Meet the team behind African Science Initiative
WACCBIP- University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana/ Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
I am a Ghanaian immunologist with a broad interest in investigating immune function among African populations in order to better address immunopathology associated with infectious and non-infectious diseases among these populations...Read More...Pwani University/ PUBReC, Kilifi, Kenya
I am a lecturer in Biological Sciences at Pwani University and Postdoctoral researcher at Pwani University Biosciences Research Centre. I am interested in host-pathogen interactions in infectious diseases, currently focusing on variant surface antigens in malaria...Read More...Blizard Institute, London UK
I am a Kenyan post-doctoral researcher at the Blizard Institute working on the immunology of advanced HIV infection, looking at mechanisms underlying enhanced infection prophylaxis for advanced HIV in Africa. Prior to this, I worked at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya...Read More...African Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa.
I am a Kenyan postdoctoral scientist at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa. My work entails characterizing the immune defects in HIV patients to inform strategies for vaccine design. I am also interested in contributing to African research...Read More...Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund, IDRC, Canada.
As a senior programme officer at the IDRC, I manage a large portfolio focused on vaccine development projects targeted at low and middle-income countries. I am an expert in infectious disease immunology and vaccine discovery with extensive experience in the identification and evaluation of veterinary vaccines...Read More...KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya.
I am a Kenyan postdoctoral scientist at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya. I utilize computational approaches to study virus sequence diversity and transmission patterns during outbreaks...Read More...