Medical microbiology

Exciting Internship Opportunity for MSc Students!
The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Nairobi, in collaboration with the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba, is pleased to announce a 1-Year Internship Opportunity under the prestigious Building Capacity for Disease Interventions (BCDI) Program.

Position: 1-Year Internship in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Location: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Duration: 1 Year

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. 

The University of Nairobi (UoN) and the University of Manitoba (UM) are celebrating a groundbreaking international collaboration with the prestigious Canadian International Development Scholarship 2030 (BCDI 2030) grant. This initiative empowers African students by providing fully funded opportunities to pioneer medical microbiology and infectious diseases research.

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.

The 70th University of Nairobi Graduation Ceremony was held on Friday 15th December, 2023 starting at 7:00AM with over 5,700 students graduating. Among those graduations, the Department of Medical Microbiology would like to congratulate the following students:

1. Dr. Kenneth Omollo for his PhD in Medical Microbiology where his research centered around the impact of hormonal contraception on peripheral and muscosal immunity. 

Members of the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology Dr. Winnie Mutai and Dr. Susan Odera both graduated with PhDs in Medical Microbiology at the 69th Graduation Ceremony held on the 22nd of September 2023. 

With deep sorrow, we share the news of the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend, Timothy M'Barine, the Micropath Laboratory Lead at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Timothy departed from us on Wednesday, 24th May 2023, leaving an indelible mark on scientific research and an inspiring legacy.

A Luminary in the Field of Microbiology

As part of laboratory capacity building efforts, members of the Department of Microbiology took part in a successful SOP writing workshop training held at Alba Hotel in Meru County. 

This is one of the key objectives for a research project titled "Building capacity for Zoonotic Diseases Diagnostic in underserved communities in Kajiado and Isiolo County", a partnership between Colorado State University and the University of Nairobi.

It was all smiles as the Department of Microbiology and Immunology celebrated outstanding performance in the University of Nairobi staff awards.

The Department emerged the as the best overall performing unit and best performing teaching department in the performance contracting awards category.