Department/Unit: Medical Laboratory Science
Qualifications: 2008 Ph.D. in Immunology, Kenyatta University, Kenya. 1997 M.Sc. (Immunology), Kenyatta University, Kenya. 1989 B. Ed (Sc) Botany and Zoology Upper Second-Class Honours, Kenyatta University, Kenya. Affliations Member of Africa Women in Science and Engineering (AWSE) Member of Chemical Weapon Convention Coalition (CWCC) Member of Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Member of African Association of Advancements in Synthetic Biology
PhD Institution: Kenyatta University
PhD dissertation title: The role of CD8 T cell in HIV negative exposed individuals
Current research interests and projects: Infectious Diseases and Synthetic Biology
Selected publication 1: Njue, J. K., Muturi, M. W., Kamau, L., Muriuki, J., Lwembe, R. (2021) Human Papillomavirus Infection: Molecular Epidemiology and Acceptability of Screening and Vaccination among Women in Eastern Kenya Counties. African Journal of Health Sciences 34 (3), 278-293.
Selected publication 2: Walekhwa, M., Kagia, R., & Muturi, M. (2021). Immune Responses to SARS CoV-2: A Scoping Review. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 3(2), 10- 16. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.2.766
Selected publication 3: Aluora, P.O., Muturi, M.W. & Gachara, G. (2020) Seroprevalence and genotypic characterization of HBV among low risk voluntary blood donors in Nairobi, Kenya. Virol J 17, 176. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01447-2
Selected publication 4: Musa, A. A., Muturi, M.W., Musyoki, A.M, et al. (2020). Arboviruses and Blood Meal Sources in Zoophilic Mosquitoes at Human-Wildlife Interfaces in Kenya. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis.;20 (6):444-453. doi:10.1089/vbz.2019.2563.
Selected publication 5: Karlsen, F., Muturi, M., Muyabwa, C., Roseng, L. E., Bigabwa, S., Chihongola, B., & Muchiri, L. (2018). The potential of RNA as a target for national screening of precancer. Journal of public health in Africa, 9(3), 866. doi:10.4081/jphia.201
Selected publication 6: Kanyina, E. W., Kamau, L and Muturi, M. (2017). Cervical precancerous changes and selected cervical microbial infections, Kiambu County, Kenya, 2014: a cross sectional study, BMC Infectious Diseases (2017) 17:647 DOI 10.1186/s12879-017-2747- 4.
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