postgraduate students

New Programs MOHERE and POHERE

Master of Science in One Health and Emergency Research Ethics (MOHERE) and Postgraduate Diploma in One Health and Emergency Research Ethics (POHERE) Program.

The Master of Science in One Health and Emergency Research Ethics (MOHERE) program is an international joint initiative of the University of Nairobi, The Ohio State University and the Kenya Medical Research Institute.

BIOCHIP ARRAY TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION

Randox Food Diagnostics an associate of Randox Laboratories, Product Specialist and Regional Manager for middle East and Africa recently presented the Biochip Array Technology to PHPT staff members. The Biochip Array Technology is a competitive immunoassay-based platform that allows analysis of multiple samples of Mycotoxins and Antibiotics from different sample matrices to get results of multiple analystes per sample.   

FAO- FVM-UON PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION

The Dean Facullty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM), University of Nairobi, Chairman PHPT and other faculty staff members had a joint meeting with Prof Folorunso Fasina Country Team Leader Food and Agriculture Organisation-Kenya, Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseasesa (ECTAD-FAO) and his team from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO-Kenya) on Wednesday 18th January 2023.

Exchange Programme for the Faculties of Vet. Medicine-UoN & Yamaguchi University (Japan)

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) University of Nairobi (Kenya) and FVM Yamaguchi University (Japan) held a joint meeting to discuss on establishment of Exchange programme for postgraduate Veterinary Students from the two universities. Professors Daisuke Hayasaka, Takishi Shimizi and Koichi Sato (from Japan); Professors J.D. Mande (Dean Faculty of Vet. Medicine), James Nguhiu Mwangi (Chairman-Clinical Studies), William Ogara, Dr. Daniel Senerwa (Ag. Chairman PHPT), FVM (UoN) staff members and Veterinary students  were in attendance. 

Training on King Fisher RNA Extraction & Purification Machine

Recently the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology acquired KingFisher Purification System for DNA/RNA Extraction through Novel approaches to identify optimal antiviral probiotics for swine industry in low-income countries" project.

Postgraduate and University supervisors participate in Gender Analysis & Methodologies Training

Gender research and training is vital because sex, love, care, and reproduction are basic dimensions in life, and yet, the meaning of gender is contested.

Owing to that, lecturers from the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) conducted gender analysis trainng to the postgraduate students and some of their supervisors.