The Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology are incredibly proud to share the exciting news that our recently graduated MSc scholar, Delories Sikuku, has won a fully funded PhD position in Virology at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) at the prestigious University of KwaZulu-Natal!
Member of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Professor Omu Anzala was recently appointed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) Kenya as a member of the Taskforce looking to combat Viral (VH) Hepatitis of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Member of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Professor Omu Anzala was recently appointed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) Kenya as a member of the Taskforce looking to combat Viral (VH) Hepatitis of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
On Thursday, 29th June 2023, we had the unique opportunity to attend an enlightening talk by Prof. Omu Anzala from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. This exceptional dialogue emphasized the discovery and implications of a robust immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in the adult Kenyan population.
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The BioMed Central, an open access journal and part of Springer Nature, released a special issue on Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) on the 15th of May which included two papers with data from Kenya.
Apply now! Call for Mentees: One Health Early Career Champions
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We invite you to join the One Health Early Career Champions (ECC) Program as a mentor to support talented doctoral researchers from Kenya and Finland. This program unites accomplished early career researchers and academics from the University of Nairobi and the University of Helsinki.
The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology and KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research are excited to host a webinar by Professor Pier Paolo Piccaluga on the Role of Viruses in Lymphomagenesis. Professor Piccaluga, a clinician and researcher is a renowned expert in this subject, and his talk promises to be a fascinating insight into the relationship between viruses and lymphoma.
Member of the Department Prof. Omu Anzala made a television appearance on KTN on the 7th of December 2021 to discuss the Omicron COVID-19 variant concern around the world. He went into a detailed explanation of how variants in viruses occur through mutations
Members of the Department Prof. Walter Jaoko, Prof. Omu Anzala and Prof Julius Oyugi were both recently featured on the Alper Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 ranking.
The University of Nairobi had a total of 18 scientists across various disciplines in the top 50 rankings with both department members on the list.
