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Curriculum Vi tae Kiam a S G, 2012

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CURRICULUM VITAE

I. PERSONAL DATA

NAME: STEPHEN KIAMA GITAHI, BVM, MSc.,

PhD., MKNAS

NATIONALITY: Kenyan

MARITAL STATUS: Married (2 child ren)

DATE OF BIRTH: 19t h Apr il 1964

PLACE OF BIRTH: Nyeri Coun ty, Kenya

ADDRESS: Wangari Maathai Ins ti t u te fo r Peace and Environ men tal

Stud ies, Universi ty o f Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197, Nairobi,

Kenya. Tel. + 254 (02) 4446764/ 0722380971. Email:

kgi [email protected]

II. POSITIONS SERVED

A. ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS SERVED

1. Acting Principal (Betw een 2004-2005 on several occasions):

College o f Agricul tu re and Ve ter inary Sciences.

2. Acting direc tor (2010-present): Wangari Maathai Ins ti t u te

fo r Peace and Env iron men tal Studies.

3. Acting Dean (Betw een 2004-2009 0n several occasions):

Facul ty of Ve ter inary Medicine.

4. Associa te Dean (2003-2010): Facul ty o f Ve terinary Med icine,

Universi t y o f Nairobi.

5. Chairman (2005-2010): Depar t men t o f Ve terinary Ana to my

and Physiology, Universi ty o f Nairobi.


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6. Chairman (2009-Presen t) Royal Sati ma Water Bo t t l ing Steering

co m mi t tee, Universi t y o f Nairobi.

B. ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD

1. Associa te Pro fessor (2012-): Depar t men t o f Veter inary

Ana to my and Physiology, Universi t y o f Nairobi, Kenya

2. Associa t ion o f African Universi t ies (AAU) Visi ting Fello w

(2010). School o f Ve ter inary Medicine, Universi t y o f Ghana,

Legon, Ghana.

3. External examiner in Ve terinary Anatomy (2009-2011).

Depar t men t o f Ve ter inary Anato m y, Makerere Universi t y,

Uganda.

4. Visiting Researcher (2007). Depar t men t o f Ana to mical and

Physiological Sciences, Universi t y of Wi t wa tersrand,

Johannesburg, Republic of Sou th Af r ica.

5. Visiting Researcher (2006): Ins ti t u te o f Ana to my, Universi ty o f

Bern, Bern, Swi tzerland.

6. Senior Lecturer (2002-2012): Depar t men t o f Veter inary

Ana to my, Universi ty o f Nairobi, Nairobi , Kenya.

7. Lecturer (1996-2002): Depar t men t o f Ve ter inary Ana to my,

Universi t y o f Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

8. Assistan t Lecturer (1990-1996): Depar t men t o f Veterinary

Ana to my, Universi ty o f Nairobi, Nairobi , Kenya.

C. POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY SERVED IN THE

SOCIETY

1. Vice Chairman (2012): SONU Elec to ral Com mission 2012.

2. Of ficial Delega te (2012): 18th Session of the Af r ican Union


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3. Vice Chairman (2011): SONU Elec to ral Com mission 2011.

4. In terim Chairman (2011-) Facul t y Club House, Kabe te

5. Member (2011): Commission on Review o f the SONU

Consti tu tion.

6. Member (2011-) Me mber, Studen t Welfare Au thor i t y Board,

Universi t y o f Nairobi

7. Member (2011-): Steering co m mi t tee o f the Universi ty o f Nairob i

to wer.

8. Member o f the Na tional R & D Journal Edito rial Board (2010):

Minis t ry o f Science and Technology, Kenya.

9. Delega te (2010): Clin ton Global Ini t ia t ive Meet ing

10. Chairman (2010): Senate subco m mi t tee on the conduc t o f

SONU elec t ions.

11. Member (2010): Jury, Wangari Maathai Ins ti t u te Archi tec tu ral

Design Co mpe t i t ion.

12. Member o f Board o f Governors (2009-Present): Gatugi Girls

Secondary School.

13. Secretary (2009-2011): Chiro mo Cam p us club, Universi ty o f

Nairobi.

14. Node Coordina tor (2008-present): Afr ican Natu ral Produc t

Training Net work (RISE-AFFNET).

15. Chairman (2008): College Meri ts awards co m mi t tee, CAVS.

16. Chairman (2008-presen t): College o f Agricul tu re and

Vete rinary Sciences Annual Repor t Wri t ing Co m mi t tee.

17. Member (2007-): ISO 90001 i mple men ta t ion co m mi t tee

presen t): College o f Agricul tu re and Ve ter inary Sciences,



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18. Chairman (2005-presen t): College Lib rary Co m mi t tee, College

o f Agricul tu re and Veter inary Sciences.

19. Member o f Task fo rce (2005): Agricul tu re Secto r Minis t ries

Collabora t ion wi t h Local Universi t ies Com mi t tee.

20. Chairman o f the Scien t i f ic Commi t t ee (2005-2010): Facul t y

o f Ve ter inary Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Con ference and

Exhib i t ion.

21. Member (2005-2008): Universi t y o f Nairobi Science Park an d

Museu m co m mi t tee.

22. Chairman (2004–Presen t): College Environ men t and Bio-safe t y

Com mi t tee, College o f Agricul tu re and Veterinary Sciences.

23. Returning Of ficer (2004-2006): Kabete Campus universi t y o f

Nairobi Studen t Organization elec tions.

24. Member o f the Kenyan Delega tion (2004): World Organisatio n

fo r Ani mal Heal th (OIE) in Paris, France.

25. Member of the Na t ional Execu t ive Commi t t ee (2003-2006):

Kenya Veterinary Associat ion.

26. Member o f the Nat ional Council (2003-2006): Kenya

Vete rinary Associat ion.

27. Chairman (2002-2003): Justice Peace and Reconcilia t io n

Com mi t tee, Sain t Andre ws Parish, Nairobi.

28. Chairman (2003-2010): Veterinary Far m Manage me n t

Com mi t tee, Facul t y o f Ve ter inary Medicine.

29. Chairman (2003): Facul t y s t ra tegic planning co m mi t tee

30. Edito r-in-Chie f (2003-2006): The Kenya Veter inarian, The

Journal o f Kenya Veter inary Associat ion .

31. Member (2003-2004): The Kenya Veterinary Board.


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32. Member (2003-presen t): College acade mic and manage me n t

board- College o f Agricul tu re and Veter inary Sciences o f the


33. Member (2003-present): Dean’s com m i t tee, Universi ty o f

Nairobi.

34. Member (2003-present) Sena te, Universi ty o f Nairobi.

35. Member (2003- Presen t). College Manage men t Com mi t tee,

CAVS

36. Chairman, (2002-2003). Justice Peace and Reconcilia tio n

Com mi t tee, Sain t Andre ws Parish, Nairobi

37. Me mber o f the Board o f Manage men t (2002-2003), St. Andre ws

Parish, Nairo bi

38. Secretary (2002-Presen t), Kenya Society o f Neuroscien t is ts.

39. Chair man (2002-2003) ., Justice, Peace and Reconcilia t io n

Com mi t tee, St. Andre ws Parish, Nairobi

40. Assistan t Secre tary (2001-2002): Kenya Socie ty o f

Neuroscien t is ts.

41. Member (2001- 2004): Facul ty o f Ve ter inary Medicine Module II

policy and guidelines co m mi t tee.

42. Member (2001-2008): Facul ty Postgradua te Co m mi t tee, Facul t y

o f Ve ter inary Medicine.

43. Sub-Edito r (2001-2005): Facul ty o f Ve terinary Medicine Biennial

Scien t i f ic Conference.

44. Founder President (2000-2001): Bern Chris tian Evangelical

Churc h (BIEC), Bern, Swi tzerland

45. Member (1996-1997): Facul t y o f Veterinary Medicine

Curr iculu m Revie w Co m mi t tee.


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46. Member (1996-1997): National You th Com mi t tee, Presbyter ian

Churc h o f East Af r ica.

47. You th Chairman (1996-1997), Milimani Presbyter ial You t h

Com mi t tee

48. Member o f the Board o f Managemen t (1996-1997), St.

Andre ws Parish, Nairobi

49. You th Secre tary (1995-1996), Ngong Hill Presbyte rial You t h

Com mi t tee

50. Member o f the Board o f Managemen t (1995-1997), St.

Andre ws Parish, Nairobi

51. You th Chairman( 1994-1997), St. Andrews Parish, Nairobi

52. Chairman (1991-1993), Laikipia Groov e Co m mu ni t y

III. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

1. Associa t ion o f Af rican Universi ties (AAU). To visi t t he

Universi t y o f Ghana, Legon and give Ana to my Lectu res to the

Vete rinary Medicine class (2010).

2. Na tional Research Founda tion, Sou th Africa: To Visi t t he

Universi t y o f Wi t wa tersrand, Johannesburg, Sou th Af r ica and

car ry ou t collabora t ive research (2007).

3. Federal Commission of Foreign Scholarships, Swi tzerland:

To visi t t he Unive rsi t y o f Bern, Swi tzerland and car ry ou t

collabora t ive research (2006).

4. Keystone Symposium Scholarship: To a t tend and par t ic ipa te

in the Keystone symp osiu m on “Dendr i t ic cells in Medicine and

Im muno biology” held in Taos, New Mexico, USA (2001).


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5. Federal Commission of Foreign Scholarships, Swi tzerland:

To visi t Swi tzerland to do my PhD stud ies (Supervisors: Pro f. Dr.

Pete r Gehr and Pro f. Dr. Beda Stadler) (1997).

6. Interna t ional Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) and South

Af rican Neuroscience Socie ty: To at tend a course on

“Neuro t rans mi t te rs and their recep t o rs: Basic to clinical Aspec ts”

a t Rhodes Universi t y, Graha ms to wn, Sou th Afr ica (1996).

7. Bri tish Council: To visi t t he Gat t y Marine labora to ries,

Universi t y o f St. Andre ws, Sco tland. To learn and car ry ou t

elec t ron microscopy work. (Superv isor: Pro f. Ian Johnson)

(1993).

8. German Academic Exchange program me: To visi t t he

Ins ti t u te o f Ve ter inary Ana to my, Free Universi t y o f Berlin,

German. To carry ou t elec tron microscopy work (Superv isor:

Pro f. Dr. K. D. Weyrauch) (1993).

9. German Academic Exchange progra m me: For Master o f

Science in Veterinary Ana to my, Depar t men t o f Veter inary

Ana to my, Universi ty o f Nairobi, (Supervisor: Pro f. John N. Maina

and Prof. Josaba t ta Bha t tacharjee) (1992).

10. Govern men t o f Kenya: To study Bachelor o f Veter inary

Medicine at the Universi ty o f Nairobi (1986)

IV RESEARCH AND EQUIPMENT GRANTS

AWARDED

1. Carnegie IAS Regional Ini t ia t ive in Science and Educa t ion

(RISE). Carnegie/Research Ini t ia t ive in Science and Educa tion-

Afr ican Natu ral Produc t Train ing Net wo rk (CR-AFFNET) (2011-

2013)


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2. Global Livestock CRSP for Training on Diagnosing and

Preven ting Disease and i mp rov ing Local poul t ry Produc t ion in

Kenya (2009)

3. USAID f o r STOP AI Dist ric t level Training , 2009

4. Dean’s Commit tee, Universi t y o f Nairobi fo r car rying ou t a

study on “Ef fec ts o f selec ted mic ro tu bules des tabilizing drugs

on ol fac to ry neurogenesis in rabbi ts” (2009)

5. Carnegie IAS Regional Ini t ia t ive in Science and Educa t ion

(RISE). Carnegie/Research Ini t ia t ive in Science and Educa tion-

Afr ican Natu ral Produc t Train ing Net wo rk (CR-AFFNET) (2008-

2011)

6. Global Livestock CRSP for Avian In f luenza School, Kenya:

In terna t ional Train the Trainers program (2007)

7. Deans Commit tee, Universi ty o f Nairobi fo r car rying ou t a

study on “Study on nocicep t ion and analgesics ef fec ts o f

opio ids, NSAID and SAID in the Afr ican hinge back to r t o ise and

Afr ican Helme t tu r t le (2007)

8. RAIN-ASARECA for Proposal and Scien t i f ic wr i t ing workshops fo r

acade mic staf f me mbers o f the College o f Agricul tu re an d

Vete rinary Sciences, Universi t y o f Nairobi in Nove mber (2007)

9. RAIN-ASARECA for Proposal and Scien t i f ic wr i t ing workshops fo r

acade mic staf f me mbers o f the College o f Agricul tu re an d

Vete rinary Sciences, Universi t y o f Nairobi in Nove mber (2006)

10. Direc tor Ins ti tu te o f Ana to my Universi ty of Bern,

Swi tzerland (Pro f. Dr. Peter Gehr): Donation o f 20 Ligh t

mic roscopes, one overhead projec to r and t wo Slide projec to rs

fo r use by s tuden ts in the Facul ty o f Vete r inary Medicine (2006).

11. Direc tor Ins ti tu te o f Ana to my Universi ty of Bern,

Swi tzerland (Pro f. Dr. Peter Gehr): Donation o f 30 Ligh t


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microscopes fo r use by studen ts in the Facul t y o f Veter inary

Medicine (2003).

12. Swiss Developmen t Coopera tion: Equip men t Gran t in

collabora t ion wi t h Pro f. Dr. Peter Gehr; to pu rchase and ins tall a

Philip 201C Trans mission elec t ron mic roscope (2003).

13. Sequella Global Tuberculosis Gran t Founda t ion: “Trea t me n t

o f la ten t TB wi th invasive-de f ic ien t Salmo nella

14. German Academic Exchange progra m (DAAD): Equip me n t

Gran t: Image Analyser, High resolu t ion Moni to r, Zeiss ligh t

mic roscope and co mpu te r p r in te rs (1994 & 1995)

15. German Academic Exchange program (DAAD): To carry ou t

research on “The Morphology and mo rpho me t r y o f the Pecten

Oculi in Diurnal and Noc tu rnal Birds: A Co mpara t ive Stud y

(1992).


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V. EDUCATION HISTORY

A. FORMAL EDUCATION

1. Doctor o f Philosophy in Struc tu ral Biology (PhD), Facul t y o f

Medicine, Universi t y o f Bern, Swi tzerland (2001).

2. Masters o f Science in Veter inary Ana to my (MSc), Facul ty o f

Veterinary Medicine, Universi ty o f Nairobi, Kenya (1995).

3. Bachelors o f Ve terinary Medicine (BVM), Facul t y o f Ve terinary

Medicine, Universi t y o f Nairobi, Kenya (1990).

4. Kenya Advanced Cer ti f ica te o f Education (K. A. C. E), Nakuru

High School (1984).

5. Kenya Cer ti f ica te o f Educa t ion (K. C. E), Kenya t ta High School

(1982).

6. Cert i f ica te of Primary Education (C. P. E.), Gatugi Pri mary

School (1978).

VI. STUDENT SUPERVISION

I have supervised and taugh t several pos tg radua te and underg radua te

studen ts.

A. STUDENTS SUPERVISED TO COMPLETION

i) PHD STUDENTS

1. Julius Ogengo (2008): Morphology and adrenergic innerva t ions

o f the goa t aor ta –Comple ted.

2. Joseph Kariuki Kw eri (2011): Ef fec t o f p rena tal alcohol

exposure on the fe tal and pups pancreas of albino ra ts –

Comple ted.


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3. Joseph Mwanzia Ngu ta (2011): Ethnobo tanical survey and

tox icological study o f an t i malarial herbal plan ts in selec ted areas

o f Kenya (2011)- Co mple ted

ii) MASTERS OF SCIENCE STUDENTS

1. Dominic Ochw ang’i (2011) : Transcrip t ional regulat ion o f the

NOS3 gene in pul monary myo f ib ro blast di f fe ren tia tion and

i mpl icat ions fo r th is in pul monary f ib rosis –Comple ted.

2. Pat rick Mbuvi Mu tua (2010): Deter m ina t ion o f the func t ional

capaci ty o f the respira to r y macrophages o f the Anas

pla ty rhynchos and Oryclogus cuniculus –Comple ted.

3. Evans Gacheru Kimani (2009): An analysis o f the role o f fa mily

and ins ti t u t ional care on educa tion o f o rphans: A case o f Kibera

slu ms –Co mple ted.

4. Boniface M. Kavoi (2008): A co mpara t ive mor phologic and

m o rp ho me t r ic study o f the ol fac to ry epi theliu m in the sheep

and the dog –Co mple ted.

5. Stanley Wambugu (2008): Evaluat ion o f the Analgesic

mechanis ms in Kinixys belliana ( the af r ican hinge back to r to ise)

and Poly medusa subrufa ( the marsh ter rapin) – Comple ted.

6. Karambu E. Murii thi (2010-): Ethnobo tanical uses and

phy toc he mical analysis of Cyperus ar t ic ula tus f ro m Tharaka,

Meru- (Sub mi t te d fo r Examina t ion)

iii) UNDERGADUATE STUDENTS

1. Mark Karanja Tharau (2005): A study o f pos tna tal neurogenesis

in the hypoca mpus and ol fac to r y bulb in ra ts –Co mple ted.


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2. Isiyah Adamjee (2003): Cyclospora in fec t ion in baboon:

p revalence and experi men tal in fec t ion studies –Comple ted.

3. Diana Ruchugo (2003): Induc tion o f endo me t r iosis in the Olive

baboon Papio anubis and a follo w-up of the lesions fo r 6 mon t hs

–Co mple ted.

4. Esta Mwaloma (2003: investigation o f Alzhei mer ’s pa tholog y

using i m munoc ytoche mical techniques) –Co mple ted.

B. ONGOING STUDENTS SUPERVISION

i) PHD STUDENTS

1. Boniface Mwanzia Kavoi (2009-): Ef fec t of selec te d

micro tu bule-des tabilizing agen ts on o l fac to r y neurogenesis in

p rena tal and pos tna tal rabbi ts.

2. Paul O. Odula (2009-): A co mpara t ive his to mo rp hology o f the

an terio r abdo minal wall aponeuroses of the baboon and the

goa t.

3. Nderi tu S. Wambugu (2009-): Evaluation o f pain alleviat ing

an t i-in f la m ma tory and an t i-rheu ma toidal proper t ies of selec te d

Kenyan medicinal plan ts.

4. Irene T. Kamanja (2009-) : Pharmacological and toxicological

study o f Clerodendru m, myricoides, an e thno medical herbal

re medy used in Kenya.

5. Allan Njogu Ngoroi (2007-): A morpho me t r ic and

i m mu nohis toche mical study o f the fore-sto machs in the

do mest ic goa t (capra aegagrus hircus) du r ing p rena tal and early

pos tna tal develop ment.

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1. John Kimani Muturi (2010-): Dermal woun d healing an d

regenera t ion capaci t y in mole ra ts (he terocephalus glaber and

Tachyoryc tes ibeanus) and Percival’s spiny mouse (Acomys

percivali).

2. Nasimolo Johnson (2010-): Morphor me t r ic evaluat ion o f

cellular inv olve men t in brain in fla m m ation and po ten t ial an t i-

in f la m ma tory p roper t ies o f Ery thrina abyssinica.

3. Clare Njoki Kimani (2010-): A study of herbal an ti-diabe t ics in

use in Kajiado dis t r ic t of Kenya.

4. Samuel Kabochi Kamau (2009-): Assessmen t o f ins ti t u t ional

capaci t y and cli ma te change ac tions for delivery o f ani mal

heal th and husbandry serv ices. A case study o f the minis t ry o f

Livestock Develop men t, Kenya.

VII. PHD AND MASTERS STUDENTS EXAMINED

1. Boni face Kavoi (MSc.) 2008

2. Ann Apio (PhD) 2009

3. Im maculate Nakale mbe(PhD) 2010

4. Asu man sengooba (PhD) 2011

5. Have examined several o thers (bo th MSc. & PhD) as Dean and

Associate Dean, FVM (2003-2010)

VIII. PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

A. Publica t ions

1. Kavoi, B. M., Makanya, A. N. Plendl J., Kiama S. G. (2012).

Morpho func t ional Adap tat ions o f the Olfac to r y Mucosa in


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Postna tally Developing Rabbi ts. Anato mical Records (Accep te d

fo r publicat ion)

2. Kavoi B. M, Makanya A. N, Kiama S. G. 2012. An t icancer Drug

Vinblastine Sulpha te Induces Transient Morp hological Changes

on the Olfac to ry Muc osa o f the Rabbi t. Anat Histol Embryol. doi:

10.1111/j.1439-0264.2012.01147.x. [Epub ahead o f p r in t]

3. Nguta J.M., Mbaria J.M., Gakuya D.W. Gathu mb i P.K., Kabasa J. D.,

Kiama S.G. (2011) Biological screening o f Kenyan medicial plan ts

using ar te mia salina L. (Ar te miidae). Pharmacologyonline 2: 458-

478

4. Wambugu S.N., Mathiu P.M., Gakuya D.W., Kanui T.I., Kabasa J.D,

Kiama S.G. (2011) Medicinal plan ts used in the t rea t ment o f

join t pains in Machakos and Makueni coun t ies, Kenya. Journal o f

Ethnophar mac ology 137: 945-955

5. Ngu ta J.M., Mbaria P. K., Gathu mbi P.K., Gakuya D. W., Kabasa J. D.,

Kiama S. G. (2011). Ethnodiagnostic skills of the Digo

co m mu ni t y for malaria: A lead to t r adi t ional biop rospec t ing.

Fron t iers in Phar macology 2: 1-14.

6. Mutua, P. M., Gicheru M.M., Makanya A.N., Kiama S.G. (2011).

Compara tive quan t i ta t ive and quali t ative at t r ibu tes o f the

sur face respira to r y macrophages in the do mest ic duck and the

rabbi t . In terna t ional Journal of Morphology 29: 353-362.

7. Ogengo J., Malek A., Kia ma S. G. (2010). Struc tu ral organizat io n

o f t he tunica in t i ma in the aor ta o f the goa t. Folia Morphologica

69: 164-169.

8. Ogengo J., Malek A., Kiama S.G. (2010). In terl inkages in the

tunica media o f the goa t aor ta. In terna t ional Journal o f

Morphology 28: 409-414.

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9. Ngu ta J.M., Mbaria J.M., Gakuya D.W., Gathu mb i P.K., Kiama

S.G. (2010) Tradi t ional an t i malarial phyt o t herapy re medies used

by the Sou t h coast co m mu ni t y, Kenya. Journal o f

Ethnopharmac ology 131: 256-67.

10. Ngu ta J.M., Mbaria P.K., Gakuya D.W., Gat hu mb i P.K., Kia ma S.G. (2010). An t i malarial Herbal re medies of Msamb weni, Kenya.

Journal of Ethnophar macology 128: 424-432.

11. Kavoi, B.M. Makanya A.N., Hassanali J., Hans-Erick C., Kiama S.G. (2010). Compara tive func t ional s truc tu re o f the ol fac to r y

muc osa in the do mes tic dog and the sheep. Annals of Ana to my

192: 329-337.

12. Maina, J.N., West J.B., Orgeig S., Daniels C.B., Gehr P., Kiama

S.G., Foo t N.J., Mühl feld C., Blank F., Müller L., Leh mann A.,

Brandenberger C., Rothen-Rut ishauser B. (2010) Recen t advances

in to unders tanding some aspec ts o f the st ruc tu re and func t i o n

o f the ma m malian and avian lungs. Physiological and

Bioche mical Zoology 83: 792-807.

13. Ogengo J., Malek A., Kiama S. G., Olabo B. O. (2009). Muscle

“islands in the tunica media o f the goa t tho racic aor ta. Brazil

Journal o f Morphological Sciences 26: 171-175.

14. Wambugu, S.N., Towe t t P.K., Kiama S.G., Abelson K. S.P., Kanui,

T.I. (2009). Ef fec ts o f Opiods in the fo rmal in tes t in the Speke’s-

hinged to r to ise (Kinixys spekii). Journal o f Veterinary

Pharmacology and Therapeu t ics 33: 347-51.

15. Kiama S.G., Adekunle J.S., Maina J.N. (2008). Co mparat ive in

vi t ro study o f in terac tions be t ween par t icles and respira to r y

sur face macro phages, ery th rocy tes, and epi thel ial cells of the

chicken and the ra t. Journal o f Ana to m y 213: 452-63.


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16. Kiama S.G., Maina J.N., Bhat tacharjee J., Mwangi D.K., Macharia

R.G., Weyrauch K.D. (2006). The Morphology o f the pec t in oculi o f

the os tr ic h, Stru th io camelus. Annals of Ana tomy 188: 516-528.

17. Obregon C., Ro then-Rut ishauser B., Kia ma S.G., Gehr P., Nico d

L.P. (2006). Exovesicles f ro m hu man ac tiva ted dendr i t ic cells

(DCS) fuse wi th res ting DCS allo wing the m to presen t allo-

an t igens. American Journal o f Pathology 169: 2127-2136.

18. Kiama S. G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Obregon C., Nicod

L.P., Gehr P. (2006). Hos t cell responses of Salmonella

ty phimuriu m in fec ted hu man dendri t i c cells. Immunology and

Cell Biology 84: 475-481.

19. Rothen-Rut ishauser B.M., Kiama S.G., Gehr P. (2005). A th ree-

di mensional cellular mo del o f the human respira tor y t rac t t o

study the in terac t ion wi th par t ic les. American Journal o f

Respira tory Cell and Molecular Biology 32: 281-289.

20. Mogoa E.G.M., Wabacha J.K., Mbi th i P.M.F., Kiama S.G (2005). An

overv ie w o f ani mal wel fare issues in Kenya. The Kenya

Veterinarian 29: 48-52.

21. Mwangi D.K., Kiama S.G. (2005). Stereological me th ods fo r

esti ma t ion o f to tal nu mber o f par t icles in an organ. The Kenya


22. Kiama S.G., Bhat tacharjee J., Kiama T.N., Mwangi D.K. (2003). A

Scanning elec t ron microscope Study of Pig men t Dist r ibu t ion in

Pecten Oculi o f the Do mest ic Fowl and Eagle Owl. The Kenya


23. Obregon C., Dreher, D., Kok M., Cochand L., Kiama S.G., L. P

Nicod (2003). Human alveolar macroph ages in fec ted by v irulen t

bac terial expressing SipB are a majo r source o f Ac t ive

in ter leukin-18. In fec t ion and Im muni ty 71: 4382-4388.


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24. Dreher, D., Kok M., Obregon C., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., Nicod L.P

(2002). Salmonella virulence fac to r SipB induces ac t iva tion and

release o f IL-18 in hu man dendr i t ic cells. Journal of Leukocy te

Biology 72: 743-751.

25. Kiama, S.G., Cochand L., Karlsson L.M., Nicod L.P., Gehr P.

(2001). Evaluat ion o f phagocyt ic ac t iv i t y in hu man monocyte-

derived dendri t ic cells. Journal of Aerosol Medicine 14: 289-299.

26. Kiama, S.G., Maina, J.N., Bha t tacharjee J., Weyrauch K.D. (2001).

Func t ional mo r phology o f the pec ten oculi in the noc tu rnal

spo t ted eagle o wl (Bubo bubo afr icanus), and the diurnal black

ki te (Milvus migrans) and the do mes tic fo wl (Gallus gallus var.

do mesticus). A co mpara t ive study. Journal o f Zoology 254: 521-

528.

27. Kiama, S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Gehr

P., and L.P Nicod (2001). Mutan ts o f Salmonella typhimuriu m

in fec t hu man dendr i t ic cells and induce fo r mat ion o f iccoso me-

like s truc tu res. A mer ican Journal of Respira tory and Crit ical Care

Medicine 163: A166.

28. Kiama, S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Nicod

L.P. and P. Gehr (2001). Candida te vaccine st rains o f Salmonella

in fec t and induce pro foun d changes in the morp hology o f

hu man dendri t ic cells. Journal of Aerosol Medicine 14: P2-10.

29. Dreher, D., Cochand L., Kok M., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., Pechére

J.C., Nicod L.P. (2001). Gene t ic background o f a t tenua te d

Salmonella ty phimuriu m has pro found in fluence on in fec t i o n

and cytokine pa t terns in hu man dendr i t ic cells. Journal o f

Leukocy te Biology 69: 583-589.

30. Walter E., Dreher D., Kok M., Thiele L, Kiama S.G., Gehr P.,

Merkle H.P. (2001). Hydrophilic poly (DL-lac t ide-co-glycolide)


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microspheres fo r the delivery o f DNA to hu man-derived

macrophages and dendr i t ic cells. Journal of Con trolled Release

76: 149-168.

31. Dreher D., Obregon C., Kok M., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., and L.P.

Nicod (2001). Release o f IL-18 by salm o nella SipB pro tein in

hu man an t igen-presen t ing cells. Journal o f Aerosol Medicine 14:

P2-11.

32. Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Kiama S.G., Gehr

P., and L. P. Nicod (2000). Gene t ic background o f Salmonella

t yp hi mur iu m vaccine st rains has p ro f oun d in f luence on

in fec t iv i t y and cy tokine produc t ion in hu man dendri t ic cells.

Schweiz. Med. Wocheschr. 130:Suppl. 118: p30S

33. Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Gehr P., and L.P. Nicod (2000). In fec t i o n

o f hu man dendr i t ic cells and hu man alveolar macrop hages by

Salmonella mu tan ts, a po ten t vaccine delivery syste m. American

Journal of Respira tory and Cri t ical Care Medicine 161: A128.

34. Kiama S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Gehr

P., and L.P Nicod (2000). Hu man Dendri t ic cells in fec ted wi t h

Salmonella typhimuriu m p roduce iccoso me-like st ruc tu res.

European Respira tory Journal 16: 178s.

35. Bhat tacharjee J. and S.G. Kiama (2000). Dist r ibu t ion o f

melanocy tes in the pec ten ocul i o f d iurnal do mes tic fo wl and

noc turnal spo t ted eagle o wl. Experimen tal Eye Research Vol. 71,

Supple men t 1, p205.

36. Kiama S. G., Cochand L., Nicod L.P., and P. Gehr (1999).

Stereological assessmen t o f phagocytosis by monocy tes,

alveolar macrophages and dendri t ic cells. Journal of Aerosol

Medicine 12 (2): 49.


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37. Kiama S.G., Bha t tacharjee J., Maina J.N., Weyrauch K.D., Gehr P.

(1998). A scanning elec t ron microscope study o f the lu minal

sur face specialisations in the blood vessels o f the pec ten oculi in

a diurnal bir d, the b lack ki te (Milvus migrans). Annals of Ana to my

180: 455-460.

38. Kiama S. G., Bha t tacharjee J., Maina J.N., Weyrauch K.D. (1997).

Surface specialisation o f the capillary endo t heliu m in the pec ten

oculi o f the chicken, and their over t roles in pec t ineal

hae mo dyna mics and nu t r ien t t ransfer to the inner neural

re t ina. Ac ta Biologica Hungarica 48: 473- 483.

39. Kiama S.G., Bha t tacharjee J., Maina J.N., Weyrauch K.D. (1994).

Scanning elec t ron microscope study of the pec ten oculi o f the

b lack ki te (Milvus migrans): possible inv olve men t o f

melanoso mes in pro tec t ing the pecten agains t da mage by

ul t rav iole t ligh t. Journal of Ana to my 185: 637-642.

40. Bhat tacharjee J., Kiama, S.G., and J.N. Maina (1994). Fine

struc tu re o f the pec ten oculi o f the spo t ted eagle o wl wi t h

special re ference to the sur face dis t r ibu t ion o f melanoso mes.

Experimen tal Eye Research 59: S1, 114.

B. THESIS

2. Kiama S.G. (2001). Func t ional and Morphological

Charac teriza t ion o f Par t icle – Dendri t i c Cell In te rac t ion. Doc to r

o f Philosophy in Struc tu ral Biology, Universi ty o f Bern,

Swi tze rland.

3. Kiama S.G. (1995). Morphology and Morpho me t ry o f the

Pecten Oculi: A Co mpara t ive Study. Masters o f Science in

Vete rinary Anato my, Universi ty o f Nairobi, Kenya.


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c. UNPUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND INVITED SPEAKING

ENGAGEMENTS

1. Ngu ta, J.M., J.M.Mbaria, D.W.Gakuya, P.K.Gathu mbi, J.D.Kabasa,

S.G.Kiama. (2012) Cyto t oxici t y o f an t imalarial plan t ex t rac ts f r o m

Kenyan biodiversi ty to the Brine Shri mp, Arte mia salina L.

(Ar te mi idae). Facul t y o f ve ter inary medicine 8th biennial scien t i f ic

con ference and The 46th Kenya ve terinary Associat ion Annual

scien t i f ic con ference and the 12t h wor ld ve terinary day

celebra t ions

2. Kiama S. G. (2012) Cri t ique o f the paper en t i t led “For ms o f

Education and For ma t ion of the You t h in Ecologically Conscious

Technologies and Their role in Developme n t and Peace Build ing

Processes in Af r ica by Evaris tus O. Ekweu me. Heki ma College. 12t h

HEKIMA COLLEGE SYMPOSIUM, March 6 t h 2012. Theme: Ecology

In Dialogue Wi th Technology, Peace Building And Develop

3. Gakuya D.W., S.G. Kiama, J.M. Mbaria, P.N. Mbugua , P.K. Gathu mb i,

M. Mathiu (2012). The po ten t ial use o f Moringa oleifera Lam. As

poul t ry feed supple men t in Kenya. Facul t y o f ve ter inary medicine

8th b iennial scien ti f ic con fe rence and The 46th Kenya veter inary

Associat ion Annual scien t i f ic con fe rence and the 12th worl d

ve ter inary day celebra t ions

4. Nanyingi M. O., Kiama S. G., Thu mb i S. M. and Muche mi G. M.

(2012). Clima te change vulnerabili t y, adap ta tion and mi t iga t ion o f

livestock sys te ms in Kenya. Facul t y o f ve terinary medicine 8t h

b iennial scien t i f ic con fe rence and The 46t h Kenya veter inary

Associat ion Annual scien t i f ic con fe rence and the 12th worl d

ve ter inary day celeb ra t ions

5. Ngu ta, JM, JM Mbaria, DW Gakuya, PK Gathu mbi, JD Kabasa and SG.

Kiama (2012) . Toxici t y o f crude plan ext rac ts and an t i tu m or d rugs


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in the brine shri m p bioassay. 4th In ternational con ference on Drug

Discovery and Therapy: February 12th to 15t h Dubai, UAE

6. Kiama S.G., (2010). Labora to r y animal science educat ion and

t raining in Kenya. Animal Science Workshop a t the Ins ti t u te o f

Prima te Research, Nairobi Kenya, 5t h July 2010.

7. Ochwang ’i D, Kimwele C., Rice C., Kiama S.G. (2010). Ni t r ic oxide

syn thase3 gene t ranscrip t ional regulat ion in pul monary

myo f ib ro blast di f fe ren t ia t ion and i ts i mplicat ion in pul monary

f ib rosis. Faculty of Ve terinary Medicine Biennial Scien t i f ic

Conference and Exhibi t ion, 8 th to 10th Septe mber 2010-11-10.

8. Kavoi M.B., Makanya A.N. Plendl J., Kiama S.G. (2010).The

Morp hology o f the ol fac tory mucosa af ter ad minis tra t ion o f

v inblastin sulpha te in rabbi ts. Facult y o f Ve terinary Medicine

Biennial Scien ti fic Conference and Exhibi t ion, 8th to 10 t h

Sep te mber 2010-11-10.

9. Kavoi B.M., Makanya A.N., Plendl J., Kiama S.G. (2010) Morphology

o f the ol fac to ry mucosa af ter ad minist ra tion o f an t i cancer drug

Vinblastin Sulpha te in Rabbi ts. the 2nd In terna t ional Conference on

Neuroin fec t ion and World Impac t (organized by IANIS) and a join t

ARC-WERK IBRO UNESCO school o f neuroscience held a t the

University o f St. Denis, Reunion Island f ro m Nov 26-Dec 7, 2010:

10. Gakuya D.W., Mbaria J.M., Kiama S.G., Gathu mb i P.K., Mathiu M.,

Ngu ta J.M. (2010) Ethnov e te rinary medicine: the prospec ts o f

in tegra ting medic inal plan ts in veter inary medicine in Kenya.

Faculty of Ve terinary Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Conference and

Exhibi t ion, 8th to 10th Sep te mber 2010-11-10.

11. Gakuya D.W., Kia ma S.G., Mbaria J.M., Gathu mb i P.K., Mathiu M.,

Ngu ta J.M. (2010). Tradi t ional Medicine in Kenya: Past and Curren t

status, challenges and the way fo r w ard. Faculty of Ve terinary


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Medicine Biennial Scien t i f ic Con ference and Exhibi t ion, 8th to 10 t h

Sep te mber 2010-11-10.

12. Nguta J.M., J.M. Mbaria, D.W.Gakuya, P.K.Gathu mbi, Kia ma S.G. (2010). Develop men t o f e thn o medicines fo r manage ment o f

malaria in Msamb weni dis t r ic t, Kenya: In: The Proceedings of a

Workshop on Regional Ne t w orks in Africa, held on October 5-6th,

2010 at the Kopanong Ho tel and Con ference Cent re in Benoni,

Sou th Afr ica, near Johannesburg.

13. Kamanja I.T., Mbaria J.M., Gathu mbi P.K., Mbaabu M., Lanyasunya A.

Gakuya D.W., Kia ma, S.G. (2010). Medicinal plan ts t radi t ionally

used fo r the t rea t men t and manage men t o f venereal diseases in

Samburu, Kenya In: The Proceedings o f a Workshop on Regional

Net works in Afr ica, held on October 5-6th, 2010 at the Kopanon g

Ho tel and Con ference Cen tre in Benoni, Sou th Afr ica, near

Johannesburg.

14. Ngu ta J.M., J.M. Mbaria, D.W.Gakuya, P.K.Gathu mb i, S.G.Kia ma (2010). Natural produc ts f r o m plan t b iodiversi t y and malaria: In:

The proceedings of the 12TH In terna t ional Sy mposiu m on Natural

Produc t Chemis try and Related Biolog ical Sciences, In terna t ional

Cen tre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University o f

Karachi, Pakis tan during Nove mber 22-25, 2010.

15. Kiama S.G. (2008). Par t icle cell in terac tion and their i mpl icat ions

in lung de fense mechanis ms in the rat and chicken. In terna t ional

Conference of Compara t ive Physio logy and Bioc he mis try,

Molecules to Migra t ion, Maasai Mara, Kenya. (19th to 25th July

2008).

16. Kavoi M.B., Kiama S.G., Makanya A.N. (2008). Co mpara tive stu d y

o f the o l fac tory mucosa in the dog and sheep. Faculty o f

Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scien t i f ic Conference and Exhibi t ion,

17th to 19 th Sep te mber 2008.


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17. Mwangi D.K., Kiama S.G., Nyam weya J.O.M. (2008). The bones o f

t he skull in the Af r ican elephan t (Loxodon ta africana). Faculty o f



18. Wambugu S.N., Towe t t P.K., Kiama S.G., Abelson K., Kanui T.I.

(2008). Co mposi t ion o f nocicep t ive af fe ren ts in the t r ige minal

nerve in the marsh ter rapin (Pelo medusa subru fa). Faculty o f



19. Kavoi M.B., Kiama S.G., Makanya A.N., Hassanali J. (2008).

Morp ho me t r ic co mparison o f the ol fac to r y muc osa o f the

suckling and adul t dogs. Faculty of Ve terinary Medicine Biennial

Scien ti f ic Con ference and Exhibi t ion, 17t h to 19 th Sep te mber 2008.

20. Mogoa E.G.M., Mande J.D., Wabacha J.K., Kiama S.G. (2008).

Impr ov ing unders tanding and knowledge o f ani mal wel fare

t h rough t raining. A case of f inal year ve terinary s tuden ts. Facult y

o f Ve terinary Medicine Biennial Scien t i f ic Conference and

Exhibi t ion, 17th to 19 th Sep te mber 2008

21. Gato me C.W., Amrein I., Mwangi D.K., Kiama S. G., Lipp H. P.

(2008). Adul t hippoca mpal neurogenesis and mossy f ibber

d is t r ibu t ion in t wo species o f Af r ican f r igiv orous ba ts. European

Neuroscience Socie ty, Geneva Switzerland, 12th to 16t h July 2008.

22. Kiama S. G. (2006). Evolving t rend s in ve ter inary educat ion.

Faculty of Ve terinary Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Conference and

Exhibi t ion, 6t h t o 8t h Sep tem ber 2006.

23. Kiama S.G. (2006). Func tion al and Morp hological

Charac teriza t ion o f Par t icle-Dendr i t ic Cell In terac tion. Depar t me n t

o f Ana to mical and Physiological Sciences, University o f

Wit wa tersrand, Republic of Sou th Afr ica on 28t h augus t 2007.


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24. Kiama S.G.,. Maina J. N., Weyrauch K.D.,, D.K. Mwangi (2004). The

m o r phology o f the pec ten oculi o f th e os trich, Stru th io camelus.

Faculty o f Ve terinary Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Conference, 3r d t o

5th Nove mber 2004.

25. Kiama S.G., Bhat tacharjee J., D.K. Mwangi (2002). The pec ten

oculi o f diurnal do mest ic fo wl and noctu rnal spo t ted eagle o wl: a

co mpara t ive s tudy on pig men t d is t r ibu t ion. Faculty of Ve terinary

Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Con ference 2002.

26. Kiama S.G., Dreher D., Kok M., Cochand L., Nicod L.P., P. Gehr

(2002). Live bac ter ial vec to rs fo r mucosal delivery of p ro tec t ive

an t igen. Target ing o f mucosal dendr i t i c cells. Facul ty of Veterinary

Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Con ference 2002.


L.P., P. Gehr (2001). In te rac tion o f Salmonella wi th hu man dendr i t ic

cells: Produc t ion o f iccoso me-like st ruct u res wi th po ten t ial role in

an t igen presen ta t ion. Keystone Symposia on “Dendri t ic Cells:

In ter faces wi th Im munobiology and Medicine ” held in Taos, Ne w

Mexico, USA on 12t h to 18t h March 2001.

28. Kiama S. G. (2001). Hu man dendr i t ic cells. Presen ted a t the

Depar t ment o f Human Ana to my, Universi ty of Nairobi, Kenya on

22nd August 2001.

29. Kiama S. G. (2001). Func t ional and Morphological

Charac teriza t ion o f Par t icle – Dendr i t ic cell in te rac t ion. Presente d

at the Ins ti t u te of Ana to my, Universit y of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

on 15th May 2001.

30. Dreher D., Kok M., Imbo den P., Kia ma S.G., Muhindi, D.W.,

Georgopoulos C., L.P. Nicod (2001). From geno mics to vaccina t ion:

t rea t men t o f la ten t tuberculosis by reco mb inan t salmonella . Fif t h


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NFP37 Somatic Gene Therapy meeting, held in Fribourg,

Switzerland on 6t h Oc tober 2000.


L.P., P. Gehr (2000). In fec t ion o f hu man dendr i t ic cells by

Salmonella typhimuriu m. Presen ted at the SGAHE 2000 held in

Bern, Switzerland on 13t h October 2000.

32. Dreher D., Kok M., Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Gehr P., L.P. Nicod

(2000). Apop t osis in dendr i t ic cells: Consequences fo r

i m mu no t herapy wi th Salmonella vec to rs. Presented a t the four t h

NFP37 Somat ic Gene Therapy meet ing held in Fribourg, Switzerland

on 6t h October 2000.

33. Walter E., Dreher D., Kok M., Thiele L., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., P.

Merkle (2000). In terac t ion be t ween DNA-loaded poly (DL-lac t ide-co-

glycolide) mic rospheres and hu man an tigen-presen t ing cells

Phar maceu tical Research. Presen ted at the four t h NFP37 Soma t ic

Gene Therapy meet ing held in Fribourg , Switzerland on 6t h Oc tober

2000.

34. Kiama S. G., P. Gehr (2000). Dendri t ic cells-Par t ic le in te rac t ion.

Presen ted at the DKF Research Conference, University of Bern,

Switzerland Bern, Switzerland on 14t h June 2000.

35. Kiama S.G. (2000). Phagocy tosis of par t icula te an t igens by

hu man dendr i t ic cells and i ts relevance in develop ment o f

i m mu ni t y. Presen ted a t the Ins ti t u te of Ana to my, Universi ty o f

Bern, Bern, Switzerland on 8t h June 2000.

36. Kiama S.G. (2000). Dendr i t ic cell-par t ic le in te rac t ion and the

po ten t ial applica tion(s) in the lung. Presen ted at the “Jung frau-

Tagung ”: Par ticle-Lung In terac tion held in Bern, Switzerland on 28t h

– 29th February 2000.


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37. Kiama S.G., Bhat tacharjee, J., Maina, J.N., Weyrauch, K.D., P. Gehr

(1999). Compara t ive mor pho me t ry o f t he pec ten oculi in do mest ic

f o wl (Gallus do mesticus), black ki te (Milv us migrans) and spo t te d

eagle o wl (Bubo africanus). Presen ted at the Swiss Socie ty fo r

Ana to mie, Histology and Embry ology (SGAHE) held in Basel,

Switzerland on 13th October 1999.

38. Kiama S.G., P. Gehr (1999). Phagocytosis in dendr i t ic cells.

Presen ted at the Division of Pneu mo logy, Cantonal Hospital o f

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland on 17t h December 1999.

39. Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Nicod L.P., P. Gehr (1999). Stereological

assessmen t o f phagocytosis by mo nocytes, alveolar macrophages

and dendri t ic cells. Presen ted a t the 12t h Biennial Congress.

In terna t ional Socie ty for Aerosols in Medicine held in Vienna,

Austr ia on 12t h to 16t h June 1999).

40. Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Nicod L. P., P. Gehr (1999). Stereological

assessmen t o f phagocy tosis by dendr i t ic cells. Presen ted a t the

31st Annual mee t ing o f USGEB held in Basel Switzerland on Oc tober

14-15, 1999.

D. CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS AND WORKSHOPS

ATTENDED

1. Workshop on Get t ing and Using Equipme n t fo r Scien t i f ic Research

in Af r ica. A Con ference at The Af r ican Acade my o f Sciences, Karen

Dist r ic t, Nairobi, Kenya, 30-31 May 2012

2. Workshop on Capaci ty building in In teg rated Manage men t o f

Trans-boundary Ani mal Diseases and Zoonoses (CIMTRADZ) Date:

January 31st 2012 (Tuesday);: Imper ial Royale Ho tel, Kampala


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3. High level consul ta t ive mee t ing on PELIS progra m me/Shamba

syste m and grazing in fo res ts. 24 th November 2011 a t

Silverspring ho tel

4. Ac tiv i t y Plan fo r Plat for m fo r Stabili ty, De mocracy & Righ ts

Workshop on 10-12 March 2011 at Hotel Jacaranda, Nairobi,

Kenya.

5. Developing and Retaining the Next Genera tion o f Af r ican

Academics: Excellence, Reten t ion, and Sustainabili t y held on 15-17

Nove mber 2010 at Crown Plaza Ho tel, Nairobi, Kenya.

6. Workshop on Regional Ini t ia t ive in Science and Educat io n

Net works in Af r ica, held on October 5-6th, 2010 at the Kopanong

Hotel and Conference Cent re in Benoni, South Af rica

7. Green Building in Af r ica on 4t h to 6t h May 2010 at UNEP

headquar te rs, Nairobi, Kenya.

8. Workshop on non-violence and peace build ing fo r Public

Universi ty Ad minis t ra t ion Of f icials on 10th – 14th May 2010 at the

ARC Hotel Eger ton Universi ty.

9. Reducing e missions f r o m de fo res ta t ion and degrada tion 20t h t o

23r d April 2010 at Pana f ric Hotel, Nairobi.

10. WMI and Universi ty of Copenhagen 20t h to 24th March 2010 at the

Green Bel t Movemen t T raining Cen t re Langa ta.

11. Global Lives tock CRSP Final Con ference on 16th to 19t h 2009 a t

Naivasha Sopa Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya.

12. Minis t ry o f Higher Educa tion, Science and Technology, Direc to ra te

o f research manage men t and developme n t (DRMD), National R&D

Journal stakeholders’ fo ru m program me 20t h-22nd May, 2009 a t

Kenya t ta Conference Cent re, Nairobi.

13. Higher Education in the Agricul tu ral and Environ men tal Sciences

in Sou thern Sudan Symposiu m on Nov. 17-19, 2008 at Juba Raha

Hotel and Conference Cent re, Juba , South Sudan


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14. USAID STOP-AI East Afr ica Regional Train ing o f Trainers Worksho p

on HPAI Surveillance, Preven t ion and Response Schedule on 13t h

t o 18t h October 2008 a t Sokoine Universi ty o f Agricul tu re,

Morogoro, Tanzania.

15. Facul ty o f Ve ter inary Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Con ference and

Exhib i t ion on 17th to 19th Sep te mb er 2008 at Upper Kabe te

Campus, Universi ty o f Nairobi, Kenya.

16. Nor thern rangelands t rus t workshop held on 23rd January, 2008

at the Nanyuki spor ts club.

17. Biennial Scien ti f ic Conference and Exhib i t ion on “e merging/re-

e merging diseases and env i ron men tal challenges: the way

f o r ward” on 6t h to 8t h Sep te mber 2006 at Upper Kabete Campus.

18. Exhib i t ion on “Iden t i f ica tion o f Diseases and Pests o f crops and

Ani mals and Prac t ical Con t ro l Solu t ions on 5t h t o 6t h June 2006 a t

Upper Kabe te Campus.

19. Science and Technology exper t consul tation mee t ing to re f lec t on

te r t iary educat ion on 16th to 19th May 2006 in Wegeningen, The

Ne therlands

20. Biennial Scien t i f ic Con ference and Exhibi t ion on Impr ov ing

Ani mal Heal th and Produc t ion fo r food securi ty on 3rd t o 5t h

Nove mber 2004 at upper Kabe te Campus.

21. Facul t y o f Ve ter inary Medicine Biennial Scien t i f ic Con ference and

Exhib i t ion on 17t h to 19t h Sep te mb er 2008 at Universi ty o f

Nairobi, Kenya.

22. In terna t ional Con ference o f Compara tive Physiology and

Bioche mis t ry “Molecules to Migrat ion” on 19-25th July 2008 at Masai

Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.

23. Facul ty o f Ve ter inary Medicine Biennial Scien ti f ic Con ference and

Exhib i t ion on 6t h t o 8t h Sep te m ber 2006 at Universi ty o f Nairobi,

Kenya.


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24. Workshop on Imple men ta t ion o f Phase one o f the Chiro m o

Science Park and Museu ms on 9t h t o 12th July 2003 at Reef Ho tel,

Nyali, Mombasa.

25. WIPO/KIPI Seminar on Intellec tual Proper ty Righ ts in Universi t ies on

3r d - 6th Sep te mber 2002 at Moi University.

26. Facul ty o f Ve terinary Medicine Bienn ial Scien t i f ic Con ference, at

University o f Nairobi, Kenya (2002).

27. 13th Biennial Congress. In terna t ional Socie ty fo r Aerosols in

Medicine on 17t h to 21st Sep tem ber 2001 in In terlaken,

Swi tzerland.

28. A mer ican Thoracic Socie ty, 97th In ternat ional Con ference on 18t h to

23rd May 2001 in San Francisco, Cali fo rnia, U. S. A.

29. Keystone Symposia on “Dendri t ic Cells: In ter faces wi t h

Im muno biology and Medicine” held on 12t h to 18th March 2001 in

Taos, New Mexico, USA.

30. Swiss Socie ty fo r Pneu mology Annual Congress on 29th to 30t h

March 2001 in Geneva, Swi tzerland.

31. Swiss Socie ty fo r Histology, Embryology and Ana to my Con ference

on 13th October 2000 in Bern, Swi tzerland.

32. NFP37 Somat ic Gene Therapy, Four th Annual Meet ing, Yin-Yang

be t ween indust ry and acade mia in gene t ransfer research on 6t h

October 2000 in Fribourg, Swi tzerland.

33. World Congress on Lung Heal th and 10th European Respira to r y

Socie ty Annual Congress on 30t h August to 3r d Sep te mber 2000 in

Florence, I taly.

34. A mer ican Thoracic Socie ty 2000, The 96t h In terna t ional Con ference

on 5t h to 10t h May 2000 in Toron to, Ontario, Canada.

35. 31st Annual Meet ing o f USGEB on 14th to 15t h Oc tober, 1999 in

Basel, Swi tzerland.


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36. Swiss Socie ty fo r Ana to my, Histology and Embryology con fe rence

on 13 th October 1999 in Basel, Swi tzerland.

37. 12th Biennial Congress. In terna t ional Socie ty fo r Aerosols in

Medicine on 12th to 16t h June1999 in Vienna, Aust ria.

38. Swiss Socie ty fo r Ana to my, Histology and Embryology Con ference

on 16th October 1998 in Fribourg, Swi t zerland.

39. Symposiu m 10 Years Swiss Insti t u t e o f Allergy and Asth ma

Research (SIAF) on 24th to 25th Sep te mber 1998 in Davos,

Swi tzerland.

40. European Respira tor y Socie ty Annual Congress on 19t h to 23rd

Sep te mber 1998 in Geneva, Sw itzerland.

41. Sur fac tan t and Alveolar Biology Sym p osiu m on 14t h to 16t h

Sep te mber 1998 in Marburg, Germany.

42. 30th Annual Meet ing o f USGEB on 5th to 6 th March 1998 i n

Lausanne, Swi tzerland.

E. WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED / FACILITATED

1. December 7 t h to 9 t h 2009: Wri t ing o f a Master o f Science

Curr iculu m in Natu ral Produc t and Bioprospec t ing at KCB

Leadership Training Cen t re.

2. April 28 t h to 8t h May 2009: Improv ing Poul t r y Produc t ion in

Afr ica: A t raining Curr iculu m fo r Diagnosing and Preven t i ng

Disease and Improv ing Local Poul t r y Produc t ion at Agricul tu ral

in fo r ma t ion Resource Cen t re, Nairobi.

3. April 14 t h to 18t h 2009: Wri ting o f a Master o f Science Progra m

in Natu ral Produc t and Bioprospec t ing at Makerere Universi t y,

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4. March 25t h to 28t h 2009: Dis tr ic t Level Biosecuri ty, Surveillance

and Outb reak Response Training o f Trainers (TOT): STOP AI.

Maseno Agricul tu ral Training Cen tre (ATC).

5. June 18t h to 20t h 2008: Avian Flu School Tier II a t Mt wapa,

Kenya. Kenya Agricul tu ral Research Ins ti t u te, KILIFI, Coast

Prov ince. A projec t o f the Global Livestock CRSP.

6. December 17t h to 20t h 2008: Avian Flu School Tier II a t Emb u

Agricul tu ral Staf f Training Ins ti t u te, Em b u, Eastern Prov ince. A

p rojec t o f the Global Livestock CRSP.

7. May 19t h to 30t h 2008): Labora to r y Ani mal Science fo r

researchers, pos tgradua te studen t an labora to ry technicians,

Depar t men t o f Veter inary Ana to my and Physiology.

8. July 24t h to 28t h 2007: Avian Flu Schoo l, Kenya. An In terna t ional

Trainer o f the Trainers Progra m. A projec t o f the Global

Livestock CRSP. Held in the Facul t y of Veter inary Medicine,


9. May 26t h to 31s t 2007: Proposal and Scien ti f ic Wri t ing

Workshop fo r s taf f in the College o f Agr icul tu re and Veterinary

Sciences, Universi ty o f Nairobi, Kenya School o f Mone tary

Studies.

10. May 7 t h to 20t h 2007: Labora to r y Ani mal Science fo r

researchers, pos tg radua te studen t an labora to r y Technicians,


11. 18t h to 26t h November 2006: Proposal and Scien t i f ic Wri t in g

Workshop fo r s taf f in the College o f Agr icul tu re and Veterinary

Sciences, Universi t y o f Nairobi, KCB Manage ment Cen t re, Karen.

12. June 12t h to 16t h 2006: Labora t o r y Ani mal Science fo r

researchers, pos tgradua te studen t and labora to r y technicians,


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13. November 2nd to 3rd 2005: Brainstor ming workshop o n

inco me genera t ing ac t iv i t ies in the college o f Biological and

Physical Sciences, Kenya Forestry research Ins ti t u te, Muguga.

14. September 15t h to 16t h 2005: Brains to r ming workshop on

inco me generat ing ac t iv i t ies in the college o f Agricul tu re and

Vete rinary Sciences, Kenya Fores try research Ins ti t u te, Muguga.

15. August 12t h to 13t h 2005: Bachelor of Ve ter inary Medicine

Curr iculu m Revie w Stakeholders Workshop , Lenana Moun t Ho tel,

Nairobi.

16. September 8 t h to 10t h 2004: Elec tron Microscopy and

Stereology, Depar t men t o f Ve ter inary Ana to my and Physiology.

17. September 10t h to 14t h 2003: Facul t y o f Ve ter inary Medicine

Strategic planning workshop, Aberdare Coun t r y Club.

18. September 21s t 2002: Neuroscience Sy mposiu m 2002:

“Alzhei mer ’s and Brain Disorders: In tegra t ing Clinical and Basic

Neuroscience” Fairv ie w Hotel, Nairobi.

F. TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATES AWARDED

1. Cert i f ica te o f par ticipa t ion: Labora to ry Ani mal Science

Workshop, Ins ti t u te o f Pri ma te Research, Nairobi, Kenya (2010).

2. Cert i f ica te o f Comple t ion: In t r o duc to r y Course on Reducing

Emissions f ro m Defo res ta t ion and Degradat ion (2010).

3. Cert i f ica te o f Par ticipa t ion: Nonviolen t Conflic t

Transfo r ma t ion fo r Kenyan Public Universi t ies (2010).

4. Cert i f ica te o f Par ticipa t ion: Per fo r m ance Enhance men t

Strategies, Facul ty o f Veter inary Medicine, Kenya (2009).

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5. Cert i f ica te o f A t t endance: Trainers of Trainers (TOT) STOP AI

Training in Morogoro, Tanzania (2008).

6. Cert i f ica te of a t tendance: Avian Flu School and Poul t r y

Heal th at the Facul t y o f Vete rinary Medicine Universi ty o f

Nairobi (2007).

7. Cert i f ica te o f par ticipa t ion: Training course on

t rans fo r ma t ive leadership, Nairobi (2007).

8. Cert i f ica te o f At t endance: Regional wo rkshop on the ro le o f

a Parlia men tary o f f ice o f science and technology (POST) and

pair ing sche me be t ween parliamen tarians and scien tis ts in East

Afr ica, Nairobi, Kenya (2007).

9. Cert i f ica te o f Par t icipa t ion: Workshop on Proposal and

Scien ti f ic wri t ing, KCB Manage men t Training Cen t re, Karen

(2006).

10. Cert i f ica te o f par t icipa t ion: Workshop on Training o f Chie f

in ternal exa miners, Universi ty o f Nairobi (2006).

11. Cert i f ica te o f Par ticipa t ion: An In-house t raining progra m o n

f inancial manage men t and hu man resource manage men t f o r

chair men o f depar t men t o f the Universi t y o f Nairobi,

Mbagathi, Nairobi (2006).

12. Cert i f ica te o f Par ticipa t ion: An In-house t raining progra m o n

f inancial manage men t and hu man resource manage men t f o r

Dean o f Facul t ies o f the Universi ty o f Nairobi, Kisu mu (2005).

13. Cert i f ica te o f a t t endance: Universi ty leadership re t rea t.

Under the the me “Personal Ef fec t iveness for Universi t y

Managers”, Mo mbasa, Kenya (2004).

14. Cert i f ica te of a t tendance: In t ro duc t o r y course in molecular

b iology. Swiss Com mission fo r Molecular Biology, Bern,

Swi tzerland (2000).


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15. Cert i f ica te: In t r o duc to ry course on Labora to ry Ani mal

Science: Ins ti t u te o f Labora to r y Ani m al Science, Universi ty o f

Zurich, Swi tzerland (1999).

16. Cert i f ica te o f a t t endance: Course on Con focal mic roscopy.

Depar t men t o f Clinical Research, Ins t i t u te of Phar macology,

Universi t y o f Bern, Swi tzerland (1999).

17. Cert i f ica te o f a t tendance: In tensive course in i m mu nology.

Ins ti t u te fo r Veter inary Virology, Universi ty o f Bern,


18. Cert i f ica te o f A t t endance: A shor t course on recen t

stereology: Ins ti t u te o f Ana to my, Universi t y o f Bern, Bern,


19. Cert i f ica te o f A t t endance: A shor t course on recen t

stereology: Ins ti tu te o f Ana to my, Universi t y o f Bern, Bern,


20. Bestätigung: Sommersprachkurs Deu tsch de r

Vorberei tungskurse au f das Hochschulstudium, Stu fe 1,

Fribourg, Swi tzerland (1997).

21. Cert i f ica te o f At tendance: Neuroscience lec ture course a t

Rhodes Universi t y, Graha ms to wn, Sou t h Af r ica (1996).

22. Cert i f ica te o f a t tendance: National You t h serv ice (1986).

23. Cert i f ica te o f Meri t: Being the Best in Biology in the School

(1982)

IX. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1. Universi t y o f Nairobi Alu mni Association (Bronze me mbership)

(2005-).

2. Kenya National Acade my o f Sciences (2004-Presen t).


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3. Kenya Veterinary Associat ion (2002-Present).

4. Kenya Socie ty o f Neuroscien t is ts (2001- Presen t).

5. Natu re Kenya (2002-2004).

6. European Respi ra to ry Socie ty (2000-2002).

7. Swiss Socie ty fo r Mic roscopy (2001-2002).

8. Swiss Socie ty fo r Ana to my, Embryology and Histology (1998-

2002).

9. The East Afr ica Natu ral Histo ry Socie ty (1991- 1995).

X. PROFESSION

Veterinary surgeon- Regis tered by the Kenya Veterinary Board.

XI: TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Have taugh t gross anato my, h is tology, e mbryology and Stereology

courses to s tuden ts in the follo wing progra ms since 1990.

1. Master of Science in Ana to my- Facul ty o f Ve ter inary Medicine.

2. Doc to r o f Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine,

Universi t y o f Ghana.

3. Bachelor o f Veter inary Medicine, Facul ty o f Ve terinary

Medic ine.

4. Bachelor o f Science in Bio medical Technology, Facul ty o f

Veterinary Medicine.

5. Bachelor o f Science in Wildl i fe Manage ment, Facul t y o f

Veterinary Medicine.

6. Bachelor o f Science in Food Science and Technology, Facul ty o f

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7. Bachelor o f Science in Agricul tu re, Facul ty o f Agricul tu re.

8. Bachelor o f Science in Range Manage men t, Facul t y o f

Agricul tu re.

9. Bachelor o f Science in Bioche mis t ry, School o f Physical

Sciences.

10. Bachelor o f Science in Bioche mis t ry, School of Medicine.

11. Bachelor o f Surgery and Bachelor o f Medicine, School o f

Medic ine.

12. Bachelor o f Science in Ana to my-Facul t y o f Medicine, School o f

Medic ine.

13. Diplo ma in Ani mal Health and Produc t ion, Facul ty o f Ve ter inary

Medic ine.

XII REFEREES

Pro f Pe te r Gehr, PhD

Ins ti t u te o f Ana to my,

Universi t y of Bern

Baltzers t r. 2, CH-3000 Bern 9

Swi tzerland

E-mail: [email protected]

Pro f John Maina,

Depar t men t o f Zoology,

Universi t y o f Johannesburg,

P.O. Box 524, Aukland Park 2006,

Johannesburg, Sou th Af r ica

E-mail: j [email protected]

Pro f Paul Kanyari

Depar t men t o f Ve ter inary Pathology,

Microbiology and Parasi tology

Universi t y o f Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197,

Nairobi, Kenya


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E-mail: [email protected]

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