masika and Dr. Marianne Mureithi are among researchers who attended Stakeholders workshop held on 19th March 2021 to review Clinician Handbook and AMU national strategy document. The workshop was organized by the Fleming Country Grant; a £265 million UK aid programme supporting up to 24 countries across Africa and Asia to tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Prof. Oyugi, Professor of Virology in the Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi and Deputy Director, University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious Disease (UNITID) has been shortlisted for the National Research Fund COVID-19 strategic grant call.

Moses Victor Musyoki has been described as a researcher in the making.

He joined the University of Nairobi, Department of Medical Microbiology as a technologist in 2015 scaling the career ladder to attain MSc degree in Medical Microbiology from the same institution. Through mentorship and supervision from senior researchers in the department, he has shown keen interest in academics and research with key focus on Infectious diseases including Medical Mycology.

Dr. Marianne Wanjiru Mureithi was in Kigali Rwanda where she attended the Global HIV Enterprise Workshop – Supporting African-led HIV Vaccine R&D during ICASA 2019 that took place from 1st to 6th December, 2019.

Dr. Mureithi gave an oral presentation titled ‘Trials and tribulations of conducting vaccine R&D in Africa’.