jesse Gitaka @jesseGitaka

Physician scientist, infectious diseases, maternal and newborn health, point of care diagnostics assay development, and evaluation www.gitakalab.com Joined February 2012

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Doris Wangari @DorisWangariN

4 weeks ago

💡 Did you know Sera means Policy in Swahili? Policy development is often slow & complex @SciforAfrica Grand Challenges Africa #AI grantee Kevin Korir @VisorTech built SERA.ai to make it faster, more inclusive & evidence-driven. #AI #Policy #Innovation #Africa

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Ng'ang'a Samuel @Mbuguazanzy

11 months ago

@christian_happi @RedeemersUni Little steps here at the Center for Malaria Elimination, @CRID_MKU @MountKenyaUni following successful installation and validation of Illumina NextSeq 1000. @illumina @jesseGitaka

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CRID_ Mount Kenya University @CRID_MKU

10 months ago

Four @CRID_MKU researchers jointly with others published a review unraveling the 'spillover effects' of interventions against malaria endemicity. This study is a game changer in optimizing deployment of interventions. Read more doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-… #Interventionalmalaria

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CRID_ Mount Kenya University @CRID_MKU

12 months ago

@CRID_MKU has installed a groundbreaking DNA sequencer illumina nextseq 1000 by @NextSeq in it's state of the art Centre for Malaria Elimination research lab (gitakalab). This transformative milestone will propel genomics research in infectious diseases and cancer.

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jesse Gitaka @jesseGitaka

10 months ago

Action on Schisto diagnostics needed! journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic…

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CRID_ Mount Kenya University @CRID_MKU

10 months ago

Congratulations Dr. Rachael Kimani PhD. of @CRID_MKU on your graduation at @MountKenyaUni. Her thesis was on characterizing carbapenems resistance in bacteria producing gram negative bacilli. She was supervised and supported by @jesseGitaka and @benkanoi #MKU26thGraduation

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Francis Gĩthae Murĩithi, MBChB MMed MSc MRCOG. @DrFGMuriithi

10 months ago

@NationAfrica @LeonLidigu @LarryMadowo Consider doing a comparative piece on the working schedules (shift durations/mandatory breaks/remuneration etc) of doctors around the world. For some its modern day slavery. Human factors vs. staff wellbeing & patient safety/outcomes needs amplification.

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jesse Gitaka @jesseGitaka

12 months ago

Absolutely worrying artemisinin resistant parasites in Kenya. Calls for rapid actions! @MOH_Kenya @KEMRI_Kenya @DNMPKenya @WHOAFRO @MountKenyaUni doi.org/10.1186/s41182…

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Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna

a year ago

Busy and productive morning at CERI. Whole Human Genome Sequencing in the Novaseq 6000 and TB whole genomes direct from sputum in the Nextseq2000. Working to unlock the genomic power in Africa.

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jesse Gitaka @jesseGitaka

a year ago

A new study in Scientific Reports uncovers crucial findings on the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in Kenya and Uganda. Why It Matters: These insights can help target interventions and improve treatment strategies. nature.com/articles/s4159… #mountkenyauni

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Gerald Mboowa @GeraldGmboowa

a year ago

We present our paper on metagenomics insights into the microbial resistome & virulome composition of Kampala’s wastewater during wet & dry seasons (openresearchafrica.org/articles/7-8). Pseudomonas psychrophila, a fish pathogen, was the most prevalent, while Klebsiella pneumoniae was the…

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CRID_ Mount Kenya University @CRID_MKU

a year ago

@CRID_MKU held a 2 - days workshop on Parasitology . The workshop featured renowned scientist speakers from MKU, Ehime University, Japan, Tottori University, Japan, Kobe University, Japan, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya Institute of Primate Research, and JKUAT.

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CRID_ Mount Kenya University @CRID_MKU

a year ago

CRID and collaborators yesterday published a high end review paper addressing novel diagnosis of schistosomiasis as one of elimination strategies. Access the publication here journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic…

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Rachel Wheatley @WheatleyRM

a year ago

🔈Please RT: Competitively funded PhD open to international students 🌍 Project on understanding antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens 🦠. At ⁦@QUBelfast⁩ with myself, ⁦@ValvanoMiguel⁩ & ⁦@dr_beckie⁩ findaphd.com/phds/project/h…

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IDeAL, Africa @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT

a year ago

Ready to make a difference in global health? Join our interdisciplinary team for 2 PhD studentships focusing on vaccines & AMR control! Based in Kenya at @KEMRI_Wellcome and in Malawi at @MLW_Programme Deadline: June 31, 2024. Details: shorturl.at/Iy2A4 Share Widely

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Tom Kariuki, PhD @Afroscientist

a year ago

Join our team!

Science for Africa Foundation @SciforAfrica

a year ago

Join our team!

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Science for Africa Foundation @SciforAfrica

a year ago

On #ICTD2024, we highlight the importance of collaboration in advancing #clinicalResearch in #Africa. Stakeholders must unite, share ideas, and improve #clinicaltrials. Initiatives like #CTCAN aim to enable sustainable and coordinated trials to address Africa's health challenges.