Kevin Wamae
Ph.D. Student
For my Ph.D, I carry out molecular surveillance of drug-resistance in malaria causing parasites among samples collected in Coastal Kenya. This basically involves studying the DNA of parasites with an aim of identifying signatures that have been associated with resistance to the common drugs we use to treat malaria.
With malaria being a leading cause of mortality in children under 5 years of age, my goal is to contribute towards eliminating malaria, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
One needs a firm grasp of Biology, Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. However, motivation and perseverance do come in handy.
Photography, volunteer work, board games and trivia, hiking and biking
Biology
To raise a happy loving family of my own. To be a leader in my line of research. To be engaged in charitable work.
Newly published
Malaria hospitalisation in East Africa: age, phenotype and transmission intensity
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-02224-w#article-info
We’re looking for a postdoc to join our team in our efforts to examine decolonization and health research in Africa.
Closing date: 2nd Feb 2022
Details can be found here:
https://jobs.kemri-wellcome.org/job-advert/early-post-doctoral-researcher-1
@SassyMolyneux @KuiMuraya @DKamuya @seyeabimbola @Lucy_Gilson @atuire @o_rutazibwa
1/ Findings from @alice_w_kamau https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-021-02224-w
This builds on work here: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj0089 that used data from 6.5k hospital admissions to compare severe malaria types and rates with the community prevalence of infection.
JOB ALERT 📢: Director of Global Health @UniofOxford We are looking for an inspirational leader to work with us across disciplines to develop our strategy for global health research and impact. Read about our aims at https://www.wittkieffer.com/position/36818-director-of-global-health/
#ScienceReadForSunday: Read new paper in @PLOSGPH by researchers @KEMRI_Wellcome ‘Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence in East Africa: Updating data for #malaria stratification’
https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000014
