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CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. STEPHEN KIAMA GITAHI B.V.M., MSC., PHD, MKNAS

PROFESSOR OF VETERINARY ANATOMY

AND

DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (Ag.)

HUMAN RESOURSE AND ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

KENYA

AND

PRINCIPAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY SCIENCES

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI KENYA


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLEOFCONTENTS...................................................................................................................................2

A. PERSONALDATA..................................................................................................................................3

B. BIODATA.................................................................................................................................................4

C. LEADERSHIPANDMANAGEMENTPOSITIONSHELD...............................................................6 I) MANAGEMENTPOSITIONSHELD...............................................................................................................6 II) COMMITTEESSERVED.....................................................................................................................................7

D. ACADEMICAPPOINTMENTS...........................................................................................................14

E. EDUCATIONQUALIFICATIONSANDCOMPETENCYDEVELOPMENT.....................................16 I) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................................16 II) COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT: LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED......................................................16 III) COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT: SHORT COURSES ATTENDED.................................................................................19

F. PUBLICATIONSANDCONFERENCEPRESENTATIONS............................................................21

G. SUPERVISIONANDMENTORINGOFMASTERSANDPHDSTUDENTS...............................51 I) PHDSTUDENTSSUPERVISEDTOCOMPLETION................................................................................................51 II) MASTEROFSCIENCESTUDENTSSUPERVISEDTOCOMPLETION...................................................................53 III) ONGOINGSTUDENTS’SUPERVISION..............................................................................................................55

H. PHDANDMASTERSSTUDENTSEXAMINED..............................................................................56

I. SCHOLARSHIPSANDAWARDS.......................................................................................................57

J. CERTIFICATESOFRECOGNITION.................................................................................................59

K. WORKSHOPSATTENDED................................................................................................................60

L.WORKSHOPSORGANIZED/FACILITATED.....................................................................................63

M. TEACHINGANDCURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT........................................................................66

N. EXPERIENCEINNETWORKING,FUNDRAISINGANDRESOURCEMOBILIZATION.........68 I) FUNDRAISING AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION.......................................................................................................68 II) COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORK..............................................................................................................76

O. MEMBERSHIPINPROFESSIONALSOCIETIES............................................................................77

P. PROFESSION........................................................................................................................................77

Q. REFEREES.............................................................................................................................................78


A. PERSONAL DATA

NAME: STEPHEN KIAMA GITAHI

DATE OF BIRTH: 1964

PLACE of BIRTH: OTHAYA, NYERI COUNTY

NATIONALITY: KENYAN

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, KISWAHILI, KIKUYU

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS:

Deputy VICE CHANCELLOR, HUMAN RESOURCE AND

ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI (Ag.)

PRINCIPAL, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY SCIENCES

ADDRESS: P. O. BOX 30197, NAIROBI, KENYA.

MOBILE NUMBER: Tel: 0722380971.

EMAIL: [email protected]/ [email protected]

TWITTER HANDLE : Kiama Gitahi @ngororo

WEBSITE: https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/kgitahi/

http://rise-afnnet.uonbi.ac.ke/


B. BIODATA

Prof. Kiama Gitahi is the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Human Resource and

Administration at the University of Nairobi, a position he has occupied since February 2019.

Prof. Kiama has acquired 15 years uninterrupted hands-on administrative experience at

senior level in the basic and higher education Management in Kenya. He has been a

member of University of Nairobi Senate and University Executive Board since 2003 and 2016

respectively. In 2003, he was appointed as the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine. In 2005, Prof. Kiama was appointed Chairman of the Department of Veterinary

Anatomy and Physiology thus doubling up as both Chair and Associate Dean, a position he

served until 2010 when he was appointed the Director of Wangari Maathai Institute for

Peace and Environmental Studies. He served as Director of the Institute until 2016 when he

was appointed as Principal, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. Prof. Kiama

played a key role in conceptualizing and actualizing the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace

and Environmental Studies when he was serving as the Associate Dean and Chairman of the

Department. The late Prof. Wangari Maathai in whose honor the Institute is named, and the

2004 Nobel Peace Laureate spent many days from August 2008 with Prof. Kiama sharing her

vision of the Institute. Unfortunately, Prof Wangari Maathai passed on in 2011 just about 3

years after the Institute was approved by the University of Nairobi Council.

In order to hone his strategic leadership skills, Prof. Kiama registered and successfully

completed a senior management course in Strategic leadership and Development Program

at the Kenya School of Government in August 2014. Besides offering leadership at the

University Prof. Kiama has good experience in governance of Basic Education in the country.

He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board of Management of Gatugi Girls

Secondary School in Nyeri County (2015 to date) and Utafiti Primary School in Makueni

County (2016 to date). He has served as a member of Board of Governors of Gatugi

Secondary School for several years.

In October 2018, Prof. Kiama was elected to serve as the Chairman of Deans and Principals

of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). The


mission of RUFORUM is to strengthen the capacities of universities to foster innovations

responsive to demands of small-holder farmers

Prof. Kiama is an accomplished scholar with proven track record in formulating and

managing academic programs as demonstrated by his publications in peer review journals;

supervising and mentoring Master and PhD students and serving as academic head in the

Department, Institute and College. He has supervised and mentored 12 PhD Students and

14 Masters Students to completion and co-authored over 140 journal and conference

publications.

Prof. is a holder of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (1990) and Master of Veterinary

Anatomy (1995) degrees from University of Nairobi, Kenya and Doctor of Philosophy in

Structural Biology (2001) from University of Bern, Switzerland. He was employed by the

University of Nairobi upon graduation in 1990 as an assistant Lecturer and later promoted to

Lecturer (1995), Senior Lecturer (2002), Associate Professor (2012) and Professor (2016). He

has a cumulative 29 years of research and teaching experience at various institutions of

higher learning including University of Nairobi, St. Andrews University in Scotland, Free

University of Berlin, Germany, University of Bern, Switzerland, University of Witwatersrand,

South Africa and University of Ghana, Ghana. At the University of Ghana, he helped to set

up the Anatomy laboratory and to give the first lectures to the inaugural class of Doctor of

Veterinary Medicine students.


C. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONS HELD

I have 15 years of experience in senior leadership and management positions in the

University and in Society

i) MANAGEMENT POSITIONS HELD

MANAGEMENT POSITIONS HELD

1. Deputy Vice Chancellor

at University

Ag. Deputy Vice Chancellor, Human Resource and

Administration, University of Nairobi February 2019-

to date

2. Principal of College

Principal, College of Agriculture and Veterinary

Sciences (2016: -to date)

Acting Principal (intermittently) College of

Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences. (2004-2015)

3. Director of Institute Director Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and

Environmental Studies. (2010- 2016)

4. Dean of Faculty Acting Dean (intermittently) Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine. (2004-2009)

Associate Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,

University of Nairobi (2003-2010).

5. Chairman of

Department

Chairman, Department of Veterinary Anatomy and

Physiology (2005-2010)

6. Chairman of the Board

of Management in Basic

Education

Chairman, Board of Management, Gatugi Girls

Secondary School, Nyeri County (2015-to date)

Chairman, Board of management, Utafiti primary


School, Makueni County (2016- to date)

7. President Bern International Evangelical Church (BIEC), Bern,

Switzerland (2000-2001) (Now Riverlife Church, Bern)

8. Secretary of Youth

committee

Secretary, Youth Committee, Ngong Hill Presbyterial

Youth Committee (1995-1996)

9. Secretary of Faculty Club Secretary, Chiromo Campus club, University of

Nairobi (2009-2011).

10. Chairman of Youth

Committees

Chairman, Youth committee, St. Andrews Parish,

Nairobi (1994-1997)

Chairman, Milimani Presbyterial Youth Committee

(1996-1997)

11. Chairman of Faculty

Club

Chairman Faculty Club House, Upper Kabete Campus,

UON (2011- 2015)

ii) COMMITTEES SERVED

COMMITTEES SERVED

1. Committees of the

University of Nairobi

Executive Board

• Chairman, University Executive Board

committee on Record Management (2016). Led

in the development of a report guiding Record

Management at the University

• Chairman, University Executive Board

Committee on Student Biometric Registration


(2016- to date). Led in the implementation of

student biometric registration at University of

Nairobi, to enhance better student data

management and security and safety.

• Chairman (2017): Adhoc committee for

contract implementation for supply of

biometric student registration and

identification systems (BSRIS).

• Member (2017): Joint committee of the

University of Nairobi council and the Kenya

Universities staff Union (KUSU) to review

retirement age for grades 5-15.

• Member (2017- ). Staff training and

development fund (STDF) committee,


• Member (2016-) ISO 9001:2015 Steering

Review Committee, University of Nairobi

• Member (2016- ): University of Nairobi Central

Corruption Prevention Committee

• Member (2016), UMB Subcommittee on Policy

for Postretirement contract for Academic

Members of Staff

• Member (2017- to date). Public- Private


Partnership Appraisal Team, University of

Nairobi

2. Committees of


Senate

• Chairman (2014-2015), SONU

Electoral Commission, UON. Chaired a

commission of 23 members charged with the

responsibility of conducting SONU elections in

all 11 campuses of the University of Nairobi

• Chairman (2010), Senate

subcommittee on the conduct of SONU

elections, UON. Chaired a senate

subcommittee to find ways on how best to

conduct SONU elections after they had failed

twice with attendant riots

• Vice Chairman (2011-2013), SONU

Electoral Commission

• Member (2011), Senate subcommittee on the

conduct of SONU election

• Member (2011), Commission on Review of the

SONU Constitution, UON.

• Member (2013-2014), SONU Constitution

Review Commission, UON

• Member (2005-2008), University of Nairobi


Science Park and Museum committee.

• Member (2011-2016), Student Welfare

Authority Board, University of Nairobi

• Member (2003-2016), Deans Committee


College Management

Board

• Chairman (2008-2014), College of Agriculture

and Veterinary Sciences Annual Report Writing

Committee.

• Member (2010-2015), College Procurement

Committee

• Returning Officer (2004-2006), Kabete Campus

University of Nairobi Student Organization

elections.


Faculty Board

• Chairman of the Scientific Committee (2005-

2010), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial

Scientific Conference and Exhibition.

• Member (2001-2004), Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine Module II policy and guidelines

committee.

• Sub-Editor (2001-2006), Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine Biennial Scientific Conference.

• Member (2001-2009), Postgraduate

committee of the Faculty of Veterinary


Medicine

• Member (1995 – 1997): Curriculum Review

Committee of the Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine

5. National Committees • Co-Chair (2017-): Six higher education week

and RUFORUM Biennial conference in Nairobi,

Kenya 2018

• Member (2003-2013), Joint Admissions Board

of Public Universities

• Member, Kenya Veterinary Association and

Common Wealth Veterinary Association Joint

Golden Jubilee Cerebrations (2016-2017)

• Member, National Council, Kenya Veterinary

Association (2003-2006).

• Member of Task force, Agriculture Sector

Ministries Collaboration with Local Universities

Committee (2005)

• Member, National Executive Committee, Kenya

Veterinary Association (2003-2006)

• Secretary, Kenya Society of Neuroscientists.

(2002-2016)

• Assistant Secretary Kenya Society of


Neuroscientists (2001-2002)

6. Member of Delegation

in International

Meetings

• Member, Kenyan Delegation World

Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris,

France (2004)

• Delegate, 18th Session of the African Union

(2012)

• Delegate, Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

(2010)

7. Community service in

general

• Chairman, Justice Peace and Reconciliation

Committee, Saint Andrews Parish, Nairobi.

(2002-2003)

• Chairman, Laikipia Groove Community (1991-

1993)

• Member, Green Belt Movement (2012- to

date)

• Member, Board of Governors Gatugi Girls

Secondary School (2009- to date).

• Member, Board of Management St. Andrews

Parish, Nairobi (2002-2003)

• Member National Youth Committee,

Presbyterian Church of East Africa (1995-1997)


• Member of the Board of Management St.

Andrews Parish, Nairobi (1996-1997)

• Member of the Jury, Golden Climate,

International Environmental Project Olympiad

meeting, Light Academy Karen (2013-2014)

• Vice Chairman, Chiromo Faculty Club, UON

(2013-2015)

• Secretary, Chiromo Campus club, University of

Nairobi. (2009-2011)

• Founder President: Bern Christian Evangelical

Church (BIEC), Bern, Switzerland (2000-2001)

8. Other committees

served

• Member (2011-2012), Steering committee of

the University of Nairobi tower.

• Member of the Jury, Wangari Maathai Institute

Architectural Design Competition (2010)

• Member of the Jury, university of Nairobi

Towers (2012)

• Chairman of the Steering committee of the

Royal Satima Drinking Water Production Plants

(2018 to date)


D. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Position Period and Place

1. Professor

Professor (2016): Professor of Veterinary Anatomy,

Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology,

University of Nairobi, Kenya

2. Associate Professor

Associate Professor (2012-2016): Department of

Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of

Nairobi, Kenya

3. Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer (2002-2012): Department of Veterinary

Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya

4. Lecturer Lecturer (1996-2002): Department of Veterinary

Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

5. Assistant Lecturer Assistant Lecturer (1990-1996): Department of

Veterinary Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

6. Visiting Fellow Visiting Fellow- Association of African Universities (AAU) (2010): School of Veterinary Medicine, University

of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. 7. External examiner External examiner in Veterinary Anatomy (2009-2011).

Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Makerere

University, Uganda.

8. Visiting Researcher • Visiting Researcher (2007). Department of

Anatomical and Physiological Sciences,

University of Witwatersrand, Republic of South

Africa.

• Visiting Researcher (2006): Institute of Anatomy,


University of Bern, Switzerland

9. Node Coordinator, Node Coordinator, African Natural Product Training

Network (RISE-AFFNET) (2008- to 2016)

10. Member of the

editorial Board

• Member, editorial Advisory Board

Pharmaceutical Journal of Kenya (2012-to date

• Member, National R & D Journal Editorial Board

Ministry of Science and Technology, Kenya

(2010)

11. Editor-in-Chief Editor in Chief, The Kenya Veterinarian, The Journal of

Kenya Veterinary Association (2003-2006)


E. EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT

i) ACADEMIC

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in structural

biology from the University of Bern, Switzerland

(2001)

2. Master of Science in Veterinary Anatomy (MSc.),

University of Nairobi. (1995)

3. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) (1990),

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of

Nairobi, Kenya

4. Certificate: Introductory course on Laboratory

Animal Science (1999). Certificate on Laboratory

Animal Science from the Institute of Laboratory

Animal Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland

5. Bestätigung: Sommersprachkurs Deutsch der

Vorbereitungskurse auf das Hochschulstudium,

Stufe 1 (1997), Fribourg, Switzerland, An

introductory course to the German Language.

6. Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (K. A. C.

E) (1984), Nakuru High School.

ii) Competency

Development:

Leadership

7. Certificate of attendance: National Youth

service (1986). Three-month Pre-University

Training at National Youth Service, Gilgil.


Training courses

attended

8. Certificate: Strategic Leadership and

Development Program No 82/2014 (SLDP)

(2014). Strategic leadership and Development

Program at the Kenya School of Government

9. WIPO/KIPI Seminar on Intellectual Property

Rights in Universities on 3rd - 6th September

2002 at Moi University (2002)

10. University leadership retreat. Under the theme

“Personal Effectiveness for University

Managers”, Mombasa, Kenya (2004).

11. An In-house training program on financial

management and human resource

management for Dean of Faculties of the

University of Nairobi, Kisumu (2005.

12. An In-house training program on financial

management and human resource

management for Chairmen of Department of

the University of Nairobi, Mbagathi, Nairobi

(2006).

13. Training of Chief internal examiners, University

of Nairobi (2006).

14. Training course on transformative leadership,

Nairobi (2007).


15. Introductory Course on Reducing Emissions

from Deforestation and Degradation (2010).

16. Nonviolent Conflict Transformation for Kenyan

Public Universities. Administration Officials on

10th – 14th May 2010 at the ARC Hotel Egerton

University (2010).

17. The summit on information security and cyber

security in a paperless office: 2014 Summit,

Sarova White Sand Hotel Mombasa, 30th to 31st

October 2014


iii) Competency

development:

Short courses

attended

In order to enhance my research skills, I have attended and

completed the following courses:

18. Neuroscience lecture course at Rhodes University,

Grahams town, South Africa (1996).

19. A short course on recent Stereology: Institute of

Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (1997)

20. A short course on recent Stereology: Institute of

Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland (1998).

21. Intensive course in immunology. Institute for

Veterinary Virology, University of Bern, Switzerland

(1998).

22. Course on Confocal microscopy, Department of

Clinical Research, Institute of Pharmacology,

University of Bern, Switzerland (1999).

23. Introductory course in molecular biology. Swiss

Commission for Molecular Biology, Bern, Switzerland

(2000)

24. Training on Proposal and Scientific writing, KCB

Management Training Centre, Karen (2006).

25. Avian Flu School and Poultry Health at the Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi (2007)

26. USAID STOP Avian Influenza. East Africa Regional

Training of Trainers Workshop on HPAI Surveillance,


prevention and response, 13th to 18th October 2008

at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro,

Tanzania (2008)

27. Introductory Course on Reducing Emissions from

Deforestation and Degradation (2010).


F. PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

YEAR 2019

1. 2019: Jennifer L Cyr, Thomas R Gawriluk, John M. Kimani, Balázs Rada, Wendy T.

Watford, Stephen G. Kiama, Ashley W. Seifert, Vanessa O. Ezenwa (2019).

Regeneration-Competent and -Incompetent Murids Differ in Neutrophil

Quantity and Function Integrative and Comparative Biology,

icz023, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz023

Year 2018

2. 2018: Wahome. R. G., Thenya T., Emborg J., Kiama S. G., Vindelov V. (2018).

Establishment of the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and

Environmental Studies and the STAKE Project. In “Forest Resources

Utilization, Livelihoods and Conflicts” (Eds R. Wahome, T. Thuita, V. Vindelov

and J. Emborg. Lamberd Acadewmic Publishing.

3. 2018: Kamanja I. T., Mbaria J. M., Gathumbi P., Mbaabu M., Kabasa J. D., Kiama S. G.

(2018) Cytotoxicity of selected medicinal plants extracts using the brine

shrimp lethality assay from Samburu county, Kenya Journal of Medical

Research 4 (5): 249-255.

4. 2018: Jane M. Mutune1 and Kiama S. Gitahi (2018). Overcome challenges and

actualize opportunities for sustainable development among women


entrepreneurs in Kenya. International Journal of Peace and Development

Studies. Vol.9(4), pp. 53-59, September 2018

YEAR 2017

5. 2017: Serem, J. K., R. G. Wahome, D. W. Gakuya, S. G. Kiama, G. C. Gitao and D. W.

Onyango (2017). Growth performance, feed conversion efficiency and blood

characteristics of growing pigs fed on different levels of Moringa oleifera

leaf meal. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Vol. 9(11), pp.

327-333,

6. 2017: Serem Jared K., John M. Kimani, Raphael G. Wahome, Daniel W. Gakuya,

Stephen G. Kiama, Daniel W. Onyango and Paul G. Mbuthia

Histopathological Evaluation of Spleen, Liver and Kidneys from Pigs Fed on

Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal Diets Global Veterinaria 19 (1): 478-486, 2017

7. 2017: Onyono, P.N., Kavoi B. M., Makanya A. N., Kiama S. G., (2017). Organization

of the olfactory mucosa and olfactory bulb in fossorial rodents. The East

African mole rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) and the naked mole rat

(Heterocephalus glaber). The Joint Kenya Veterinary Association, Common

wealth Veterinary association anf the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-

University of Narobi International scientific Conference, April 26-29, 2017,

safari Park Hotel, Nairobi Kenya.

8. 2017: Okumu M. O., Mbaria J. M., Kanja L. W., Gakuya D. W., Kiama S., G., Ochola

F. O., Okumu P. O., ((2017). Mitigative effects of Moringa oleifera against


liver injury induced by artesunate amodiaquine antimalarial combination in

Wistar rats. The Joint Kenya Veterinary Association, Common wealth

Veterinary association and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine- University of

Nairobi International scientific Conference, April 26-29, 2017, safari Park

Hotel, Nairobi Kenya.

9. 2017: Nanyingi Mark O., Gerald M Muchemi, Samuel M. Thumbi, Fredrick Ade,

Clayton O. Onyango, Stephen G. Kiama, and Bernard Bett

Seroepidemiological Survey of Rift Valley Fever Virus in Ruminants in

Garissa, Kenya Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Volume 17, Number 2,

2017

10. 2017: Kaingu Catherine K., Jemimah A. Oduma, James Mbaria, Stephen G. Kiama

(2017). Effects of Croton menyharthii and Uvariodendron kirkii extracts on

ovarian corpora lutea and reproductive hormones. Discovery Phytomedicine

2017, Volume 4, Number 1: 21-25

YEAR 2016

11. 2016: Okumu MO, Mbaria JM, Kanja LW, Gakuya DW, Kiama SG and Ochola FO

(2016). Phytochemical profile and antioxidant capacity of leaves of Moringa

oleifera (Lam) extracted using different solvent systems. Journal of

Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2016; 5(4): 302-308


12. 2016: Odula P.O., Hassanali J., Kiama SG (2016). Regional variation in the

microscopic structure and tensile strength of the linea alba in the male

baboon (Papio anubis). Revista argentina de Anatomie 8(3): 126-134

13. 2016: Mwaura Grace, Mahesh Pradhan , Kiama Gitahi (2016) Envisioning youth

futures through university students’ education for sustainability initiatives.

In “Envisioning futures for environmental and sustainability education” (

Editors Peter Blaze Corcoran, Joseph P. Weakland and Arjen E.J. Wals)

Wageningen Academic Publishers 2016. Pages: 181 – 192

14. 2016: Musau, J. K., Mbaria, J. M.1, Nguta, J.M., Mbaabu, M., Kiama S.G. Mosquito

repellency and knockdown effect of a plant-based formulation IOSR Journal

of Pharmacy www.iosrphr.org (e)-ISSN: 2250-3013, (p)-ISSN: 2319-4219

Volume 6, Issue 5 (May 2016), PP. 09-14 9

15. 2016: Musau Joseph K, James M Mbaria, Joseph M Nguta, Mbaabu Mathiu,

Stephen G Kiama (2016) Phytochemical composition and larvicidal

properties of plants used for mosquito control in Kwale County, Kenya.

International Journal of Mosquito Research 2016; 3(3): 12-17

16. 2016: Musau J. K., Mbaria J. M., Nguta J. M., Mbaabu M. and Kiama S. G. Evaluation

of genotoxicity potential of plants traditionally used for mosquito control in

Kenya’s South coast. Merit Research Journal of Medicine and Medical

Sciences (ISSN: 2354-323X) Vol. 4(4) pp. 178-182, April 2016

17. 2016: Kiraithe, M.N., Nguta, J.M., Mbaria, J.M., Kiama, S.G., 2016. Evaluation of the

use of Ocimum suave Willd. (Lamiaceae), Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

(Lamiaceae) and Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. (Rutaceae) as antimalarial


remedies in Kenyan folk medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 178, 266–

271

18. 2016: Kiraithe, M.N., Nguta, J.M., Mbaria, J.M., Kiama, S.G., 2016.Evaluation of the

use of Ocimum suave Willd. (Lamiaceae), Plectranthus barbatus Andrews

(Lamiaceae) and Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. (Rutaceae) as antimalarial

remedies in Kenyan folk medicine. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 178, 266–

271

19. 2016: Kamau Loice Njeri, Peter Mathiu Mbaabu, James Mucunu Mbaria, Peter

Karuri Gathumbi, Stephen Gitahi Kiama. (2016). Ethnobotanical survey and

threats to medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of human

diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya. TANG Vol.6 No.3, 2016.8, 23-37

20. 2016: Kamau Loice N., Mathiu P.Mbaabu, James M.Mbaria, Gathumbi P.Karuri,

Stephen G.Kiama Knowledge and demand for medicinal plants used in the

treatment and management of diabetes in Nyeri County, Kenya Journal of

Ethnopharmacology Volume 189, 2 August 2016, Pages 218–229

21. 2016: Gawriluk, T. R. Simkin, J., Thompson, K.L., Biswas, S., Clare-Salzler, Z., Kimani,

J.M., Kiama, S.G., Ezenwa V.O., Smith, J.J., and Seifert, A.W. (2016).

Comparative analysis of ear-hole closure identifies epimorphic regeneration

as a discrete trait in mammals. Nat. Commun. 7:11164 doi:

10.1038/ncomms11164

22. 2016: Boniface M. Kavoi, Daniel W. Gakuya, Mbugua P & Stephen G. Kiama (2016).

Effects of dietary Moringa oleifera leaf meal supplementation on chicken


intestinal structure and growth performance. Journal of. Morphological.

Science. , 2016, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 186-192

YEAR 2015

23. 2015: Saucier, G., Kenner, J., Iurino, K., Bou Malham, P., Chen, Z., Thalmayer, A. G.,

Kemmelmeier, M., Tov, W., Boutti, R., Metaferia, H., Çankaya, B., Mastor, K.

A., Hsu, K.-Y., Wu, R., Maniruzzaman, M., Rugira, J., Tsaousis, I., Sosnyuk, O.,

Regmi Adhikary, J., Skrzypińska, K., Poungpet, B., Maltby, J., Salanga, M. G.

C., Racca, A., Oshio, A., Italia, E., Kovaleva, A., Nakatsugawa, M., Morales-

Vives, F., Ruiz, V. M., Braun Gutierrez, R. A., Sarkar, A., Deo, T., Sambu, L.,

Huisa Veria, E., Ferreira Dela Coleta, M., Kiama, S. G., Hongladoram, S.,

Derry, R., Zazueta Beltrán, H., Peng, T. K., Wilde, M., Ananda, A., Banerjee,

S., Bayazit, M., Joo, S., Zhang, H., Orel, E., Bizumic, B., Shen-Miller, S., Watts,

S., Pereira, M. E., Gore, E., Wilson, D., Pope, D., Gutema, B., Henry, H.,

Dacanay, J. C., Dixon, J., Köbis, N., Luque, J., Hood, J., Chakravorty, D., Pal, A.

M., Ong, L., Leung, A., & Altschul, C. (2015). Cross-cultural differences in a

global ‘Survey of World Views’. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46, 53-

70.

24. 2015: Rukenya Zachary Muthii, Mbaria James Mucunu, Mbaabu Mathiu Peter,

Kiama Stephen Gitahi (2015). Phytochemistry and toxicity studies of

aqueous and methanol extract of naturally growing and cultivated Aloe

Turkanensis. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 3(5): 144-147


25. 2015: Odula P.O., Hassanali J., Kiama SG (2015). Regional variation in the

histomorphology and tensile strength of the ventral rectus sheath in the

male goat (Capra hircus) Austin Journal of Anatomy 2: 1-5

26. 2015: Odula P. O., a Hassanali J., Kiama S. G.(2015). Regional Variation in the

Microscopy and Tensile Strength of the Linea Alba in the Male Goat (Capra

Hircus). Anatomy Journal of Africa. 2015. Vol 4 (2): 592 – 599.

27. 2015: Nanyingi Mark, Peninah Munyua, Stephen Kiama, Gerald Muchemi, Samuel

Thumbi, Austine Bitek, Bernard Bett, Mbaabu Muriithi and Kariuki Njenga

(2015. A systematic review of Rift Valley fever epidemiology 1931-2014. :

Infection Ecology and Epidemiology 2015, 5: 28024 -

http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/iee.v5.28024

28. 2015: Kamanja I.T., Mbaria, J.M., Gathumbi, P.K., Mbaabu, M., Lanyasunya, A.

Gakuya, D.W. Kabasa, John D. and Kiama, S.G. (2015). Medicinal plants

used in the management of sexually transmitted infections by the Samburu

community, Kenya( Submitted for publication at International Journal of

Pharmaceutical Research Apr-Jun 2015 | Vol 7 | Issue 2, Pages 44-52

29. 2015: James M Kuria, James M Mbaria, Peter K Gathumbi and Stephen G Kiama

(2015). Influence of Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf (Asteraceae) on the healing of

dermal excision wounds (mouse model) and skin sensitization activity

(Guinea pig model). African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Vol.

4 No. 3 Pages 112-117


YEAR 2014

30. 2014: Wambugu S. N., Mwangi P. W., Mwonjoria J., Mathiu P. M., Gakuya D. W.,

Kanui T. I Kiama S.G. Antinociceptive properties of selected medicinal plants

used in the treatment of chronic joint pains in Eastern Kenya. 9th Biennial

Scientific conference, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 3rd to 5th September

2014, Upper Kabete Campus

31. 2014: Rukenya Zachary Muthii, Mbaria James Mucunu, Mbaabu Mathiu Peter,

Kiama Stephen Gitahi, Okindo Ronald Onzago (2014). Antimicrobial activity

of aqueous and methanol extract of naturally growing and cultivated Aloe

turkanensis. The Journal of Phytopharmacology 3(5): 343-347

32. 2014: Rukenya M. Z., Mbaria, JM., Mbaabu PM., Kiama S.G., Ozango R.O (2014). In

Vitro Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic Activity & Phytochemistry of Aloe turkanensis,

an Ethnomedicine Used in Turkana , Kenya. The Kenya Veterinary

Association annual 48th scientific conference between 23rd and 26th April

2014 at Boma Inn Hotel, Eldoret. Kenya

33. 2014: Onzago R.O., S.G. Kiama, J.M. Mbaria, D.W Gakuya, J.G.Nduhiu, (2014)

Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and toxicity of Vernonia hymenolepis (A.

Rich) traditionally used for toothache in Kenya. The Journal of

Phytopharmacology 2014; 3(1): 22-28

34. 2014: Onzago Okindo Ronald, Stephen Kiama, Mbaria James, Rukenya Zachary,

Gakuya Daniel (2014). "Efficacy and Safety of Vernonia Hymenolepis a Plant

used in Kenya for oral health. The Kenya Veterinary Association annual 48th


scientific conference between 23rd and 26th April 2014 at Boma Inn Hotel,

Eldoret. Kenya

35. 2014: Ochwang’i Dominic, Kimwele C. N., Oduma J. A., Gathumbi P. K., Mbaria J.

M., Kiama S.G. Ethno-medicine; an alternative or complement to cancer

therapy? . 9th Biennial Scientific conference, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

3rd to 5th September 2014, Upper Kabete Campus

36. 2014: Ochwang’i Dominic O., Charles N. Kimwele, Jemimah A. Oduma, Stephen G.

Kiama, Peter K. Gathumbi, James M. Mbaria (2014) Medicinal plants used

in treatment and management of cancer in Kakamega County, Kenya.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Volume 151, Issue 3, 12: 1040–1055

37. 2014: Nasimolo J, S. G. Kiama, P. K. Gathumbi, A. N. Makanya, J. M. Kagira (2014)

Erythrina abyssinica prevents meningoencephalitis in chronic Trypanosoma

brucei brucei mouse model. Metabolic Brain Diseases. 29(2):509-19.

38. 2014: Kiama S. G. (2014) Aquisition of antigens by airway dendritic cells. do we

know enough? Anatomy Journal of Africa 3 (3): 308-318

39. 2014: Kavoi BM, Plendl J, Makanya AN, Ochieng' S, Kiama SG (2014). Effects of

anticancer drug docetaxel on the structure and function of the rabbit

olfactory mucosa. Tissue Cell. 2014 Jun;46(3):213-24.

40. 2014: Kaingu C.K, Kiama SG, , JA Oduma, JM Mbaria (2014). Ethnobotanical study

of medicinal plants used in Tana River for management of illnesses. Asian

Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2(2); 1-5.


41. 2014: Gakuya, D.W. P.N. Mbugua, S.M. Mwaniki, S.G. Kiama, G.M. Muchemi and A.

Njuguna (2014). Effect of Supplementation of Moringa oleifera (LAM) Leaf

Meal in Layer Chicken Feed. International Journal of Poultry Science 13 (7):

379-384

42. 2014: Gakuya D.W., P.N. Mbugua, B. Mwaniki S. M., S.G. Kiama, Muchemi G. M.,

Njuguna A. The effect of supplementation of Moringa oleifera leaf meal in

layer chicken feed. 9th Biennial Scientific conference, Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine 3rd to 5th September 2014, Upper Kabete Campus

43. 2014: Gakuya D.W., P.N. Mbugua, B. Kavoi and S.G. Kiama (2014) Effect of

Supplementation of Moringa oleifera Leaf Meal in Broiler Chicken Feed.

International Journal of Poultry Science 13 (4): 208-213

YEAR 2013

44. 2013: Rukenya Zachary, S. G. Kiama M. Mathiu, J. Mbaria (2013) “In vitro

Antimicrobial Activity of Aloe turkanensis, an Ethnomedical Herbal Remedy

Used in Turkana” The Kenya Veterinary Association 47th annual scientific

conference between 23rd and 28th April 2013 at Whitesands Hotel,

Mombasa. The theme of the conference was “One Health Training and

Practice”

45. 2013: Rukenya M. Z., Mbaria, JM., MBAABU PM., Kiama S.G., OZANGO R.O. In Vitro

Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic Activity & Phytochemistry of Aloe turkanensis, an

Ethnomedicine Used in Turkana , Kenya. The Uganda Veterinary Association


annual scientific conference between 12th and 13th December 2013 at

Kampala Imperial Royal Hotel, Uganda.

46. 2013: Onzago R.O., S.G. Kiama, J.M. Mbaria, D.W Gakuya, C.G. Githinji, Z.M.

Rukenya (2013) Analgesic activity of aqueous extract of Vernonia

hymenolepis (A. Rich) a traditional medicine plant used in Kenya for

toothache" 41 The Journal of Phytopharmacology 2(6): 41-45

47. 2013: Onzago R. O., Kiama S.G Gakuya D W., Mbaria J. Determination of efficacy &

Safety of a medicinal plant Vernonia hymenolepis. The Mount Kenya

University Annual national scientific conference .28th -30th August 2013.

48. 2013: Okindo Ronald, S. G. Kiama D. W. Gakuya, J. Mbaria (2013)., Efficacy,

phytochemistry and safety of a medicinal plant used in Kenya for oral

health (Vernonia hymenolepis),The Kenya Veterinary Association 47th

annual scientific conference between 23rd and 28th April 2013 at Whitesands

Hotel, Mombasa. The theme of the conference was “One Health Training

and Practice”

49. 2013: Ochwangi D.C, Kimwele, C.N., Oduma, J.A., Gathumbi P.K., Mbaria J.M.,

Kiama S.G. Medicinal plants used in treatment and management of cancer

in Kakamega County, Kenya. 3rd – 10th December 2013. 15th NAPRECA

Symposium in Khartoum Sudan.

50. 2013: Ochwang’i, Dominic; Kimwele, Charles; Kiama, S G; Rice, Nancy Rice (2013).

Transcriptional regulation of Rat Endothelial Nitric Oxide Promoter in

Pulmonary Myofibroblasts cells and its implications in Pulmonary Fibrosis.

African Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics Vol. 2 No. 1 Pages 1-8.


51. 2013: Njoki C. N., Kiama S.G. D.W. Gakuya, J. Mbaria (2013). Antihyperglycemic

activity of the aqueous extract of Zanthoxylum chalybeum Stem Bark. The

Mount Kenya University Annual national scientific conference .28th -30th

August 2013

52. 2013: Nasimolo Johnson, S. G. Kiama A. N. Makanya, P. K. Gathumbi, Kagira J

(2013)"Erythrina Abyssinica amelioriates Neuroinflammation in African

Trypanosomiasis mouse model" at the 11th SONA International Conference

in Rabat Morocco, from 13th-18th June 2013.

53. 2013: Nasimolo J., Kiama S.G., Gathumbi P.K., Makanya, AN., Kagira J. Erythrina

abyssinica ameliorates neuroinflammation in chronic trypanosomiasis

mouse model. 1st OHCEA One Health Conference, at Hilton Hotel, in Addis

Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23rd - 26th September 2013.

54. 2013: Nasimolo J., Kiama S.G. Makanya A.N, Gathumbi P. K. Erythrina abyssinica

extracts prevent neuroinflammation, Cell Biology/Regenerative Medicine

Workshop. 8th Young Scientists workshop on Cell Biology and Regenerative

Medicine, from 11th-13th November 2013, by the African Academy of

Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya.

55. 2013: Kuria J., Kiama S.G. Mbaria, J., Gathumbi P. K. Influence of Aspilia Pluriseta

Schweinf on the Healing of Cutaneous Excision Wounds. 3rd – 10th December

2013. 15th NAPRECA Symposium in Khartoum Sudan

56. 2013: Karambu M., Kiama S.G., Wanjohi J.M., Mathiu P.M., Midiwo, J.

Investigation of 4 Kenyan plants of the family Cyperaceae and specifically

ethno-botanical uses of Cyperus articulatus. 16th ANNUAL Conference held


at the Agricultural Research College-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical

Crops in Nelspruit Mpumalanga province in S. Africa, 1st -4th of July 2013

57. 2013: Kaingu K.C., Kiama S.G. Oduma J, Mbaria J. Antifertility properties of Croton

menyharthii and Uvariodendron kirkii ; concoction traditionally used as a

contraceptive in Tana River, Kenya. 25th -26th October 2013. Aloe Ridge

Hotel and Game reserve, Johannesburg South Africa

58. 2013: Kaingu CK, Oduma JA, Mbaria JM, Kiama SG (2013). Ethnobotanical Survey of

Medicinal Plants Used For the Management of Male Sexual Dysfunction and

Infertility in Tana River County, Kenya, Ethno and Traditional Medicine.

Photon. 119: 453-463.

59. 2013: Kaingu C.K., Oduma, J.A., Mbaria J., Kiama S.G. Ethnobotanical survey of

medicinal plants used for the management of male sexual dysfunction and

infertility in Tana River County, Kenya. 3rd – 10th December 2013. 15th

NAPRECA Symposium in Khartoum Sudan

60. 2013: Kaingu C.K, Kiama SG, , JA Oduma, JM Mbaria, (2013). Medicinal plants

traditionally used for the management of female reproductive health

dysfunction in Tana River County, Kenya. Tang international Journal of

Genuine Traditional Medicine Volume 3 / Issue 2, 35-44.


YEAR 2012

61. 2012: Nguta, J.M., J.M.Mbaria, D.W.Gakuya, P.K.Gathumbi, J.D.Kabasa, S.G.Kiama.

(2012) Cytotoxicity of antimalarial plant extracts from Kenyan biodiversity to

the Brine Shrimp, Artemia salina L. (Artemiidae). Faculty of veterinary

medicine 8th biennial scientific conference and The 46th Kenya veterinary

Association Annual scientific conference and the 12th world veterinary day

celebrations

62. 2012: Nguta JM, JM Mbaria, DW Gakuya, PK Gathumbi, JD Kabasa and SG. Kiama

(2012) . Toxicity of crude plan extracts and antitumor drugs in the brine

shrimp bioassay. 4th International conference on Drug Discovery and

Therapy: February 12th to 15th Dubai, UAE

63. 2012: Nanyingi M. O., Kiama S. G., Thumbi S. M. and Muchemi G. M. (2012).

Climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation of livestock systems

in Kenya. Faculty of veterinary medicine 8th biennial scientific conference

and The 46th Kenya veterinary Association Annual scientific conference and

the 12th world veterinary day celebrations

64. 2012: Kiama S. G. (2012). The Passion and Vision of Prof. Wangari Maathai: Her

work with Communities to protect soils and lessons learnt from the Green

belt Movement. Presented in the First Global Soil Week held at the Institute

for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam Berlin, November 18-

22.


65. 2012: Kiama S. G. (2012) Critique of the paper entitled “Forms of Education and

Formation of the Youth in Ecologically Conscious Technologies and Their

role in Development and Peace Building Processes in Africa by Evaristus O.

Ekweume. Hekima College. 12th HEKIMA COLLEGE SYMPOSIUM, March 6th

2012. Theme: Ecology In Dialogue With Technology, Peace Building And

Develop

66. 2012: Kiama S. G. (2012 Adapting to climate change and responsible stewardship of

environment for sustainable development. World Youth Alliance Africa Held

at KICC Kenya on 29th August 2012

67. 2012: Kavoi, B. M., Makanya, A. N. Plendl J., Kiama S. G. (2012). Morphofunctional

Adaptations of the Olfactory Mucosa in Postnatally Developing Rabbits.

Anatomical Records 295(8):1352-63

68. 2012: Kavoi B. M, Makanya A. N, Kiama S. G. (2012). Anticancer Drug Vinblastine

Sulphate Induces Transient Morphological Changes on the Olfactory Mucosa

of the Rabbit. Anatomy Histology and Embryology 41(5):374-8

69. 2012: Gakuya D.W., S.G. Kiama, J.M. Mbaria, P.N. Mbugua , P.K. Gathumbi, M.

Mathiu (2012). The potential use of Moringa oleifera Lam. As poultry feed

supplement in Kenya. Faculty of veterinary medicine 8th biennial scientific

conference and The 46th Kenya veterinary Association Annual scientific

conference and the 12th world veterinary day celebrations

70. 2012: Ashley W. Seifert, Stephen G. Kiama, Megan G. Seifert, Jacob R. Goheen,

Todd M. Palmer and Malcolm Maden (2012). Skin shedding and tissue

regeneration in African spiny mice (Acomys). Nature 489 (7417):561-5


YEAR 2011

71. 2011: Wambugu S.N., Mathiu P.M., Gakuya D.W., Kanui T.I., Kabasa J.D, Kiama S.G.

(2011) Medicinal plants used in the treatment of joint pains in Machakos

and Makueni counties, Kenya. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137: 945-955

72. 2011: Nguta J.M., Mbaria P. K., Gathumbi P.K., Gakuya D. W., Kabasa J. D., Kiama S.

G. (2011). Ethnodiagnostic skills of the Digo community for malaria: A lead

to traditional bioprospecting. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2: 1-14.

73. 2011: Nguta J.M., Mbaria J.M., Gakuya D.W. Gathumbi P.K., Kabasa J. D., Kiama

S.G. (2011) Biological screening of Kenyan medicinal plants using artemia

salina L. (Artemiidae). Pharmacologyonline 2: 458-478

74. 2011: Mutua, P. M., Gicheru M.M., Makanya A.N., Kiama S.G. (2011). Comparative

quantitative and qualitative attributes of the surface respiratory

macrophages in the domestic duck and the rabbit. International Journal of

Morphology 29: 353-362.

75. 2011: Gakuya D. W, Mbaria J. M., Kiama S. G., Gathumbi P. K., Mathiu M., Nguta J.

M., (2011). Ethnoveterinary Medicine: The prospects of Integrating

Medicinal Plants products in Veterinary Medicine in Kenya. The Kenya

Veterinarian 35 (2) 67-76


YEAR 2010

76. 2010: Ogengo J., Malek A., Kiama S.G. (2010). Interlinkages in the tunica media of

the goat aorta. International Journal of Morphology 28: 409-414.

77. 2010: Ogengo J., Malek A., Kiama S. G. (2010). Structural organization of the tunica

intima in the aorta of the goat. Folia Morphologica 69: 164-169.

78. 2010: Ochwang’i D, Kimwele C., Rice C., Kiama S.G. (2010). Nitric oxide synthase3

gene transcriptional regulation in pulmonary myofibroblast differentiation

and its implication in pulmonary fibrosis. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 8th to 10th September 2010-

11-10.

79. 2010: Nguta J.M., Mbaria P.K., Gakuya D.W., Gathumbi P.K., Kiama S.G. (2010).

Antimalarial Herbal remedies of Msambweni, Kenya. Journal of

Ethnopharmacology 128: 424-432.

80. 2010: Nguta J.M., Mbaria J.M., Gakuya D.W., Gathumbi P.K., Kiama S.G. (2010)

Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South coast

community, Kenya. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 131: 256-67.

81. 2010: Nguta J.M., J.M. Mbaria, D.W.Gakuya, P.K.Gathumbi, S.G.Kiama (2010).

Natural products from plant biodiversity and malaria: In: The proceedings of

the 12TH International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry and Related

Biological Sciences, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences

(ICCBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan during November 22-25, 2010.


82. 2010: Nguta J.M., J.M. Mbaria, D.W.Gakuya, P.K.Gathumbi, Kiama S.G. (2010).

Development of ethnomedicines for management of malaria in Msambweni

district, Kenya: In: The Proceedings of a Workshop on Regional Networks in

Africa, held on October 5-6th, 2010 at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference

Centre in Benoni, South Africa, near Johannesburg.

83. 2010: Maina, J.N., West J.B., Orgeig S., Daniels C.B., Gehr P., Kiama S.G., Foot N.J.,

Mühlfeld C., Blank F., Müller L., Lehmann A., Brandenberger C., Rothen-

Rutishauser B. (2010) Recent advances into understanding some aspects of

the structure and function of the mammalian and avian lungs. Physiological

and Biochemical Zoology 83: 792-807.

84. 2010: Kiama S.G., (2010). Laboratory animal science education and training in

Kenya. Animal Science Workshop at the Institute of Primate Research,

Nairobi Kenya, 5th July 2010

85. 2010: Kavoi, B.M. Makanya A.N., Hassanali J., Hans-Erick C., Kiama S.G. (2010).

Comparative functional structure of the olfactory mucosa in the domestic

dog and the sheep. Annals of Anatomy 192: 329-337.

86. 2010: Kavoi M.B., Makanya A.N. Plendl J., Kiama S.G. (2010).The Morphology of the

olfactory mucosa after administration of vinblastin sulphate in rabbits.

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition,

8th to 10th September 2010-11-10.

87. 2010: Kavoi B.M., Makanya A.N., Plendl J., Kiama S.G. (2010) Morphology of the

olfactory mucosa after administration of anti cancer drug Vinblastin

Sulphate in Rabbits. the 2nd International Conference on Neuroinfection and


World Impact (organized by IANIS) and a joint ARC-WERK IBRO UNESCO

school of neuroscience held at the University of St. Denis, Reunion Island

from Nov 26-Dec 7, 2010:

88. 2010: Kamanja I.T., Mbaria J.M., Gathumbi P.K., Mbaabu M., Lanyasunya A. Gakuya

D.W., Kiama, S.G. (2010). Medicinal plants traditionally used for the

treatment and management of venereal diseases in Samburu, Kenya In: The

Proceedings of a Workshop on Regional Networks in Africa, held on October

5-6th, 2010 at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in Benoni, South

Africa, near Johannesburg.

89. 2010: Gakuya D.W., Mbaria J.M., Kiama S.G., Gathumbi P.K., Mathiu M., Nguta J.M.

(2010) Ethnoveterinary medicine: the prospects of integrating medicinal

plants in veterinary medicine in Kenya. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 8th to 10th September 2010-

11-10.

90. 2010: Gakuya D.W., Kiama S.G., Mbaria J.M., Gathumbi P.K., Mathiu M., Nguta J.M.

(2010). Traditional Medicine in Kenya: Past and Current status, challenges

and the way forward. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific

Conference and Exhibition, 8th to 10th September 2010-11-10.


YEAR 2009

91. 2009: Wambugu, S.N., Towett P.K., Kiama S.G., Abelson K. S.P., Kanui, T.I. (2009).

Effects of Opiods in the formalin test in the Speke’s-hinged tortoise (Kinixys

spekii). Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 33: 347-51.

92. 2009: Ogengo J., Malek A., Kiama S. G., Olabo B. O. (2009). Muscle “islands in the

tunica media of the goat thoracic aorta. Brazil Journal of Morphological

Sciences 26: 171-175.

YEAR 2008

93. 2008: Wambugu S.N., Towett P.K., Kiama S.G., Abelson K., Kanui T.I. (2008).

Composition of nociceptive afferents in the trigeminal nerve in the marsh

terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial

Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 17th to 19th September 2008.

94. 2008: Mwangi D.K., Kiama S.G., Nyamweya J.O.M. (2008). The bones of the skull in

the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 17th to 19th September 2008.

95. 2008: Mogoa E.G.M., Mande J.D., Wabacha J.K., Kiama S.G. (2008). Improving

understanding and knowledge of animal welfare through training. A case of

final year veterinary students. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial

Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 17th to 19th September 2008


96. 2008: Kiama S.G., Adekunle J.S., Maina J.N. (2008). Comparative in vitro study of

interactions between particles and respiratory surface macrophages,

erythrocytes, and epithelial cells of the chicken and the rat. Journal of

Anatomy 213: 452-63.

97. 2008: Kiama S.G. (2008). Particle cell interaction and their implications in lung

defense mechanisms in the rat and chicken. International Conference of

Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Molecules to Migration, Maasai

Mara, Kenya. (19th to 25th July 2008).

98. 2008: Kavoi M.B., Kiama S.G., Makanya A.N., Hassanali J. (2008). Morphometric

comparison of the olfactory mucosa of the suckling and adult dogs. Faculty

of Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 17th to

19th September 2008.

99. 2008: Kavoi M.B., Kiama S.G., Makanya A.N. (2008). Comparative study of the

olfactory mucosa in the dog and sheep. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 17th to 19th September 2008.

100. 2008: Gatome C.W., Amrein I., Mwangi D.K., Kiama S. G., Lipp H. P. (2008). Adult

hippocampal neurogenesis and mossy fibber distribution in two species of

African frigivorous bats. European Neuroscience Society, Geneva

Switzerland, 12th to 16th July 2008.


YEAR 2007

101. 2007: Kiama S.G. (2007). Functional and Morphological Characterization of Particle-

Dendritic Cell Interaction. Department of Anatomical and Physiological

Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa on 28th

august 2007.

Year 2006

102. 2006: Obregon C., Rothen-Rutishauser B., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., Nicod L.P. (2006).

Exovesicles from human activated dendritic cells (DCS) fuse with resting DCS

allowing them to present allo-antigens. American Journal of Pathology 169:

2127-2136.

103. 2006: Kiama S.G., Maina J.N., Bhattacharjee J., Mwangi D.K., Macharia R.G.,

Weyrauch K.D. (2006). The Morphology of the pectin oculi of the ostrich,

Struthio camelus. Annals of Anatomy 188: 516-528.

104. 2006: Kiama S. G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Obregon C., Nicod L.P., Gehr P.

(2006). Host cell responses of Salmonella typhimurium infected human

dendritic cells. Immunology and Cell Biology 84: 475-481.

105. 2006: Kiama S. G. (2006). Evolving trends in veterinary education. Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific Conference and Exhibition, 6th to 8th

September 2006.


YEAR 2005

106. 2005: Rothen-Rutishauser B.M., Kiama S.G., Gehr P. (2005). A three-dimensional

cellular model of the human respiratory tract to study the interaction with

particles. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 32:

281-289.

107. 2005: Mwangi D.K., Kiama S.G. (2005). Stereological methods for estimation of

total number of particles in an organ. The Kenya Veterinarian 29: 33-36.

108. 2005: Mogoa E.G.M., Wabacha J.K., Mbithi P.M.F., Kiama S.G (2005). An overview

of animal welfare issues in Kenya. The Kenya Veterinarian 29: 48-52.

YEAR 2004

109. 2004: Kiama S.G.,. Maina J. N., Weyrauch K.D.,, D.K. Mwangi (2004). The

morphology of the pecten oculi of the ostrich, Struthio camelus. Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific Conference, 3rd to 5th November

2004.

Year 2003

110. 2003: Obregon C., Dreher, D., Kok M., Cochand L., Kiama S.G., L. P Nicod (2003).

Human alveolar macrophages infected by virulent bacterial expressing SipB

are a major source of Active interleukin-18. Infection and Immunity 71:

4382-4388.


111. 2003: Kiama S.G., Bhattacharjee J., Kiama T.N., Mwangi D.K. (2003). A Scanning

electron microscope Study of Pigment Distribution in Pecten Oculi of the

Domestic Fowl and Eagle Owl. The Kenya Veterinarian 26: 43-50.

YEAR 2002

112. 2002: Kiama S.G., Dreher D., Kok M., Cochand L., Nicod L.P., P. Gehr (2002). Live

bacterial vectors for mucosal delivery of protective antigen. Targeting of

mucosal dendritic cells. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific

Conference 7th to 9th August 2012

113. 2002: Kiama S.G., Bhattacharjee J., D.K. Mwangi (2002). The pecten oculi of diurnal

domestic fowl and nocturnal spotted eagle owl: a comparative study on

pigment distribution. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Biennial Scientific

Conference 7th to 9th August 2012

114. 2002: Dreher, D., Kok M., Obregon C., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., Nicod L.P (2002).

Salmonella virulence factor SipB induces activation and release of IL-18 in

human dendritic cells. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 72: 743-751.

YEAR 2001

115. 2001: Walter E., Dreher D., Kok M., Thiele L, Kiama S.G., Gehr P., Merkle H.P.

(2001). Hydrophilic poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres for the


delivery of DNA to human-derived macrophages and dendritic cells. Journal

of Controlled Release 76: 149-168.

116. 2001: Kiama, S.G., Maina, J.N., Bhattacharjee J., Weyrauch K.D. (2001). Functional

morphology of the pecten oculi in the nocturnal spotted eagle owl (Bubo

bubo africanus), and the diurnal black kite (Milvus migrans) and the

domestic fowl (Gallus gallus var. domesticus). A comparative study. Journal

of Zoology 254: 521-528.

117. 2001: Kiama, S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Nicod L.P. and P.

Gehr (2001). Candidate vaccine strains of Salmonella infect and induce

profound changes in the morphology of human dendritic cells. Journal of

Aerosol Medicine 14: P2-10.

118. 2001: Kiama, S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Nicod L.P., P. Gehr

(2001). Interaction of Salmonella with human dendritic cells: Production of

iccosome-like structures with potential role in antigen presentation.

Keystone Symposia on “Dendritic Cells: Interfaces with Immunobiology and

Medicine” held in Taos, New Mexico, USA on 12th to 18th March 2001.

119. 2001: Kiama, S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Gehr P., and L.P

Nicod (2001). Mutants of Salmonella typhimurium infect human dendritic

cells and induce formation of iccosome-like structures. American Journal of

Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 163: A166.

120. 2001: Kiama, S.G., Cochand L., Karlsson L.M., Nicod L.P., Gehr P. (2001). Evaluation

of phagocytic activity in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Journal of

Aerosol Medicine 14: 289-299.


121. 2001: Kiama S.G. (2001). Functional and Morphological Characterization of Particle

– Dendritic Cell Interaction. Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Biology,

University of Bern, Switzerland. Thesis

122. 2001: Kiama S. G. (2001). Human dendritic cells. Presented at the Department of

Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Kenya on 22nd August 2001.

123. 2001: Kiama S. G. (2001). Functional and Morphological Characterization of Particle

– Dendritic cell interaction. Presented at the Institute of Anatomy, University

of Bern, Bern, Switzerland on 15th May 2001.

124. 2001: Dreher, D., Cochand L., Kok M., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., Pechére J.C., Nicod L.P.

(2001). Genetic background of attenuated Salmonella typhimurium has

profound influence on infection and cytokine patterns in human dendritic

cells. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 69: 583-589.

125. 2001: Dreher D., Obregon C., Kok M., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., and L.P. Nicod (2001).

Release of IL-18 by salmonella SipB protein in human antigen-presenting

cells. Journal of Aerosol Medicine 14: P2-11.

YEAR 2000

126. 2000: Walter E., Dreher D., Kok M., Thiele L., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., P. Merkle (2000).

Interaction between DNA-loaded poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide)

microspheres and human antigen-presenting cells Pharmaceutical Research.

Presented at the fourth NFP37 Somatic Gene Therapy meeting held in

Fribourg, Switzerland on 6th October 2000.


127. 2000: Kiama, S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Nicod L.P., P. Gehr

(2000). Infection of human dendritic cells by Salmonella typhimurium.

Presented at the SGAHE 2000 held in Bern, Switzerland on 13th October

2000.

128. 2000: Kiama S.G., Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Gehr P., and L.P

Nicod (2000). Human Dendritic cells infected with Salmonella typhimurium

produce iccosome-like structures. European Respiratory Journal 16: 178s.

129. 2000: Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Gehr P., and L.P. Nicod (2000). Infection of human

dendritic cells and human alveolar macrophages by Salmonella mutants, a

potent vaccine delivery system. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical

Care Medicine 161: A128.

130. 2000: Kiama S.G. (2000). Phagocytosis of particulate antigens by human dendritic

cells and its relevance in development of immunity. Presented at the

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland on 8th June 2000.

131. 2000: Kiama S.G. (2000). Dendritic cell-particle interaction and the potential

application(s) in the lung. Presented at the “Jungfrau-Tagung”: Particle-Lung

Interaction held in Bern, Switzerland on 28th – 29th February 2000.

132. 2000: Kiama S. G., P. Gehr (2000). Dendritic cells-Particle interaction. Presented at

the DKF Research Conference, University of Bern, Switzerland Bern,

Switzerland on 14th June 2000.

133. 2000: Dreher D., Kok M., Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Gehr P., L.P. Nicod (2000).

Apoptosis in dendritic cells: Consequences for immunotherapy with


Salmonella vectors. Presented at the fourth NFP37 Somatic Gene Therapy

meeting held in Fribourg, Switzerland on 6th October 2000.

134. 2000: Dreher D., Kok M., Imboden P., Kiama S.G., Muhindi, D.W., Georgopoulos C.,

L.P. Nicod (2000). From genomics to vaccination: treatment of latent

tuberculosis by recombinant salmonella. Fifth NFP37 Somatic Gene Therapy

meeting, held in Fribourg, Switzerland on 6th October 2000.

135. 2000: Dreher D., Cochand L., Kok M., Pechere J.C., Kiama S.G., Gehr P., and L. P.

Nicod (2000). Genetic background of Salmonella typhimurium vaccine

strains has profound influence on infectivity and cytokine production in

human dendritic cells. Schweiz. Med. Wocheschr. 130:Suppl. 118: p30S

136. 2000: Bhattacharjee J. and S.G. Kiama (2000). Distribution of melanocytes in the

pecten oculi of diurnal domestic fowl and nocturnal spotted eagle owl.

Experimental Eye Research Vol. 71, Supplement 1, p205.

YEAR 1999

137. 1999: Kiama S.G., P. Gehr (1999). Phagocytosis in dendritic cells. Presented at the

Division of Pneumology, Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

on 17th December 1999.

138. 1999: Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Nicod L.P., P. Gehr (1999). Stereological assessment

of phagocytosis by monocytes, alveolar macrophages and dendritic cells.

Presented at the 12th Biennial Congress. International Society for Aerosols in

Medicine held in Vienna, Austria on 12th to 16th June 1999).


139. 1999: Kiama S.G., Cochand L., Nicod L. P., P. Gehr (1999). Stereological assessment

of phagocytosis by dendritic cells. Presented at the 31st Annual meeting of

USGEB held in Basel Switzerland on October 14-15, 1999.

140. 1999: Kiama S.G., Bhattacharjee, J., Maina, J.N., Weyrauch, K.D., P. Gehr (1999).

Comparative morphometry of the pecten oculi in domestic fowl (Gallus

domesticus), black kite (Milvus migrans) and spotted eagle owl (Bubo

africanus). Presented at the Swiss Society for Anatomie, Histology and

Embryology (SGAHE) held in Basel, Switzerland on 13th October 1999.

141. 1999: Kiama S. G., Cochand L., Nicod L.P., and P. Gehr (1999). Stereological

assessment of phagocytosis by monocytes, alveolar macrophages and

dendritic cells. Journal of Aerosol Medicine 12 (2): 49.

YEAR 1998

142. 1998: Kiama S.G., Bhattacharjee J., Maina J.N., Weyrauch K.D., Gehr P. (1998). A

scanning electron microscope study of the luminal surface specialisations in

the blood vessels of the pecten oculi in a diurnal bird, the black kite (Milvus

migrans). Annals of Anatomy 180: 455-460.

YEAR 1997

143. 1997: Kiama S. G., Bhattacharjee J., Maina J.N., Weyrauch K.D. (1997). Surface

specialisation of the capillary endothelium in the pecten oculi of the


chicken, and their overt roles in pectineal haemodynamics and nutrient

transfer to the inner neural retina. Acta Biologica Hungarica 48: 473- 483.

YEAR 1995

144. 1995: Kiama S.G. (1995). Morphology and Morphometry of the Pecten Oculi: A

Comparative Study. Master of Science in Veterinary Anatomy, University of

Nairobi, Kenya., Thesis

YEAR 1994

145. 1994: Kiama S.G., Bhattacharjee J., Maina J.N., Weyrauch K.D. (1994). Scanning

electron microscope study of the pecten oculi of the black kite (Milvus

migrans): possible involvement of melanosomes in protecting the pecten

against damage by ultraviolet light. Journal of Anatomy 185: 637-642.

146. 1994: Bhattacharjee J., Kiama, S.G., and J.N. Maina (1994). Fine structure of the

pecten oculi of the spotted eagle owl with special reference to the surface

distribution of melanosomes. Experimental Eye Research 59: S1, 114.


G. SUPERVISION AND MENTORING OF MASTERS AND PhD STUDENTS

I am an accomplished scholar with a proven track record in supervision and mentoring of Master’s and PhD students. To date, I have

successfully supervised 12 PhD Students and 14 Masters Students to completion as indicated below:

i) PhD students supervised to completion

No Name of the Student Title of the Thesis Degree achieved Year completed

1. Julius Alexander

Ogengo

Morphology and adrenergic innervations of the goat

aorta

PhD 2008

2. Joseph Kariuki

Kweri

Effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on the fetal and

pups pancreas of albino rats

PhD 2011

3. Joseph Mwanzia

Nguta

Ethnobotanical survey and toxicological study of

antimalarial herbal plants in selected areas of Kenya

PhD 2011

4. Boniface Mwanzia

Kavoi

Effect of selected microtubule-destabilizing agents on

olfactory neurogenesis in prenatal and postnatal rabbits

PhD 2012

5. Irene Thiguku.

Kamanja

Pharmacological and toxicological study of

Clerodendrum, myricoides, an ethnomedical herbal

remedy used in Kenya

PhD 2014

6. Paul Ochieng. A comparative histomorphology and tensiometry of PhD 2015


Odula the anterior abdominal wall aponeuroses of the baboon

and the goat

7. Joseph Kisivo

Musau

Development of a biopesticide for use against

mosquitoes from selected plants in Msambweni

District, Kenya

PhD 2016

8. Catherine Kaluwa

Kaingu

Evaluation of antifertility properties of medicinal

plants traditionally used in Tana River county, Kenya

PhD 2016

9. Dominic Omosa

Ochwang’i

Invitro Pharmacophysiological anticancer potential of

medicinal plants used in Kakamega County, Kenya”.

PhD 2017

10. Jared Kibiwott

Serem

Effects of Moringa oleifera Supplementation on

Nutrient Digestibility, Growth, Carcass Characteristics

and Blood Indices in Weaned Pigs

PhD 2018

11. Loice Njeri Kamau Extent of use, efficacy and safety of selected

antidiabetic herbal plants in Winstar rats in Nyeri and

Narok counties

PhD 2018

12. Mark Opiyo

Nanyingi

Spatio-temporal predictive modelling of rift valley

fever in response to climate change in Garissa, Kenya

PhD 2018


ii) Master of Science Students supervised to completion

13. Boniface Mwanzia

Kavoi

A comparative morphologic and morphometric

study of the olfactory epithelium in the sheep and

the dog

MSc 2008

14. Stanley Ndiritu

Wambugu

Evaluation of the Analgesic mechanisms in Kinixys

belliana (the african hinge back tortoise) and

Polymedusa subrufa (the marsh terrapin)

MSc 2008

15. Evans Gacheru

Kimani

An analysis of the role of family and institutional

care on education of orphans: A case of Kibera

slums

MSc 2009

16. Patrick Mbuvi Mutua Determination of the functional capacity of the

respiratory macrophages of the Anas platyrhynchos

and Oryclogus cuniculus

MSc 2010

17. Dominic Omosa

Ochwang’I

Transcriptional regulation of the NOS3 gene in

pulmonary myofibroblast differentiation and

implications for this in pulmonary fibrosis

MSc 2011

18. Karambu E. Muriithi Ethnobotanical uses and phytochemical analysis of

Cyperus articulatus from Tharaka, Meru

MSc 2012


19. Clare Njoki Kimani A study of herbal anti-diabetics in use in Kajiado

district of Kenya

MSc 2013

20. John Kimani Muturi Dermal wound healing and regeneration capacity in

mole rats (heterocephalus glaber and Tachyoryctes

ibeanus)

MSc 2013

21. Nasimolo Johnson Morphormetric evaluation of cellular involvement

in brain inflammation and potential anti-

inflammatory properties of Erythrina abyssinica

MSc 2013

22. James Menni Kuria Wound healing and antimicrobial activity,

phytochemistry, and toxicity of aspilia pluriseta

schweinf (asteraceae).(

MSc 2014

23. Ronald Onzago The efficacy, phytochemistry and safety of a

medicinal plant (Vernonia hymenolepis) used in

Kenya for oral health

MSc 2014

24. Zachary M. Rukenya Phytochemistry, antimicrobial activity and toxicity

of Aloe turkanensis

MSc 2014

25. Philip Onyono

Nyakego

Structural organization of the olfactory mucosa and

olfactory bulb in the fossorial rodents, naked mole

rat and east african root-rat

MSc 2014


26. Micheni Ndii Kiraithe Pharmacological and Toxicological effects of

selected Antimalarial plants from Msambweni

District in Kenya

MSc 2015

iii) Ongoing students’ supervision

27. Nasimolo Johnson Development of the blood gas barrier in varying

oxygen tensions: The mammalian lung and the

chick chorioallantoic membrane

PhD In Progress

28 John Kimani Muturi:

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of skin

immunity in African spiny mouse (Acomys).

PhD In progress

29 Nderitu S. Wambugu Evaluation of pain alleviating anti-inflammatory

and anti-rheumatoidal properties of selected

Kenyan medicinal plants.

PhD In progress


H. PHD AND MASTERS STUDENTS EXAMINED

I have also been invited to examine the theses for the following students from

Makerere University, Rhodes University and University of Nairobi

1. Paul Odula (PhD) 2015

2. Dr Philip Maseghe Mwachaka (MSc.) 2014

3. Pulei Anne Naiponoi (MSc.) 2014

4. Namulawa Victoria Tibeta (PhD) 2013

5. Ruth Mwende Mumo (MSc) 2013

6. Nasimolo Johnson (MSc) 2013

7. John Kimani Muturi (MSc.) 2013

8. Obimbo Moses Madadi (PhD) 2013

9. Boniface Kavoi (PhD) 2012

10. Asuman sengooba (PhD) 2011

11. Immaculate Nakalembe(PhD) 2010

12. Ann Apio (PhD) 2009

13. Boniface Kavoi (MSc.) 2008

14. I have examined several theses (both MSc. & PhD) as Dean and Associate Dean,

FVM (2003-2010)


I. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

I have received several scholarships and awards that have provided opportunity for me

to train, visit different laboratories to conduct research, and to attend meetings.

1. Government of Kenya (1986): To study for a Bachelor of Veterinary

Medicine at the University of Nairobi

2. German Academic Exchange program (1982): scholarship to study for a

Master of Science in Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary

Anatomy, University of Nairobi, (Supervisor: Prof. John N. Maina and Prof.

Josabatta Bhattacharjee)

3. British Council (1993): Travel award to visit the Gatty Marine laboratories,

University of St. Andrews, Scotland. To learn and carry out electron

microscopy work. (Supervisor: Prof. Ian Johnson)

4. German Academic Exchange program: Award to visit the Institute of

Veterinary Anatomy, Free University of Berlin, German. To carry out electron

microscopy work (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. K. D. Weyrauch)

5. International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and South African

Neuroscience Society (1996): Travel grant to attend a course on

“Neurotransmitters and their receptors: Basic to clinical Aspects” at Rhodes

University, Grahamstown, South Africa

6. Federal Commission of Foreign Scholarships, Switzerland (1997): Award to

visit Switzerland for my PhD studies (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Peter Gehr and

Prof. Dr. Beda Stadler)


7. Keystone Symposium Scholarship (2001): Award to attend and participate

in the Keystone symposium on “Dendritic cells in Medicine and

Immunobiology” held in Taos, New Mexico, USA

8. Federal Commission of Foreign Scholarships, Switzerland (2006): Travel

award to visit the University of Bern, Switzerland and carry out collaborative

research

9. National Research Foundation, South Africa (2007): Award to visit the

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and carry out

collaborative research

10. GlaxoSmithKline Prize of Pneumology (2007): Award for Distinguished

research. “Exovesicles from human dendritic cells fuse with resting dendritic

cells allowing them to present alloantigens”

11. Association of African Universities (AAU) (2010). Award to visit the

University of Ghana, Legon and give Anatomy Lectures to the Veterinary

Medicine class


J. CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION

1. Certificate of Merit (1982): Being the Best overall in Biology in my secondary

School

2. Certificate of Appreciation and Gratitude (2010): For excellence and

committed teaching and guidance of the First Batch of Veterinary Students of

the University of Ghana.

3. Certificate of Appreciation (2011): For being a Chief guest during the Zonal

Prize Giving Day Held on Friday 3rd June 2011 at Othaya Catholic Hall

4. Certificate of Appreciation (2011): For being a Juror in the International

Architectural Competition for the Proposed University of Nairobi Towers

5. Certificate of Appreciation (2011): For being a Juror in the International

Architectural Competition for the Proposed Wangari Maathai Institute

Campus


K. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1. Workshop on Implementation of Phase one of the Chiromo Science Park and

Museums on 9th to 12th July 2003 at Reef Hotel, Nyali, Mombasa.

2. Exhibition on “Identification of Diseases and Pests of crops and Animals and

Practical Control Solutions on 5th to 6th June 2006 at Upper Kabete Campus.

3. Science and Technology expert consultation meeting to reflect on tertiary

education on 16th to 19th May 2006 in Wegeningen, The Netherlands

4. Avian Flu School and Poultry Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

University of Nairobi (2007).

5. Higher Education in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Southern

Sudan Symposium on Nov. 17-19, 2008 at Juba Raha Hotel and Conference

Centre, Juba , South Sudan

6. Northern rangelands trust workshop held on 23rd January, 2008 at the

Nanyuki sports club.

7. Global Livestock CRSP Final Conference on 16th to 19th 2009 at Naivasha Sopa

Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya.

8. Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Directorate of research

management and development (DRMD), National R&D Journal stakeholders’

forum programme 20th-22nd May, 2009 at Kenyatta Conference Centre,

Nairobi.

9. Green Building in Africa on 4th to 6th May 2010 at UNEP headquarters, Nairobi,

Kenya.


10. Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation 20th to 23rd April 2010

at Panafric Hotel, Nairobi.

11. WMI and University of Copenhagen 20th to 24th March 2010 at the Green Belt

Movement Training Centre Langata.

12. Workshop on Regional Initiative in Science and Education Networks in Africa,

held on October 5-6th, 2010 at the Kopanong Hotel and Conference Centre in

Benoni, South Africa

13. Introductory Course on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and

Degradation, Nairobi, Kenya (2010).

14. Laboratory Animal Science Workshop, Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi,

Kenya (2010).

15. High level consultative meeting on PELIS programme/Shamba system and

grazing in forests. 24th November 2011 at Silver spring hotel

16. Activity Plan for Platform for Stability, Democracy & Rights Workshop on 10-12

March 2011 at Hotel Jacaranda, Nairobi, Kenya.

17. Collaborative Partnership on Forests Wangari Maathai Award Ceremony held

in Rome, Italy at UN Headquarters on 27th September 2012 This a new

international forestry award that honours the memory of a Kenyan

environmentalist Prof Wangari Maathai

18. RISE and Partners: Transforming Science and Education in Africa, White Sands

Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 12-13, 2012

19. Workshop on Capacity building in Integrated Management of Trans-boundary

Animal Diseases and Zoonoses (CIMTRADZ) Date: January 31st 2012, Imperial

Royale Hotel, Kampala


20. Workshop on Getting and Using Equipment for Scientific Research in Africa. A

Conference at The African Academy of Sciences, Karen District, Nairobi, Kenya,

30-31 May 2012

21. Annual meeting of the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE)

organised in cooperation with the University of the Witwatersrand held at the

Aloe Ridge Hotel and Game Reserve Johannesburg South Africa on 25-26

October 2013.

22. Enhancing Tree Conservation and Forest Restoration in Africa Workshop:

Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel and Conference Centre Entebbe, Uganda 30th

July—1st August 2013

23. wPower Strategic Planning Session organized by the Bureau of Oceans and

International Environmental and Scientific in Washington, DC,USA 27th to 31st

October 2013

24. Energy and Green Growth Second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology

and Innovation in Africa Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat,

Morocco, October 14-17, 2014

25. WHO Indoor Air Quality Workshop: Reducing the health burden from

household air pollution: towards the development of a national strategy for

Kenya “. February 11-12, 2014. Kivi Milimani Hotel, Nairobi

26. Africa-U.S. Integrated Disease Management (AFRUS-IDM) Partners’ Meeting for

Capacity Building in Integrated Management of Transboundary Animal

Diseases & Zoonoses (CIMTRADZ). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

from June 16th to June 20th, 2015.


27. Panellist on Challenges and opportunities for the acceleration of clean energy

access sector in Africa: The Role of higher Education. Accelerating Clean Energy

Access in Africa. Stakeholders Workshop at the Desmond Tutu Conference

Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Thursday 9th to Friday 10th of July 2015

L. WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED / FACILITATED

1. July 14th to 25th 2014. Trainer of trainers’ course on sustainable clean energy

entrepreneurship organized by the wPOWER hub at Wangari Maathai

Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies

2. 28th & 29th April 2014 Trainer of trainers’ course on sustainable clean energy

entrepreneurship curriculum development workshop/writeshop hosted by

the wPOWER Hub at the Lake Naivasha Country Club in Naivasha

3. October 26-27, 2012: RISE AFNNET Nairobi Node Fellows Conference. KCB

Karen, Nairobi

4. December 13, 2011: RISE AFNNET Nairobi Node Fellows Conference. Chak

Guest House, Nairobi

5. December 15th 2011: Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental

Studies design Review workshop, GBM Learning Centre, Karen

6. December 7th to 9th 2009: Writing of a Master of Science Curriculum in

Natural Product and Bioprospecting at KCB Leadership Training Centre.

7. April 28th to 8th May 2009: Improving Poultry Production in Africa: A training

Curriculum for Diagnosing and Preventing Disease and Improving Local

Poultry Production at Agricultural information Resource Centre, Nairobi.


8. April 14th to 18th 2009: Writing of a Master of Science Program in Natural

Product and Bioprospecting at Makerere University, Uganda.

9. March 25th to 28th 2009: District Level Biosecurity, Surveillance and Outbreak

Response Training of Trainers (TOT): STOP AI. Maseno Agricultural Training

Centre (ATC).

10. June 18th to 20th 2008: Avian Flu School Tier II at Mtwapa, Kenya. Kenya

Agricultural Research Institute, KILIFI, Coast Province. A project of the Global

Livestock CRSP.

11. December 17th to 20th 2008: Avian Flu School Tier II at Embu Agricultural Staff

Training Institute, Embu, Eastern Province. A project of the Global Livestock

CRSP.

12. May 19th to 30th 2008): Laboratory Animal Science for researchers,

postgraduate student an laboratory technicians, Department of Veterinary

Anatomy and Physiology.

13. July 24th to 28th 2007: Avian Flu School, Kenya. An International Trainer of the

Trainers Program. A project of the Global Livestock CRSP. Held in the Faculty

of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi.

14. May 26th to 31st 2007: Proposal and Scientific Writing Workshop for staff in

the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi,

Kenya School of Monetary Studies.

15. May 7th to 20th 2007: Laboratory Animal Science for researchers,

postgraduate student an laboratory Technicians, Department of Veterinary



16. 18th to 26th November 2006: Proposal and Scientific Writing Workshop for

staff in the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of

Nairobi, KCB Management Centre, Karen.

17. June 12th to 16th 2006: Laboratory Animal Science for researchers,

postgraduate student and laboratory technicians, Department of Veterinary


18. November 2nd to 3rd 2005: Brainstorming workshop on income generating

activities in the college of Biological and Physical Sciences, Kenya Forestry

research Institute, Muguga.

19. September 15th to 16th 2005: Brainstorming workshop on income generating

activities in the college of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Kenya Forestry

research Institute, Muguga.

20. August 12th to 13th 2005: Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine Curriculum Review

Stakeholders Workshop, Lenana Mount Hotel, Nairobi.

21. September 8th to 10th 2004: Electron Microscopy and Stereology, Department

of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology.

22. September 10th to 14th 2003: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Strategic

planning workshop, Aberdare Country Club.

23. September 21st 2002: Neuroscience Symposium 2002: “Alzheimer’s and Brain

Disorders: Integrating Clinical and Basic Neuroscience” Fairview Hotel,

Nairobi.


M. TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

As an academic member of staff, I have taught and also been involved in development and

revision of the following syllabi since 1990:

1. Master of science in cell biology and Anatomy

2. Master of Science in Anatomy - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

3. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of

Ghana.

4. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

5. Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

6. Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

7. Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture.

8. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture.

9. Bachelor of Science in Range Management, Faculty of Agriculture.

10. Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, School of Physical Sciences.

11. Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, School of Medicine.

12. Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine, School of Medicine.

13. Bachelor of Science in Anatomy-Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine.

14. Diploma in Animal Health and Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

In addition as Director, Associate Dean and Chairman of Department I have

managed, Reviewed and developed several academic programs.

I have also initiated and led the development of the following Syllabuses:

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Master of Science degree in Veterinary

Anatomy and Cell Biology


• Regulations and Syllabus for the Master of Science degree in Natural

Products and Bioprospecting

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Master of Science degree in Environmental

Governance

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in

Environmental Governance and Management

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Bachelor of Science in Leather Science and

Technology

I have also initiated and led the review of the following programs

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Conservation

and Management

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical

Technology

• Regulations and Syllabus for the Master of Science in Comparative Veterinary

Physiology


N. EXPERIENCE IN NETWORKING, FUNDRAISING AND RESOURCE

MOBILIZATION

I have demonstrable experience in Networking, Fundraising and Resource mobilization. The

total value raised collaboratively is about Kshs 1.018 Billion. Here below are some of the

examples

i) Fundraising and resource mobilization

Activity

1. 1992: Obtained a research Grant to support my MSc Research work

from German Academic Exchange program (DAAD): To carry out

research on “The Morphology and morphometry of the Pecten Oculi

in Diurnal and Nocturnal Birds: A Comparative Study. The funding

provided supported me in country research work as well as a travel

grant in Germany where I spent three months.

2. 1994 & 1995: Applied and obtained equipment grant from the

German Academic Exchange program (DAAD): to purchase a Zeiss

light microscope together with a camera, Computer with an Image

Analyser program, High resolution Monitor and two computer

printers. This was the first computer in the Department of Veterinary

Anatomy.

3. 2000: Won a grant through from the Bill and Melinda Gates


Foundation writing (Sequella Global Tuberculosis Grant Foundation).

“Treatment of latent TB with invasive-deficient Salmonella. From the

funds provided, I was able to renovate a laboratory and purchase a

Lamina floor cabinet, which is used by postgraduate students doing

cell culture, work

4. 2003: Obtained 30 light Microscopes from Bern Switzerland: These

were obtained with the support of Prof. Peter Gehr, Director Institute

of Anatomy University of Bern, Switzerland The 30 Light microscopes

were for supporting practical for 1st year students in the Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine. Prof. Peter Gehr was my mentor during my PhD

studies in Bern, with whom I maintained active collaboration and

academic exchanges

5. 2003: Obtained funding from Swiss Development Cooperation for

purchase and installation of a Philip 201C Transmission electron

microscope Equipment at the University of Nairobi.

6. 2006: Obtained 20 light Microscopes, one overhead projector and

two Slide projectors from University of Bern Switzerland: These were

obtained with the support of Prof. Peter Gehr, Director Institute of

Anatomy University of Bern, Switzerland. The 20 Light microscopes

were for supporting practical for 1st year students in the Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine. The overhead projector and the slide project


were for supporting teaching.

7. 2006: Obtained Funding from RAIN-ASARECA for Proposal and

Scientific writing workshops for academic staff members of the

College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi.

The skills learned during the sessions resulted in several successful

grant applications.

8. 2007: Obtained funding from the Global Livestock CRSP for Avian

Influenza School, Kenya: International Train the Trainers program.

This funding supported workshops for building capacity in the

livestock sector for containing the threat of avian influenza.

9. 2007: Obtained funding from RAIN-ASARECA for Proposal and

Scientific writing workshops for academic staff members of the

College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi.

Those trained were able to develop grant winning proposals.

10. 2008-2013: Research funding from Carnegie-IAS-Regional Initiative in

Science and Education (RISE) for support of Natural Product Training

Network (RISE-AFFNET). Through this funding, I provided full MSc.

and PhD scholarships to the following students.

Joseph Mwanzia Nguta: Ethnobotanical survey and toxicological


study of antimalarial herbal plants in selected areas of Kenya (PhD)

Irene T. Kamanja: Pharmacological and toxicological study of

Clerodendrum, myricoides, an ethnomedical herbal remedy used in

Kenya. (PhD)

Karambu E. Muriithi: Ethnobotanical uses and phytochemical

analysis of Cyperus articulatus from Tharaka, Meru (MSc.)

Clare Njoki Kimani: A study of herbal anti-diabetics in use in Kajiado

district of Kenya (MSc.)

Nasimolo Johnson: Morphormetric evaluation of cellular

involvement in brain inflammation and potential anti-inflammatory

properties of Erythrina abyssinica (MSc.)

James Menni Kuria: Wound healing and antimicrobial activity,

phytochemistry, and toxicity of aspilia pluriseta schweinf

(asteraceae).(MSc.)

Ronald Onzago: The efficacy, phytochemistry and safety of a

medicinal plant (Vernonia hymenolepis) used in Kenya for oral health

(MSc.)

Zachary M. Rukenya: Phytochemistry, antimicrobial activity and

toxicity of Aloe turkanensis (MSc.)

Jared Kibiwott Serem (2015): Effects of Moringa oleifera

Supplementation on Nutrient Digestibility, Growth, Carcass


Characteristics and Blood Indices in Weaned Pigs (PhD)

Loice Njeri Kamau (2013-) Extent of use, efficacy and safety of

selected antidiabetic herbal plants in Winstar rats in Nyeri and Narok

counties (PhD)

Joseph Kisivo Musau (2012-): Development of a biopesticide for use

against mosquitoes from selected plants in Msambweni District,

Kenya (PhD)

Dominic Ochwang’i (2012) Invitro Pharmacophysiological anticancer

potential of medicinal plants used in Kakamega County, Kenya” (PhD)

Catherine Kaluwa Kaingu (2011-): Evaluation of antifertility

properties of medicinal plants traditionally used in Tana River county,

Kenya (PhD)

Nderitu S. Wambugu (2009-): Evaluation of pain alleviating anti-

inflammatory and anti-rheumatoidal properties of selected Kenyan

medicinal plants (PhD)

Sylvia Kerubo Onchaga (2013): Evaluation of the reproductive effects

of Uvaria acuminate oliv and Markhamia zanzibarica extract in male

rats (MSc.)

Micheni Ndii Kiraithe (2013): Pharmacological and Toxicological

effects of selected Antimalarial plants from Msambweni district in

Kenya (MSc.)


11. 2009: Obtained funding from the Global Livestock CRSP to

support Training on Diagnosing and Preventing

Disease and improving Local poultry Production in

Kenya

12. 2013-2016: Obtained research funds from National Science

Foundation (NSF) on a project titled “Immune

tradeoffs during tissue regeneration in mammals”.

This project is providing a research scholarship to Dr John Kimani

for his PhD work

John Kimani Muturi (2015): Cellular and

molecular mechanisms of skin immunity in

African spiny mouse (Acomys).

In addition the project has purchased equipment for the

Departmental Laboratory

13. 2011-2014: Obtained research funding from the Colorado State

University for a Project on Livestock and Climate Change (LCCRSP).

The project has provided a full PhD scholarship to Mark Opiyo

Nanyingi (2012-): Spatio-temporal predictive modelling of rift valley

fever in response to climate change in Garissa, Kenya. Mark in the


final stages of completing his PhD work

14. 2011-2016: Research funding from the Danish fellowship on a project

entitled: Stabilizing Kenya by Solving Forest Related Conflicts. This

Project helped to support the building of teaching, research, and

collaborative capacity of the Institute. Those activities were

supported by the project included:

• Development of the PhD syllabus on Environmental

Governance and Management

• Development of the Masters degree syllabus on

environmental governance

• Support of Profs Jens Emborg, Linda Nielsen, Vibeke Vindelov,

Nathan Iben, Jens Friis Lund as researchers and visiting

Professors in the Institute

In addition, this project provided a total of 16 full scholarships to Post

docs, PhD and MSc students

15. 2013-2016: US Department of State Federal Assistance to GBMI to

support a project entitle “Scaling up the wPOWER Hub at the

Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies at

the University of Nairobi”. The purpose of this assistance is to

support the creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the


Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies. The

objective of the hub is to empower women entrepreneurs from

around the world by training on best practices in clean energy

entrepreneurship, creating a platform for exchange visits, and

monitoring and evaluating clean energy technologies in use. This

project has so far supported the following activities

Development of a curriculum on clean energy entrepreneurship. This

curriculum is tailored to train women at the grass root on the

benefits of adopting clean energy technologies including countering

climate change

Organising and Indian Africa Exchange to expose women to best

practices on clean energy in the two continents

• Hire and secondment of three members of staff to assist the

Institute in the Implementation of the Project namely Wanjira

Maathai, Simon Kiragu and Dorothy Sitandi.

• Organising outreach community trainings on clean energy

entrepreneurship

16. 2009: Departmental consultancy work from the University of Ghana

Legon for preparation of teaching specimens, transportation and

assembling and return air flight for a technician.


17. 2012-2016: Support to the enhancement of quality and relevance in

higher education, science and technology project (Wangari Maathai

Component). Funding for design and construction of the Wangari

Maathai Institute Campus. This also includes provision of some

equipments. An Audiovisual facility has already been delivered.

ii) COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORK

I have been involved in negotiations and development of several Memorandum of

Understanding. I have listed some of them here below:

1. Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Nairobi and the Green Belt

Movement (2010)

2. Cooperation Agreement between the University of Nairobi and the Green Belt

Movement International-USA (2013)

3. Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations Environmental Program,

and the University of Nairobi (2013)

4. Memorandum of Understanding between the Energy Research Institute (TERI), New

Delhi India and the University of Nairobi (2010)

5. Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Nairobi and University of

Kentucky, USA (2015)

6. Memorandum of student exchange between the University of Nairobi and the

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2015)


7. Agreement on Research Co-operation between the University of Copenhagen (UCPH),

Faculty of Law & Forest and Landscape & University of Nairobi.

8. Memorandum of understanding between the University of Nairobi and Fundacion

Mujeres Por Africa.

9. Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Nairobi and the Nile Project,

United State of America (2015)

O. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1. University of Nairobi Alumni Association (Bronze membership) (2005- Present).

2. Kenya National Academy of Sciences (2004-Present).

3. Kenya Veterinary Association (2002-Present).

4. Kenya Society of Neuroscientists (2001- Present).

5. Nature Kenya (2002-2004).

6. European Respiratory Society (2000-2002).

7. Swiss Society for Microscopy (2001-2002).

8. Swiss Society for Anatomy, Embryology and Histology (1998-2002).

9. The East Africa Natural History Society (1991- 1995).

P. PROFESSION

Veterinary surgeon - Registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board.


Q. REFEREES

Prof. Peter Gehr, PhD

Institute of Anatomy,

University of Bern

Baltzerstr. 2, CH-3000 Bern 9

Switzerland

E-mail: [email protected]

Prof. David Mungai

Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace

And Environmental Studies


P. O. Box 30197 00100

Nairobi, Kenya

Prof. Ndicu Maingi

Department of Veterinary Pathology,

Microbiology and Parasitology

University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197, Nairobi,

Kenya

Prof. Dr. K.D Weyrauch

Institute iof Veterinary Anatomy

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Free University of Berlin

Koserstraße 20 D-14195 Berlin

Germany

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