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=Prof. Dr. Wycliffe Wanzala, PhD, AMATINER, MACSE.=

Prof. Dr Wycliffe Wanzala was born on 24th August 1969, Mumias-western Kenya.

=Training= I am a graduate with a BSc in Zoology, Botany and Meteorology with a BSc. dissertation in Medical Entomology, MSc in Medical Parasitology with MSc. Thesis in Immunology and Epidemiology. l earned my PhD from Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands in Parasitology/Entomology/Ethnoknowledge-(Production Ecology and Resource Conservation) with a 3-year laboratory and field research at ICIPE, Nairobi, Kenya.

=Other advanced professional courses undertaken=


 * 1) Analysis and Prevention of Health Risks in the Tropics - Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands
 * 2) Communication, Planning and Research in Community Development - Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands
 * 3) Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions in life- Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands
 * 4) Basic and Advanced Biostatistics - Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands
 * 5) Chemical Communication; from gene to ecosystem- Spring School- Wageningen University & Research Centre, The Netherlands

=Publication and Research=


 * 1) 21 articles in peer referred international journals (8 articles published since promoted to Senior Lect.).
 * 2) 4 articles submitted for publication in peer referred international journal.
 * 3) 4 articles ready for submission for publication in peer referred international journal.
 * 4) 4 articles under preparation.
 * 5) Has published one book and contributed to 6 book chapters/sections while at ICIPE.

=Workshops/conferences/awards=


 * 1) Attended 15 international/national training workshops
 * 2) Attended 20 international/national conferences and presented 18 papers
 * 3) 18 international & national awards/fellowships including 3 international grants

=Professional membership=
 * 1) The Kenya Society of Ethnoecology (KSE) at the National Museums of Kenya.
 * 2) World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP)
 * 3) African Acarology Society (AAS)
 * 4) The University of Nairobi Alumni Community
 * 5) Kenya DAAD Scholars Association
 * 6) Kenya Immunological Society
 * 7) Federation of African Immunological Societies.
 * 8) Berlin Alumni Network – BAN, Freie University, Berlin, Germany.
 * 9) Kenya Aids Intervention/Prevention Project Group (KAIPPG)
 * 10) Intermediate Technology Development Group-East Africa Resource Centre
 * 11) The Entomological Society of Kenya (ESK)
 * 12) Network on Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine (Eastern Africa)
 * 13) Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service
 * 14) The Scholarship Network Centre Inc. (SNC)
 * 15) Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre (MRH&RC)
 * 16) Kenyan Society for Cell and Molecular Biology (KESCAMB)

=Leadership=
 * 2003 Regional Coordinator of Veterinary Immunology Division in Eastern Region of African lmmunological Societies (FAIS).
 * 2003- Patron, Musamba Youth Excelling Group.
 * 2004- Research Associate and Patron, Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre (MRHRC)
 * 2004 - National Vice Chairman, Kenyan Society for Cell and Molecular Biology (KESCAMB)
 * 2004-9 Director, The Scholarship Network Centre, Nairobi
 * 2006- Patron, Matungu Harambee Boda-Boda Society., Matungu Sub-county, Kakamega County, Kenya.
 * 2011 CEO, Maisha Welfare Association (MWASSOC)
 * 2011 MD, Kindergarten Roses Daycare Centre, Bungoma County, Kenya.
 * 1996/97 Chairman, Post-Graduate students, Main Campus, University of Nairobi.
 * 2012 Secretary-General of an NGO, Shirikisho Rural Empowerment Programmes in Kenya.

=Mentorship in academic and research field=
 * 1) 1 HND dissertation at Kenya Polytechnic University College (1 article developed & published)
 * 2) 2 undergraduate dissertation – at UoN and St. Paul’s University Limuru (completed)
 * 3) 1 BSc. dissertation at JKUAT – Botany Department- Completed
 * 4) 3 BSc. dissertation – at Catholic University of Eastern Africa (completed & 1 published)
 * 5) 1 MSc. Student at KU – Chemistry Dept. – Completed, 1 has started at SEKU, 2 at KU& 1 at Maseno
 * 6) 1 PhD student at Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil- Completed

=Books under preparation for publication and for use at university level=
 * 1) Basic and Applied Immunology
 * 2) General Genetics
 * 3) Ideology & Practice of Ethnomedicine & Primary Healthcare Delivery Services in African Context
 * 4) Landmarks in Biological Sciences for Secondary Schools and Colleges
 * 5) An Encyclopedia for Resource Information and Funding in Africa
 * 6) Application of anti-tick ethnobotanicals with focus on Africa

=Experience – Teaching=
 * August 2006 –August 2008 at St Mary’s University of Minnesota USA Nairobi Campus- Biostatistics/Animal Physiology/Health Science for education/Plant Taxonomy and Physiology.
 * March 2005 – March 2011, Honorary Lecturer, and later full-time Lecturer UoN-Medical Helminthology/Medical Protozoology/Supervision of 1 BSc dissertation & article published in JEOBP
 * April 2004 -current at Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Part-Time Lecturer-Immunology/Genetics/History & Philosophy of Biology/Developmental Biology/Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry/Biostatistics.
 * Curriculum development at CUEA & St Mary’s University of Minnesota USA Nairobi Campus
 * March, 2011-current, Senior Lecturer, South Eastern Kenya University

=Experience – Research and Development (in addition to published research articles mentioned above)=
 * March-July 2001-Research fellow–International Animal Health Dept., Freie Universität, Germany
 * June 2000 August 2005 Intern research and from 2001-2008, Principal Investigator at ICIPE and or UoN
 * April 2004-current: Research Associate at MRH & RC.
 * Won a 7 Million Kenya Shillings research grant from National Commission for Science & Technology.
 * An Editorial Board Member of six international Journals.

=Referees=
 * 1) Prof. Dr. W. R. Mukabana, rmukabana@uonbi.ac.ke or rmukabana@yahoo.co.uk (0733 825228) School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
 * 2) Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hassanali (azhassanali@gmail.com) (0722 206231)School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Kenyatta University
 * 3) Prof. Dr. Lucy W. Irungu (lirungu@uonbi.ac.ke) (0722 786361)DVC, Research and Development, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197 - 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

=Other links=

Internal links

 * 1) EAGC reports 1 we put here our workshop material
 * 2) Training slides
 * 3) My pictures

licensing
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