Dr. Wycliffe Wanzala, PhD CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details Name: Wanzala Wycliffe

Date of birth: 24th

August 1969

Place of birth: Mumias-western Kenya

Sex: Male

Nationality: Kenyan

Languages: Write and fluently speak English, Kiswahili and Native Luhya Languages

Hobbies: Research in the laboratory & field, leadership roles, reading, teaching &

watching nature & keeping records of African heritage (ethnomedicine).

Contact address: Postal - P.O. Box 12087-Tom Mboya-00400, Nairobi, Kenya.

Cell Phone: +254 724 396 358/+254 736 597 826/+254 775 317 818

/ +254 733 258331.

Fax: +254 02 8632001/2.

E-mails: osundwa1@yahoo.com OR wwanzala@hotmail.com

Appointments Starting With the Most Recent

December, 2013 - current National Biosafety Authority

Biosafety expert reviewer: Evaluation

of proposals & research

programmes for recommendation

Nairobi , Kenya

March 2011 - current South Eastern Kenya University

School of Pure and Applied Sciences

Kitui , Kenya

Senior Lecturer: Immunology,

Biochemistry, Physiology, Genetics,

Parasitology, Entomology,

Evolutionary Biology, History and

Philosophy of Science co-ordinator,

Ethnomedicines, Biostatistics.

October, 2009-March 2011 University of Nairobi, School of

Biological Sciences

Nairobi , Kenya

Lecturer: Immunology, Parasitology,

Entomology.

August, 2006 – April, 2008

St. Mary's University of Minnesota,

USA., Nairobi Campus

Nairobi , Kenya

Part-Time Lecturer

Teaching: Biostatistics, Health Sciences for Education, Animal Physiology,

Plant Taxonomy.

April, 2004 – April, 2013 The Catholic University of Eastern

Africa (CUEA)

Nairobi , Kenya

Part-Time Lecturer

Teaching and supervising students' research projects: Parasitology, History and

Philosophy of Biology, Genetics, Medical Immunology, Developmental Biology,

Biostatistics, Ethnobotany and Phytochemistry, Ethnomedicines.

March, 2005 – May, 2007 University of Nairobi Nairobi , Kenya

Honorary Lecturer/Research Scientist

Teaching and supervising students' research projects: Research projects, Medical

Helminthology & Protozoology, Vector Biology.

Principal Investigator (PI) of Ethnoveterinary Project Funded by International

Foundation for Science, Sweden

June, 2000 – August, 2008 International Centre of Insect

Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)

Nairobi , Kenya

Apprenticeship/ Research Scientist/Doctoral studentship

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Internship research and later Doctoral research studies at the International Center for

Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya on: Application of local

communities’ ethnoknowledge on developing integrated approaches in livestock

tick control and management in rural areas of Bungoma District, western

Kenya.

Apr 2004 - current Matungu Rural Herbal and

Research Centre (MRH&RC)

Mumias/Bungoma , Kenya

Director/Research Associate

Up to now l am still a Research Associate of Matungu Rural Herbal and

Research Centre in the role of African Traditional Medicine in Primary Health

Care delivery Systems in western Kenya and community development.

Empowering the entrepreneurship of the rural ethnopractitioners for rural

economic development as a poverty eradication strategy in developing

countries is my mission and vision and the base of my research/position

School Academic Background

Period Institution and location Level of study Certificate awarded

1988 - 1989 Nakuru High School - Nakuru, Kenya Higher Education Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education – KACE.

1983 - 1987 Lubinu Secondary School – Mumias, Kenya

Secondary Education

Kenya Certificate of Education – KCE.

1977 - 1983 Namamba Primary School – Mumias, Kenya

Primary Education

Certificate of Primary Education – CPE.

1975 - 1976 Namamba Nursery/Pre-Unit Education- Mumias (Matungu), Kenya

Nursery Education

Nursery/Pre-Unit School Education

Professional Academic Background

Period Institution and location Field of study and research Certificate

2005-2009 Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands

Production Ecology and Resource Conservation in Applied Parasitology/Entomology (Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Resources for socio-economic development for PhD Thesis).

PhD

1995 - 1999 The University of Nairobi, Zoology Department, Kenya

Medical Parasitology – Human and Veterinary Parasite, Immunology (immunodiagnosis) and Biology/ Epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis in Kenya for MSc. Thesis.

M.Sc

1990 - 1994 The University of Nairobi, Kenya Biological Sciences- Zoology, Botany and Meteorology (Zoology major in Applied Agricultural/Medical Entomology for BSc Dissertation).

B.Sc (Hons.) 2nd class

Honours Upper Division

Other Advanced Professional Training 1. Analysis and Prevention of Health Risks in the Tropics - Wageningen University &

Research Centre, The Netherlands

2. Communication, Planning and Research in Sociology - 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/Modelling - Wageningen University & Research Centre,

The Netherlands

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5. Chemical Communication; from gene to ecosystem- Spring School- Wageningen

University & Research Centre, The Netherlands.

6. Epidemiology, biostatistics/statistical analysis and desktop publishing- Freie Universität

Berlin, Germany at the Department of International Animal Health.

7. Team and Capacity building in Agricultural Research: Entebbe, Uganda, Regional

Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).

Interpersonal Skills and Competencies: Obtained Through Work

Experience and Professional Training 1 Computer literacy-Microsoftword/powerpoint/internet; SPSS; SAS; desktop publishing;

posters, etc;

2 Working knowledge of policy analysis and development as well as project management,

implementation and monitoring;

3 Ability to work independently and in teamwork;

4 Working knowledge of policy analysis and development as well as project management,

implementation and monitoring;

5 Planning skills and Management ability to organize and motivate others;

6 Communication skills as well as ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;

7 Ability to prioritise tasks and capacity to work and meet deadlines under pressure;

8 Listening keenly and attention to details;

9 Personal initiative;

10 Negotiating skills;

11 Sound judgment, visionary, transformative and results oriented;

12 Interpersonal, organizational and communicational skills;

13 Questionnaire development, administration and evaluation;

14 Mentoring, Coaching, team player and self-driven skills;

15 Drafting and reporting skills.

Some Past Occupations and their Nature

1991/92/93: *Science teacher at Kimugui Secondary School, The BOG, P.O. Box 945, Bungoma

*Science teacher and Head of Chemistry Division at Bisunu Secondary School, The

BOG, P.O. Box 768, Bungoma

*Mwanzala Enterprises limited. As a Sales Agent/representative and later as a Clerk of

the Enterprise.

1993/95: Laboratory Technician in Zoology Department, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

1995/97: Research assistant/Co-ordinator (in Applied Entomology) in the Faculty of Science,

University of Nairobi, Kenya.

2000/2001: Postgraduate trainee/Internship research studies in Applied Biology for a PhD

program preparation at the International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology

(ICIPE) in the application of tick-host relationship behaviors and ethnobotanicals in tick

and tick borne diseases control programmes.

2001: Research fellow/ Visiting Scientist at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany at the

Department of International Animal Health, studying epidemiology,

biostatistics/statistical analysis and ethnoveterinary medicine with special focus on

anti-tick plants and other traditional methods used to control tick and tick-borne diseases

in Livestock.

2001-2008: Apprenticeship/ Research Scientist/Doctoral studentship at the International Center

for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya on the application of local

communities’ ethnoknowledge on developing integrated approaches in livestock tick

control and management in rural areas of Bungoma District, Kenya.

Professional Membership

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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)

17. A member of the Council of Elders of the Wanga community in Mumias and Matungu

Districts, where issues pertaining to Wanga cultural property, heritage, expressions and

policies are comprehensively discussed and addressed during an annual meeting.

Proprietor of 1. Roses Daycare Centre, a community-based Kindergarten Centre in Bungoma County

focused on offering quality and relevant Early Childhood Education. Out of 167 children

enrolled, 50 are orphans and from very poor families, hence offered scholarship for 3 years of

learning.

2. Scholarship Network Centre (SNC), focused on supporting and helping graduate students in

Kenya access information on scholarships, grants & loans, which can be able to support their

education and research activities related to Thesis write up & production. We are publishing a

resource book with sources of information on scholarships, grants & loans in Africa.

3. Mother Way Education Centre in Nairobi County as Non-formal school in Mathare North

Area 3, located along Mathare N. Road in Mathare Area 3: School started in 2011 and has an

enrolment of 80 students with 22 students as form iv candidates for this year, 2013 Mother

Way Education Centre in Nairobi County as Non-formal school in Mathare North Area 3,

located along Mathare N. Road in Mathare Area 3: School started in 2011 and has an

enrolment of 80 students with 22 students as form iv candidates for this year, 2013.

4. Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre, to provide a platform for identifying and

empowering ethnopractitioners and information sharing and exchange amongst the

ethnopractitioners as one way of promoting intercultural dialogue. Socio-cultural approaches

to HIV/AIDS prevention and care. Matungu Rural Herbal and Research Centre was also

developed to protect ethnopractitioners’ Intellectual Property Rights and uphold Ethics

and Bioethics of Indigenous Knowledge Ownership, Research, Use, Patent and

Commercialization at both community and individual levels. 5. A cultural house in Matungu to preserve and/or conserve the cultural practices of the

Bakolwe clan of the Wanga people, thus contributing to the World Heritage. I focus mainly

on Wanga cultural heritage, which includes tangible culture (such as buildings, books, works

of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and

knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant biodiversity).

6. Matungu Harambee Boda-Boda Society (MHBS) – Registered with the Registrar of

Societies in Nairobi for the youth empowerment and help harness their potential, consolidate

their monetary resources with a view to building a formidable Savings And Credit Co-

operative (SACCO) Society.

7. A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Shirikisho Rural Empowerment Programmes

in Kenya, we registered last year, 2012 with a focus on:- social transformation of our local

communities in specific areas such as human rights, women rights, poverty eradication

strategies, fight against racism and discrimination, gender equality, youth empowerment

and capacity building.

8. Maisha Welfare SACCO. This is a community based Savings And Credit Co-operative

(SACCO) Society in Matungu.

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Volunteer Jobs

1. Online Volunteer Assignment with United Nations as a Research Assistant.

2. A volunteer with Kenya Aids Intervention/Prevention Project Group (KAIPPG), under Special

Projects Proposal Development and Writing.

Research Proposal Writing and Development

Previous Research Proposals Involved

1. In collaboration with scientists from International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

(ICIPE) l wrote a proposal on:- Traditional Management of Livestock Ticks by Smallholder

Local Farmers in Bungoma District and the neighbourhood, a project was under the sponsorship

of International Foundation for Science (IFS) in Sweden.

2. KAIPPG proposal on:- Survey, Evaluation and Promotion of Rural Traditional Medicine in

alleviation of constraints posed by Primary Healthcare Delivery Systems.", for ISID in USA.

3. The role of microbes in guiding ticks to respective feeding sites on bovid host. This is under

development and consultations at ICIPE.

4. Proposal for Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Alliance on: “Community-driven

multisectoral approaches to HIV/AIDS and malaria management, prevention and control for

sustainable health, education and economic development in Suba District, Kenya”

5. A proposal for East Africa Artemisia Limited. “A pilot project on commercial utilization of

Artemisia annua: toward meeting world demand for antimalarial drug, Artemisinin”. Yet to be

submitted to WHO.

6. Proposal for FARM Africa on, “A farmer participatory approach to development of tick-free

pasture technology in smallholder livestock management systems in Nyanza province, Kenya”

7. Rockfeller Foundation Proposal on: “Development and Implementation of Sustainable Habitat

Management Technologies for Improving Crop-Livestock Production Systems among Resource

Poor Farmers in Western Kenya.”

Research Proposals currently under development and/or revision

1. Proposal for MATUNGU RURAL HERBAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE

(MRHRC)/SEKU in Matungu District, western Kenya. Matungu Ex-Situ Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Herbal and Timber Resources

for Economic Development Programme: Toward Re-generating the Lost Biodiversity in

Arable Farming Systems.” By MATUNGU RURAL HERBAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE

(MRHRC) P.O Box 66-50109, BULIMBO VIA MUMIAS, KENYA, EAST AFRICA.

2. Project Title: Exploration of semiochemicals for sustainable pest control and management

strategies in cashew industry in eastern Africa. Being developed in collaboration with Pwani University College-Kenya, Kenyatta University-Kenya, Sokoine University, Tanzania and Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria to be submitted To African Union.

3. Proposal for UoN/CUEA/SEKU/Nation Media Group: Assessing the level of HIV/AIDS

knowledge and its impact on the population seeking partners.

4. DAAD Expert Alumni proposal: Restoration, conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources for development of agriculture, tourism and health industries with a view

to promoting and improving the wellbeing of the affected livelihoods.

5. Institutional proposal: Enhancing institutional capacity development for safe use and

management of chemicals in research, hospital, commercial hospitals and academic

institutions in Kenya. Being developed in collaboration with National museums of Kenya, Maseno University and South Eastern Kenya University.

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Research Proposals currently under consideration by donors

1. Project Title for GlaxoSmithKline, Nairobi, Kenya

Developing an ethnopharmaceutical product for inducing labour amongst pregnant women.

2. Project Title for International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden

A study of the composition of repellent essential oils from Tagetes minuta and Tithonia

diversifolia against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in Kenya.

Research Proposals currently funded and on-going

1. Project Title: Mapping the existing, emerging and re-emerging vector-borne

pathogens and diseases in Kenya for healthcare preparedness. Developed in collaboration with Pwani University, South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and Kenya Medical Research Institute. Has been funded by the Kenya National Council for Science and Technology. The grant amounts to 7 million Kenya Shillings.

2. Project Title: Socio-cultural context of reproductive health amongst women in

western Kenya: Applying ethnographic methods to public health inquiry and

identification of useful plant –based ethnopharmaceutical agents. The project is self-

sponsored.

International/Local Training Workshops

1. GTZ- sponsored lnternational Training Workshop for Technicians and Scientists in natural

chemicals from plants for lntegrated Pest Management held in Zoology Department of the

University of Nairobi, Kenya in September 1995.

Roles:-.*Speaker on:- ‘The potential of botanicals in protecting grains while in storage against

insect pests-current advances’

*Trainee.

2. World Health Organization (WHO)-Sponsored lnternational Training workshop on Clinical and

Applied lmmunology of Tropical Parasitic Infections for young scientists, held at the Conference

Center, Yaounde, Cameroon-February 12-14, 2000.

Role: - Trainee.

3 GTZ/USAID - sponsored lnternational Training Workshop on ‘‘Animal Recording Systems and

Data Analysis of Large and Small-Scale Farms’’, held at the Department of Animal science,

Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi National University, Malawi - 2 to 4 November, 2000.

Role: - Trainee.

4 ICIPE, Post-graduate Training Workshop, March, 2002

Role: - Presented a poster paper.

8. International Foundation for Science (IFS) Training Workshop at KEFRI Headquaters on:-

Preparing and Writing Competitive and Winning Research Proposals. May 18th

to 23rd

, 2003

Role: - Trainee.

10. Spring School: Chemical Communication, from gene to ecosystem. 19th

to 23rd

March, 2005.

FRONTIS and the Graduate School PE&RC and EPS, Wageningen University and Research

Centre, The Netherlands.

Role: - Trainee.

11. Science workshop for teaching science subjects at a university level, The Catholic University of

Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (2006)

Role: - Trainee.

12. Workshop for Need Assessment in the Faculty of Science and Education. The Catholic University

of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (2010).

Role: - Trainee.

13. Teaching methodologies at University level Workshop: The Catholic University of Eastern Africa,

Nairobi, Kenya (2010).

Role: - Trainee.

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14. E-resources training workshop on Research4Life and TEEAL Programmes. University of Nairobi,

Kebete Campus, Nairobi, Kenya (2011).

Role: - Trainee.

15. The Kenya Chemical Society Workshop held on 27th

April, 2013 at The Technical University of

Kenya, Nairobi on Research, industrial incubation and development, Research proposal writing for

funding, Chemistry and Industrial application, Chemistry and Bitumen, and Academic research

and presentations.

Role: - Trainee.

16. The Kenya Chemical Society Workshop held on 31st August, 2013 at The Multimedia University,

Nairobi on: Chemical Safety, Security and Waste Management.

Role: - Trainee.

17. European Union – African, Caribbean and Pacific (EU-ACP) training course workshop Training

course on Food systems: from agronomy to human health with focus on neglected and

underutilized species of plants on 2nd to 6th December 2013 at Entebbe, Uganda organized by

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).

Role: - Trainee

18. The Kenya Chemical Society Workshop held on Saturday, 22nd February, 2014 at the School of

Physical Sciences, College of Biological and Physical Sciences, Chiromo Campus, University of

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Some current trends in research of chemical scinces.

Role: - Trainee.

19. Water Use Conflicts – Integrated Watershed Management for the sustainable utilisation of natural

resources for conservation, agriculture and tourism” Athi River Basin/ Tsavo West National Park,

Kenya. The conference was held between May 11th, 2014 and May 22nd, 2014 at Voi Wildlife

Lodge, Voi and Severin Safari Camp, Tsavo West National Park.

Role: - Trainee.

Congresses/Symposium/Debates and Discussions Attended

1. Fourth lnternational Conference of African lmmunological Societies, at Yaounde, Cameroon. 14-

18, February, 2000

Roles: *l was appointed by the Scientific committee as a reporter during the presentation session

of papers put under Cellular lmmunology and Tumour infections.

*Presented a paper

2. Twenty-first International African Health Sciences Congress, Kenya Medical Research Institute

Headquarters, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi,Kenya, 24th

to 28th

April, 2000.

Role: *Presented a paper

3. lnternational Conference on ‘‘Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Crisis Mitigation in Livestock

Dependent Systems in Southern Africa – 30th

. October to 1st November 2000.

Role: *Presented a paper

4. The 18th

International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary

Parasitology: Promoting Advancement, Preserving Tradition. 26-30th

August 2001, Stresa, Italy.

Role: *Presented a paper.

5. 2nd

African Acarology Symposium: Novel Approaches to Tick and Mite Management in the New

Millenium.3-7 December 2001.

6. 10th

International Conference of the Association of Institute of Tropical Veterinary Medicine.

Denmark, Copenhagen, 20-23 August, 2001

Role: * Presented a paper.

7. Eastern and Southern African Symposium on Young Women and HIV/AIDS. Kenya, Nairobi, 26th

to 30th

November 2002. Theme: HIV/AIDS. Education and Youth Survival: Perspectives and

Priorities.

Role: * Presented a paper.

8. Fifth lnternational Conference of African lmmunological Societies, at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe,

27th April to 2nd

May 2003.

Role: *Presented a paper.

9. International Conference on Medicinal Herbs and Herbal Products: Livelihoods and Trade Options.

26th

- 27th

March 2004, India, Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Role: *Presented a paper.

10. Symposium: Perenial ryegrass for dairy cows; 27th

April, 2005, Wageningen University and

Research Centre, The Netherlands

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11. Debate and Discussion: How to manage Changes in Rural areas; 18th

April, 2005, Wageningen

University and Research Centre, The Netherlands.

12. 5th

International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne pathogens. Universite de Neuchatel,

Switzerland, 29th

August – 2nd

September, 2005.

Role: *Presented a paper.

13. IFS and OPCW International workshop: “Chemistry in nature- natural resources: chemical,

biological and environmental aspects”; Nairobi, Kenya (2006)

Role: *A key note address.

14. AAS-icipe -TWAS-ROSSA Conference on “Climate Change and Food Security: The Road for

Africa” (10th -12th November, 2011) at AAS HEADQUARTERS, KAREN, NAIROBI, KENYA.

Role: *Presented a poster paper: The potential of anti-tick ethnoknowledge in livestock industry

and revolution: A case study of Bukusu community in western Kenya.

15. National Council for Science and Technology Conference: National science, technology and

innovation week: Innovation systems and knowledge-based economy for national development, 7 -

11 may 2012, held at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya

Role: *Presented an oral paper: A study of plants and plant products traditionally used in livestock

health management in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya.

16. 5th Interdisciplinary Session 2013: “Science and Technology:- An investment for sustainable

development.” The Interdisciplinary workshop was held between 21st 22

nd February 2013 at

Lang’ata Campus, Jubilee Auditorium, Faculty of Science, The Catholic university of Eastern

Africa, AMECEA, Nairobi, Kenya

17. Medic East Africa: Healthcare Management Conference and exhibition, held between 23rd and

25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

18. Seminar: Thermo Fisher Scientific: The use of procalcitonin (PCT) as a surrogate biomarker is an

approach to more tailored management of systemic infections and guidance of antibiotic therapy.

Speaker: Dr. Zsolt Becze. Held between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre,

Nairobi, Kenya.

19. Seminar: LIV Hospital Ulus: A New Destination Rising. Speaker: Hasan Arslanyuregi. Held

between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

20. Seminar: Philips: Healthcare Innovations. Speakers: Poovasen Chetty, Jacqueline Karachi and

Danson Taracha. Held between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi,

Kenya.

21. Seminar: Global Centre of Healthcare Expertise: Active Medical Platform - AMP- a new

efficient way in Healthcare. Speaker: John Oloo. Held between 23rd and 25th September, 2014 at

Visa Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, Kenya.

National and International Awards/Grants/Fellowships

1988 First prize award during a World Food Day in Kenya.

1990 BSc. Study grant/loan by Ministry of Education, Government of Kenya

1995 MSc. Scholarship award from German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) at the

University of Nairobi, Kenya.

March, 2001 Research Fellowship award in Germany by Germany Academic Exchange Service

(DAAD) at Free University in Berlin, Germany.

August, 2001-Scholarship award by WAAVP African Foundation in South Africa for an International

Conference at Stresa in Italy.

January, 2002- Research Grant award by International Foundation for Science (IFS) in Sweden.

March, 2003-Scholarship awarded from the Graduate School of the University of Utrecht, The

Netherlands, for attendance and presentation of a paper at the FAIS International Conference

at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in April/May, 2003.

March, 2003-Scholarship award by WAAVP African Foundation in South Africa for WAAVP

International Conference in USA-New Orleans in August 2003.

March, 2004 – Supplementary Research Grant award by International Foundation for Science (IFS) in

Sweden.

June, 2004 - Awarded Sandwich Research Fellowship by the executive Board of Wageningen University &

Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

June, 2005- Fellowship awarded by Wageningen University & Research Centre, Wageningen, The

Netherlands.

June, 2005- Fellowship awarded by LEB Fund, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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July, 2005, Under the Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Department (BCED) of the International Centre

of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), ICIPE offered me a postgraduate research training

fellowship grant under the African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science (ARPPIS)

in Nairobi, Kenya.

January, 2006- Research Grant award by International Foundation for Science (IFS) in Sweden.

February, 2008- Awarded second Sandwich Research Fellowship by the executive Board of Wageningen

University & Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

February, 2009. Aawarded a grant by the executive Board of Wageningen University & Research Centre,

Wageningen, The Netherlands, toward publishing PhD thesis.

February, 2009 Awarded a grant by the executive Board of Judith Zwartz Foundation , Wageningen, The

Netherlands, toward publishing PhD Thesis.

March, 2011, Scholarship award by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and World

Health Organization in partnership with Cornell University’s Albert R. Mann Library and

Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) for e-resources training

workshop on Research4Life and TEEAL Programmes at the University of Nairobi, Kebete

Campus, Nairobi, Kenya.

November, 2011. Scholarship award by TWAS-Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa (TWAS-

ROSSA) for participation in an international conference at AAS Headquarters, Karen,

Nairobi, Kenya.

November, 2012. Mapping the existing, emerging and re-emerging tick-borne pathogens in Kenya for healthcare preparedness. Developed in collaboration with Pwani University College, South Eastern University College, Kenya Agricultural Institute and Kenya Medical Research Institute, has been funded by the Kenya National Council for Science and Technology.

November/December, 2013: Awarded a grant to attend a Training course on Food systems: from

agronomy to human health with focus on neglected and underutilized species of plants on 2-6

December 2013, Entebbe, Uganda organized by Regional Universities Forum for Capacity

Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Website: www.ruforum.org; Blog:

http://ruforum.org/ruforumblog/

May, 2014: Scholarship for DAAD Expert Alumni Seminar held between May 11, 2014 –

May 22, 2014 at Voi, Taita Taveta University College and Severin Safari Camp- Tsavo West

National Park for Water Use Conflicts – Integrated Watershed Management for the

sustainable utilisation of natural resources for conservation, agriculture and tourism” Athi

River Basin/ Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.

June, 2014: NACOSTI Workshop. Programme for the sensitization of Policy makers on Peaceful use of

Nuclear Science and Technology on Friday, 20th

2014, held at the Laico Regency Hotel,

Nairobi, Kenya. An initiative of the National Commission for Science, Technology and

Innovation (NACOSTI) for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Africa Regional

Agreement (AFRA) Project Coordinators.

Leadership Experience

1996/97 Chairman, Post-Graduate students, Main Campus, University of Nairobi.

2003-10 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 Constituency, Kakamega County,

Kenya.

2011 Director General: Roses Daycare Centre, Kabula, Bungoma County, Kenya.

2011 CEO, Maisha Welfare Association (MWASSOC).

2012 Secretary-General of a Non-Governmental Organization, Shirikisho Rural Empowerment

Programmes in Kenya.

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Supervision of Students

Year Student Degree/Certificate and Research topic Role Status

2006 Ogoma S.

Barasa

BSc: Repellency of mosquitoes using

essential oils of Tagetes minuta

Main supervisor Completed at UoN,

School of Biological

Sciences

2007 Alwala J.

Olukusis

HND: Characterization and repellent

effect evaluation of essential oil of

Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya.

Main supervisor Completed at the

Kenya Polytechnic

University college

2010 Masakhwe

A. Clement

BSc: Effect of cannibalism on fitness

among larvae of Aedes aegypti L.

Main supervisor Completed at UoN,

School of Biological

Sciences

2010 Makokha

K.

Jacquelyne

BSc: Ethnobotanical survey of

Endangered medicinal plants used by

Luhya community.

Designed

proposal and

survey studies

Completed at

JKUAT, Botany

Department

2011 Yegon

Peter

BED (Science): Factors that affect the

academic performance in schools for the

deaf in Kenya: A case study of St. Kizito

school for the deaf in Bureti district,

Kericho County.

Main supervisor Completed at

Catholic University

of Eastern Africa,

Education

Department.

2010 Loise Njeri

Maina

BCom: Growth and performance

indicators of the small businesses in

Kenya.

One of the main

supervisor

Completed at St.

Pauls University

Limuru, Kenya

2011 Murekatete

Berline

BSc: Prevalence of Influenza C in a

sentinel surveillance in Kiambu District,

central Kenya.

Main supervisor Completed

dissertation at

Catholic University

of Eastern Africa.

2011 Martin

Muthee

Gakuubi

BSc: A study of ethnobotanicals used in

livestock health management in Buuri

District, Meru County, Kenya.

Main supervisor Completed:

Dissertation at

Catholic University

of Eastern Africa.

2014 Muriuki

Kevin

Mafrick

BSc. Evaluation of bioactivity of some

traditionally used plants against oral

microorganisms in Kenya.

Main supervisor Completed:

Dissertation at South

Eastern Kenya

University.

2009-

2012

Benard

Omache

Makang’a

MSc: Repellency and composition of

essential oil of Tagetes minuta growing

in different agro-ecological zones in

kenya against brown ear tick

(Rhipicephalus appendiculatus)

One of the main

supervisor

Completed:

Department of

Chemistry, Kenyatta

University

2012-

current

Keneth

Kipchumba

Kogo

MSc. Genetic profiling of microbes that

produce attractive volatiles to brown ear

ticks, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.

Advisor on the

management of

the project

Department of

Chemistry, Kenyatta

University

2013-

current

Lydia

Mochere

MSc. Molecular analysis of vector-borne

arboviruses of mosquitoes, ticks and tse

tse flies in Kilifi, Lamu and Kwale

Counties.

One of the main

supervisor

Kenyatta University

Current Joseck

Olukusi

Alwala

MSc. Development of a mouth wash

product from Nicotiana tabaccum leaf

extracts and other related plants locally

used as mswaki.

One of the main

supervisor

Department of

Chemistry,

MasenoUniversity

Current Martin

Muthee

Gikubi

MSc. Development of antidandruff

shampoo for human hair and foot rot

from Tagetes minuta essential oils.

One of the main

supervisor

Mwenge University

- Moshi. Tanzania

2005-

2010

Gachoka

Kennedy

Kirira

PhD: Electrophysiology and behavioural

responses of Amblyomma cajennese to

different odours.

Wrote the PhD

proposal with

designed

experiments

Completed at Centro

de Parasitologia

Veterinária da

Universidade

Federal de Goiás in

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Brazil

Other academic/administration responsibilities in institutions of

higher learning l have served in different capacities

1. The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA)

(a), Development of the University Herbarium for teaching and research.

(b), Preparation of teaching modules for regular and school-focused students.

(c), Moderation of Examination questions and supervision of examination.

(d), Appointed External Examiner by Natural Sciences Dept. at Catholic University, Kenya

2. St. Mary's University of Minnesota, USA., Nairobi Campus

(a), Establishment of biology laboratory and Herbarium for teaching and research

(b), Revision of science courses in the Faculty of Science to meet the needs and demands of

the job market for graduating students.

(c), Supervision of students’ Projects and Term papers.

3. University of Nairobi

(a), Co-ordination of MSc. Field course in Entomology.

(b), Revision of academic programmes of undergraduate and postgraduate in the School of

Biological Sciences, College of Biological and Physical Sciences.

(c), Member of Board of Examiners of MSc. Thesis in the School of Biological Sciences.

4. South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU)

(a), Acting Head of Department: Department of Biological Sciences, South Eastern

Kenya University.

(b), Revision and Development of new academic programmes in the Department of

Biological Sciences and school of Health Sciences. The following are the programmes l

am developing for the South Eastern Kenya University.

Curriculum co-development of the following academic programmes between the

USA-based counterpart and staff members at our institution to be implemented here

in Kenya over time.

i) Master of Science Degree Programmes

1. MSc. in Tropical Vector Biology.

2. MSc. in Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation.

3. MSc. in Biosafety and Biotechnology of GMO.

4. MSc. in Industrial Waste Management.

5. MSc. in Ethnoknowledge and Ill-health Management.

6. MSc. in Industrial Biotechnology.

7. MSc. in Production Ecology and Resource Conservation.

8. MSc Programme in Biotechnology of Genetically Modified Organisms and

Substances.

ii) Doctoral Degrees Programmes

The seven (7) PhD programmes will be developed alongside the above seven (7) MSc

programmes envisaged to be developed and implemented here in Kenya. The MSc

programmes will provide a clearly formulated comprehensive foundation of successfully

building the PhD programmes. The PhD Programme in “Ethnomedicinal Knowledge Systems and Ill-health Management”., has already been developed, bending implementation by the university.

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(c) Chairing Committee for the Development of the University Centre of Traditional

Medicines and Socio-Cultural Studies.

(d) Member of the Committee on Policy Training of the South Eastern Kenya

University.

(e) Member of AD-HOC Committee on development of code of conduct and ethics for

the members of staff of South Eastern Kenya University.

(f) Chairperson, South Eastern Kenya University Website Committee.

(g) Member of AD-HOC Committee to develop Academic Programmes in the School

of Health Sciences, South Eastern Kenya University.

RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND SCIENTIFIC LINKAGES Some current scientific programmes underway and/or in preparation under

my responsibilities and/or shared (some 20 research collaborations)

Field of

Science

Research Programme (Status)

Host/ collaborating

institutions and contact

persons where possible

Level

Purpose

Basic and

Applied

Sciences

Mapping the existing, emerging and re-

emerging vectors and vector-borne

pathogens for disease surveillance and

sustainable healthcare preparedness in

Kenya. (on-going-In an initial stage at south Coast)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala and

Prof. Cornelius Wanjala

KARI: Dr. Elizabeth

Muthiani Pwani Uni: Dr. M.D. Mburu

KEMRI: Dr. Charles

Mbogo

Industrial

development

Research

community

Capacity building

Policy making

Publication

Evaluation of antioxidants in some

vegetables commonly used in western

Kenya. (on-going-manuscript submitted)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Maseno University:

Mr. Joseck Olukusi Alwala

MSc training

Industrial

development

Research

community

Capacity building

Policy making

Publication

Tagetes (Tagetes minuta L. 1753,

Asteraceae) Essential Oil. Essential Oils

in Food Production, Preservation,

Flavour and Safety: Part 2: Essential

Oils. (on-going-manuscript submitted)

King's College London,

School of Biomedical and

Health Sciences, London,

UK: Prof. Victor R. Preedy

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala and

Prof. Cornelius Wanjala

Industrial

development

Research

community

Policy making

Capacity building

Book Publication

General Genetics of the 21st Century.

(on-going)

Garissa University College

Prof. G. A. Mwayuli

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Industrial

development

Research

community

Capacity building

Book Publication

The potential of ethnobotanicals in

integrated arthropod control in livestock

production systems with focus on (acari)

ticks in Africa. (on-going)

KU: Prof. Ahmed Hassanali

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

UoN: Prof. RW. Mukabana

WURC: Prof. W. Takken

Industrial

development

Research

community

Policy making

Book Publication

Push-Pull project for the management of

livestock ticks. (Proposal development on-going for submission at NACOSTI University Agro Tech Chair)

KU: Prof. Ahmed Hassanali

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Livestock

industry

Capacity building

Policy making

Survey and evaluation of neglected

medicinal plants in western Kenya. (on-going)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Maseno University:

Mr. Joseck Olukusi Alwala

Health

industry

Capacity building

Policy making

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Development of a mouth wash product

from Nicotiana tabaccum leaf extracts

and other related plants locally used as

mswaki. (on-going at SEKU and Maseno University)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala,

Dr. J. N. Kimatu and Mr.

Muriuki Mafrick

Maseno University:

Mr. Joseck Olukusi Alwala

BSc & MSc

training

Industrial

development

of product

Research

community

Capacity building,

Developmental

Research

A survey of plant nomenclature by the

Wanga people of Mumias district,

Kakamega county, Kenya. (Manuscript ready for submission)

CUEA: Dr. Bethwel

Onyango Awuor SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

BSc. Project

Industrial

development

of product.

Capacity building,

Developmental

Research Policy making

Publication

Development of antidandruff shampoo

for human hair and foot rot from Tagetes

minuta essential oils. (Yet to start)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

MSc training

Industrial

development

of product

Capacity building,

Developmental

Research

Developing an ethnopharmaceutical

product for inducing labour amongst

pregnant women. (Going on in

Bungoma under: Matungu Rural

Herbal and Research Centre)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Matungu Rural Herbal and

Research Centre (MRHRC)

Dr. W. Wanzala

Industrial

development

of products

Knowledge

sharing.

Developmental

Research

Exploration of semiochemicals for

sustainable pest control and management

strategies in cashew industry in eastern

Africa. (Proposal developed to be

submitted to African Union in the

next call of proposals)

Sokoine University,

Tanzania: Dr. Mamiro

Ahmadu Bello University,

Nigeria: Dr. A. Yusuf

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

KU: Prof. A. Hassanali

Pwani Uni: Dr. D.M. Mburu

Agricultural

industry –

IPM for Food

Security.

PhD/MSc

training

Research,

Capacity building,

Publication,

Developmental

Research

HIV/AIDS

Assessing the level of HIV/AIDS

knowledge and its impact on the

population seeking partners. (Yet to

start as partners are consulting)

CUEA: Dr. B. Mulemi

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Nation Media Group

MA Training

Capacity building,

Policy making

Education

(Science)

Discipline trends in secondary schools in

Kenya: A case study of Lamu County.

(Completed, a manuscript being

prepared)

Mwenge University - Moshi.

Tanzania

Martin Muthee Gakuubi

BED training

Individual

knowledge

development.

Capacity building

Knowledge

acquisition/

Generation.

Earth

Sciences

Review article on the Application of

soils as ethnomedicines in local

communities. (On-going)

SEKU

Prof. Cornelius Wanjala

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Individual

knowledge

development.

Knowledge

acquisition/

Generation.

Ecological/

Environment

al Sciences

Biodiversity of invasive plant species in

Nairobi county. (Yet to start)

SEKU MSc training Capacity building.

Policy making

Matungu Ex-Situ Conservation and

Sustainable Utilization of Herbal and

Timber Resources for Economic

Development: Toward Re-generating

Lost Biodiversity in Arable Farming

Systems. (At preliminary stage)

Matungu Rural Herbal and

Research Centre (MRHRC):

Dr. W. Wanzala

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Industrial

development

Research

community

Conservation

MSc training

Policy making

Community

Development

Programme,

Capacity building.

Biodiversity in Dryland and Wetland:

Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st

Century. (under technical

considerations)

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

Pwani Uni: Dr. D.M. Mburu

International

conference

Capacity building,

knowledge

sharing &

generation.

Book Publication.

Applied

science

Development and application of natural

products (ethnobotanicals) in the

sustainable prevention, control and

management of vectors (mosquitoes, tse

tse flies, ticks etc), pathogens and

vector-borne diseases in Kenya.

SEKU: Dr. W. Wanzala

University of Florida: Dr.

Okech, Bernard Achero

Quinnipiac University:

Carnegie African Diaspora

Fellowship Program.

Enhancing

international

collaboration

and linkages

for

development

Research.

Curriculum co-

development,

Research

collaboration

and/or

Graduate student

mentoring and

training.

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for Science

and

Technological

Institutions

Local networking: 9 National

Academic, Science and Technological

Institutions

SEKU/KU/KEMRI/KARI

/MasenoUniversity/Pwani

University/Garissa

University college/ CUEA/

UoN/National Museums of

Kenya

Collaboration

Research,

Capacity building,

Publication,

Knowledge

generation &

sharing.

International networking: 8 Institutions

of Academic, Science and Technology

Sokoine University,

Tanzania. Mwenge

University-Moshi, Tanzania,

WURC , The Netherlands,

Ahmadu Bello University,

Nigeria; S.V. University,

Tirupati,India; Kings

College, London.

University of Florida, USA

Institute of International

Education (IIE), Quinnipiac

University.

KEY SEKU-South Eastern Kenya University; KU – Kenyatta University; CUEA- Catholic

University of Eastern Africa; KEMRI - Kenya Medical Research Institute; WURC-

Wageningen University and Research Centre; KARI – Kenya Agricultural Research

Institute; UoN - University of Nairobi; BED – Bachelor of Education Degree; BSc. -

Bachelor of Science Degree; MSc. – Master of Science Degree; MA - Master of Arts

Degree; PhD – Doctor of Philosophy Degree.

International Contributions/Participation

1. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Physiology and Pathophysiology; Academic

Journals, Open Access Journals.

2. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, for Science

Publishing Group, USA.

3. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cell Biology, for Science Publishing Group,

USA.

4. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Applied Cell Biology for Trade Science Inc,

Media for Rapid Publication, India.

5. Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Coastal Life Medicine.

6. Editorial Board Member of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (APJTB),

Elsevier.

7. Editorial Board Member of the Global Research Journal of Public Health

and Epidemiology (GRJPHE), Spring Journals.

8. Advisory Editorial Member of the International Journal of Pharmacy and

Pharmaceutical Sciences.

9. Peer reviewer: International Journal of Immunology, for Science Publishing Group,

USA.

10. Peer reviewer: BMC Veterinary Research, an open access, peer-reviewed journal

published by BioMed Central copyright and license agreement.

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11. Peer reviewer: Cell Biology, for Science Publishing Group, USA.

12. Peer reviewer: African Journal of Agricultural Research, Academic Journals, Open

Access Journals.

13. Review of Manuscripts for Publication in various International Journals.

Manuscripts Reviewed for Publication in various International Journals

The code number and title of the manuscript Name of Journal Month,

Year Manuscript Number: MRJMMS-14-044: Gender differences

in pain perception and coping strategies among patients with

knee and or hip osteoarthritis.

Merit Research Journal of

Medicine and Medical

Sciences

April, 2014

Manuscript Number: 2014_ARRB_9642: Chemical Compositions of Essential Oils of Flower, Leaf, Stem and Root of Phlomis cancellata Bunge. from Mazandaran, Iran

Annual Research and Review

in Biology

March,

2014

Manuscript Number: AJAR-31.01.14-8571: Decontamination

of certain pesticide residues in okra. African Journal of Agricultural

Research. March,

2014

Manuscript Number: SOJPPS-14-RA-110: Comparative

evaluation microbiological qualities of Ashwagandha

formulations marketed in Yavatmal district of India.

Symbiosis Online Journal of

Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical

Sciences

February,

2014

Manuscript Number: AJAR-27.01.14-8561: Effect of Summer

Heat Stress on biochemical Characteristics of Cervico-vaginal

Mucus in relation to Conception in Murrah buffaloes.

African Journal of Agricultural

Research.

February,

2014

Manuscript Number: AJAR/26.09.13/7978: Effect of Inorganic

fertilizers and organic manures on growth, quality and yield of

ashwagandha (Withania somnifera Dunal) cv. Jawahar

Ashwagandha-20.

African Journal of Agricultural

Research.

February,

2014

Manuscript Number: IJAPR-14-025: Cassava processing

among small-holder farmers in Cameroon: Opportunities and

Challenges.

International Journal of

Agricultural Policy and

Research

February,

2014

Manuscript No: AMPR-2013-036: Phytochemical Screening

of Ten Nigerian Medicinal Plants.

Advancement in Medicinal

Plant Research

December,

2013

Manuscript No: MRI-2013-026: Seroprevalence of Newcastle

Disease in Local Chickens in Mezam Division of North-West

Cameroon.

Microbiology Research

International

December,

2013

Manuscript Number: ISJ-13-835: Enhancing Zinc

concentration in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by selecting Zn

efficient genotypes

International Scholars

Journals (ISJ)

December,

2013

Manuscript Number: ISJ-13-834: Medicinal Plants as

Immunostimulants for Health Management in Indian Cat fish

(Mystus montanus) Fingerlings.

International Scholars

Journals (ISJ).

December,

2013

Manuscript: Occurrence of tick and tick-borne diseases of

livestock in Zambezi region: A review

Journal of Agricultural Science November,

2013

Manuscript: Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants knowledge and

practices in Dabo Hana District, West Ethiopia

Journal of Ethnobiology and

Ethnomedicine

August,

2013

Manuscript: No: 2013_AJEA_4637: Indigenous Soil

Knowledge and Cultural Practices in Yam Production among the

Gbagyis of Paiko Area of Niger State, Nigeria.

American Journal of

Experimental Agriculture

May, 2013

Manuscript: Participatory study of medicinal plants used in the

control of gastrointestinal nematodes of donkeys in Ethiopia

BMC Veterinary Research March,

2013

Manuscript: JMPR-12-895: Comparative evaluation of the

antioxidant potential of selected medicinal plant seeds native to

Pakistan.

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Research

March,

2013

Manuscript: JBFSR-13-010: Protection levels of New castle

disease vaccine in indigenous poultry in a semi-arid region of

Meru county of Kenya

Journal of Biological and Food

Science Research

January,

2013

Manuscript: AJAR-12-1757: Insecticide effect of wild plant

powders on the bean weevil (Zabrotes subfasciatus Boheman;

Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in vitro.

African Journal of Agricultural

Research.

January,

2013

Manuscript: AJAR-12-2041: Evaluation of livestock- crop

enterprise diversity associated with shift from pastoral to agro-

African Journal of Agricultural

Research.

December,

2012

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pastoral farming systems in Transmara west district of Narok

county- Kenya.

Manuscript: JBMCA-12-054: Factors Affecting Operational

Productivity in Oil Marketing Firms in Kenya.

Journal of Business

Management and Corporate

Affairs

November,

2012

Manuscript: JMPR-12-1121: Documentation and quantitative

analysis of the local knowledge on Ethnoveterinary medicine

among traditional healers of Western Uttar Pradesh Province of

India.

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Research

September,

2012

Manuscript: amhsr_208_12: Community based study on health

problems in elderly in a rural area of Puducherry, south India:

Need for comprehensive health care services.

Annals of Medical and Health

Sciences Research

August,

2012

Manuscript: JMPR-09-372: Propagation of indigenous

medicinal plants for ethnoveterinary and ethnomedical practices

in Tanzania: a review.

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Research

July,2012

Manuscript: JCAB-11-066: Traditional and Modern Practices

in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Animal Diseases

in South Kordofan State,Sudan.

Journal of Cell and Animal

Biology

July, 2012

Manuscript:AJB-12-909: Chemical Profile of an Anti-malarial

Concoction “Udu” used in Umunchi Autonomous Community in

Isiala Mbano L.G.A of Imo State, Nigeria.

African Journal of

Biotechnology

June, 2012

Manuscript: JPAP-11-034: Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9

reduce epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity at pleural

mesothelium.

The Journal of Physiology and

Pathophysiology

March,

2012

Manuscript: JPAP-11-035: The study of post treatment effects

of the aqueous extract of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) on

model of ischemic- reperfusion in rat kidney.

The Journal of Physiology and

Pathophysiology.

February,

2012

Manuscript: IRJM-11-084: Studies on the microfilaria,

antigenamia and clinical signs of bancroftian filariasis in Epie

creek communities, Niger Delta, Nigeria.

International Research Journal

of Microbiology

August,

2011

Manuscript: 1941664863520357: Ethnomedicinal study of plants

used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro,

Tanzania.

Journal of Ethnobiology and

Ethnomedicine

November,

2011

Manuscript: B/395: Factors influencing mosquito net

acquisition, treatment and use among caregivers of under fives

in Makueni district, Kenya

Kenya National Academy of

Sciences Journal (Biological

Sciences Series).

May, 2010

Manuscript: B/398: An assessment of economic shocks

associated with the occurrence of HIV and chronic illness and

coping mechanisms among rural households in Suba district,

Kenya.

Kenya National Academy of

Sciences Journal (Biological

Sciences Series).

May, 2010

Manuscript: ID ZPH-Oct-07-170: Bovine Cysticercosis in

Cattle Slaughtered at Awassa Municipal Abattoir, Ethiopia:

Prevalence, Cyst Viability, Distribution and its Public Health

Implication.

Journal of Zoonoses and Public

Health.

August,

2007

Media coverage 1. “Experts warn of new diseases and return of highland malaria in Kenya.” Standard Media

Group: Digital News on Health and Science. Reported by Gatonye Gathura: Updated

Tuesday, April 1st 2014 at 00:00 GMT +3.

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000108354&story_title=

experts-warn-of-new-diseases-and-return-of-highland-malaria-in-kenya

Book editing and approval for publication 1. eBook Entitled: “Thyroid Toxicity,’’ Bentham Science Publishers.

www.benthamscience.com.

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Research Work and Publications

Thesis/Dissertation Publications

Wanzala, W. (1994) Toxicological Studies of Melia volkensii (GURKE) Standard Extract on

Developmental Stages of Dysdercus fasciatus (SIGN.) (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) and

Periplaneta americana(LINN.) (Dictyoptera:Blattidae). BSc. Dissertation. Zoology

Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanzala, W. (1999) Reliability of an antigen-ELISA in the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. MSc

thesis, The Department of Zoology, The University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanzala, W. (2009) Ethnobotanicals for management of the brown ear ticks, Rhipicephalus

appendiculatus in western Kenya. Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen,

The Netherlands.

Books/Book Chapters and Sections

1. Wanzala, W. (2011). Traditional methods. Unsticking the tick. Insects and Africa’s health: 40

years of Science in Africa. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) –

(African Insect Science for Food and Health).

http://www.icipe.org/images/stories/pdf/publications/insect_and_africa_health_40_years_of_i

cipe.pdf. ISBN 92 9064 222 X. Kul Graphics Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya. pp 8-11.

2. Wanzala, W. (2009) Ethnobotanicals for management of the brown ear ticks, Rhipicephalus

appendiculatus in western Kenya. Wageningen University and Research Centre,

Wageningen, ISBN: 9085853176 (9789085853176), Printed by Ponsen & Looijen,

Wageningen, The Netherlands. pp. 231.

3. Wanzala, W. (2008) Helping the Bukusu reclaim their ‘hoofed’ banks. In: Nurturing

African Talents for Leadership in Insect Science: 25 years of the ARPPIS Experience.

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Silver Jubilee: 1983-2008.

ISBN: 92 9064 204 1. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, Kenya, pp. 73-76.

4. Wanzala, W., Saini, K.R. and Hassanali, A., (2006-2007) International Centre of Insect

Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Biennual Scientific Report: 2006-2007. Animal Health

Research: Ticks Group. ISBN: 92 9064 206 8. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, Kenya, pp. 82-

93.

5. Wanzala, Mukabana, W.R., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. and Hassanali, A., (2004-

2005), Repellency of Essential Oils of Some Plants from Bungoma District, Western Kenya

Against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann 1901(Acarina: Ixodidae). International

Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Biennual Scientific Report: 2004-2005.

Animal Health: Ticks. ISBN: 92 9064 180 X. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi, Kenya, pp.152-

154.

6. Wanzala, W., (2002-2003), Evaluation and Application of Anti-Tick Natural Products Used

by the Bukusu in Livestock Health Management in Bungoma District, Kenya. International

Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Annual Scientific Report: 2002-2003.

Animal Health Research: Ticks. ISBN: 92 9064 165 7. ICIPE Science Press, Nairobi,

Kenya, pp.113-115.

Educational Books Under Development for Publication as

International Textbooks (Currently these books are being used as University teaching modules at The Catholic University

of Eastern Africa, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, USA, Nairobi Campus and the University

of Nairobi, Kenya).

1. Wanzala, W. (SEKU), Osundwa, B.W. (Kenya – Teachers Service Commission, Kenya),

Ochuodho, D. Otieno (Maseeno University, Kenya), Mukabana, R.W. (University of Nairobi).

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"Landmarks in Biological Sciences for Secondary Schools and Colleges." The main

author and initiator: - Wanzala, W.

2. Wanzala, W. (Kenya) and Judith Killen (USA). Encyclopedia for Resource Information and

Funding in Africa. 3. Wanzala, W. Basic immunology: Immunology made simple in the 21

st Century. Vol. I.

4. Wanzala, W. Applied immunology: Immunology made simple in the 21st Century. Vol. II.

5. Wanzala, W. and Mwayuli, G. A., General Genetics of the 21st Century.

6. Wanzala, W. Ideology and Practice of Ethnomedicine and Primary Healthcare Delivery

Services in African Context

7. Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., The potential of ethnobotanicals in

integrated arthropod control in livestock production systems with focus on (acari) ticks in

Africa.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Kyule, M.N., Zessin, K.H., Baumann, M.P.O., Wanzala, W., Sakwa, D. P. (2001) Survival analysis of

the infective haemonchus contortus larvae (l3) on pasture in central highlands in Kenya. In:

Livestock Community and Environment. Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Association

of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.

http://www.aitvm.kvl.dk/E_periurban/E5Kyule.htm

Wanzala, W., Zessin, K.H., Kyule, M.N., Hassanali, A. and Mathias, E. (2001) The potential of

traditional tick control practices used in livestock production. In: Newsletter, Berlin Alumni

Network-BAN. Department of the International Animal Health, Freie University (FU), Berlin,

Germany.

Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A, Kang'ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2002)

Serodiagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Cysticercus bovis using a monoclonal

antibody-based antigen-ELISA. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 74: 201-

206.

Wanzala W., Saini, K.R., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H.. Kabaru, J.M. (2002-2003) Evaluation and

application of anti-tick natural products used by the Bukusu in livestock health management in

Bungoma District. Animal Health, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Highlights of 2002-2003

activities. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Science Press, Nairobi,

Kenya. http://www.icipe. org/ home/62?task=view

Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2003) A

comparison of meat inspection method and an Antigen-ELISA test in the diagnosis of bovine

cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. Journal of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences. 2: 265–277.

Wanzala, W., Zessin, K.H., Kyule, M.N., Baumann, M.P.O. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K.,

Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2003) Analysis of post-mortem diagnosis of bovine

cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. Online Journal of Veterinary Research 1: 1-9.

Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang'ethe, E.K., Zessin, K.H., Kyule, N.M., Baumann, M.P.O.,

Ochanda, H. and Harrison, L.J.S. (2003) Control of Zoonotic parasite, Taenia saginata by post-

mortem diagnosis of carcasses. Journal of African Health Sciences 3: 68–76.

Wanzala, W., Sika, K.F.N., Gule, S. and Hassanali, A. (2004) Attractive and repellent host odours

guide ticks to their respective feeding sites. Chemoecology 14: 229-232.

Wanzala, W., Zessin, K.H, Kyule, N.M, Baumann, M.P.O, Mathias, E. and Hassanali, A., (2005)

Ethnoveterinary medicine: a critical review of its evolution, perception, understanding and the

way forward. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 17, Article #119. As

retrieved August 27, 2005 from http://www.cipav. org.co/lrrd/lrrd17/11/wanz17119.htm

Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2005)

Distribution of Cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses of naturally and artificially infected

Kenyan cattle and its implication for routine meat inspection method. Online Journal of

Veterinary Research 9: 66-73.

Wanzala, W. and Okanga, S. (2006) Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Associated with Wildlife and Vegetation

of Haller Park along the Kenyan Coastline. Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 789-794.

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Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang'ethe, E.K., K. H. Zessin, N. M. Kyule, M.P.O. Baumann,

Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2007) Evaluation of an antigen-ELISA in the diagnosis of bovine

cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. Parasitology Research 100: 539-548.

Alwala, O. J., Wanzala, W. and Ndiege, I. O., 2010. Characterization and repellent effect evaluation of

essential oil of Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants,

volume 13 Number 1. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2010.10643795..

Wanzala, W., Takken, W., Pala, A.O., Mukabana, R.W., Hassanali, A., (2012). Ethnoknowledge of

Bukusu community on livestock tick prevention and control in Bungoma district, western Kenya.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology. (2012 Vol. 140 (2), 298-324.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03788741?oldURL=y

Wanzala W., (2012). A survey of the management of livestock ticks and other aspects of animal ethno

health in Bukusu community, western Kenya. Livestock Research for Rural Development.

Volume 24, Article #173. Retrieved October 3, 2012, from

http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd24/10/wanz24173.htm

Martin Muthee Gikubi and Wycliffe Wanzala (2012). A survey study of plants and plant products

traditionally used in livestock health management in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya. Journal

of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8: 39. doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-39.

http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/pdf/1746-4269-8-39.pdf

Wanzala W., (2012). Comparative analysis of dual and no-choice repellency bioassays of Tagetes

minuta essential oil against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus climbing response behaviour. Life

sciences Leaflets 11:14-32,2012. ISSN 0976 – 1098(Online) and ISSN 2277 - 4297(Print).

http://api.ning.com/files/VJOIPzgtieesPru5SGkrZMacfJTf9BBsb6brY0V0t*D3HkAcxrg*4CKx

vvEYtO94m4SE8TsHaWANnIhh*dap8ezl9tSlVLka/3.

Wanzala Wycliffe. (2013). Quest for Quality and Relevant Higher Education, Training and Learning

in Kenya: an Overview, Education Journal. Vol. 2, No. 2, 2013, pp. 36-49. doi:

10.11648/j.edu.20130202.13. Science Publishing Group, USA.

http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.edu.20130202.13.pdf

Wanzala Wycliffe and Sheila B. Ogoma (2013). Chemical composition and mosquito repellency of

essential oil of Tagetes minuta from the southern slopes of Mount Elgon in western Kenya

(DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2013.793975). Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants; Volume: 16,

Issue 02, Pages 216 - 232. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0972060X.2013.793975

Wanzala, W. and Ondiaka, N. S. (2013). Tick–borne lymphadenopathy–like condition in an African

woman in Kenyan. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 18: 918-921.

http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/9554.

Alwala, O. J., Kiema, N. F. and Wanzala, W., (2014). Determination of tannins in African indigenous

vegetables, grains and cassava roots from Emuhaya district, western Kenya. American Journal of

Nutrition and Food Science. 1(1): 1-8.

http://manuscript.sciknow.org/uploads/ajnfs/pub/ajnfs_1381752432.pdf#page=1&zoom=auto,0,

800. DOI: 10.12966/ajnfs.01.01.2014

Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., (2014). Repellent activities of essential

oils of some plants used traditionally to control the brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus

appendiculatus. Journal of Parasitology Research, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Volume

2014 (2014), Article ID 434506, 10 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/434506.

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jpr/2014/434506/

Wanzala, W. (2014). Chemical composition of essential oil of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

from the southern slopes of Mount Elgon in western Kenya. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing

Plants. ID: 884748: DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2014.884748.

http://cats.informa.com/PTS/Login.doi

Ali A.; Okeyo B.; Tewodros T.; Handa C.; Wanzala W; Gerd F; Rugger W; Jane, N., and Neema M.,

(2014). Water use conflicts in East Africa: Lessons Learnt from International DAAD Alumni

Expert Seminars on Integrated Water Resources Management within Tsavo River Catchment.

Science* Policy* Africa*. Newsletter of The African Academy of Science. ISSN: 1015-4957.

Volume 18, number 2, pp 10. http://www.aasciences.org/index.php/publications-and-

resources/spa

Submitted Papers Wanjala W. Cornelius and Wanzala Wycliffe (2014) (Book Chapter) Tagetes (Tagetes minuta L.

1753, Asteraceae) Essential Oil. Essential Oils in Food Production, Preservation, Flavour and

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Safety: Part 2: Essential Oils. Edited by Prof. Victor R. Preedy. King's College London, School

of Biomedical and Health Sciences, London, UK. (in press).

Ndondolo, S., Owuor, B.O., Gikubi, M.M. and Wycliffe Wanzala, (2014). A survey of plant

nomenclature by the Wanga people of Mumias district, Kakamega county, Kenya. Journal of

Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine.

Papers completed ready for submission

Wanzala, W., Takken, W., Mukabana, R.W., Van Lenteren, J.C. and Hassanali, A., The effect of the

essential oils of Tagetes minuta and Tithonia diversifolia on on–host behaviour of the brown ear

tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.

Wanzala, W., Mukabana, R.W., Hassanali, A. and Takken, W. Essential oils of Tagetes minuta and

Tithonia diversifolia affect the orientation behaviour of the tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus,

on cattle.

Wanzala, W., Takken, W., Mukabana, R.W. and Hassanali, A. Essential oils of indigenous plants

protect livestock from infestations with Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and other tick species in

herds grazing in natural pastures in Kenya.

Papers under preparation

Wanzala Wycliffe and Wanjala W. Cornelius (2013) The unique potential therapeautic properties of

soils.

Wanzala W., Owuor, B.O. and Kokwaro J.O., Herbal remedies for livestock in western Kenya.

Akunda, W.M.E, Wanzala, W. and Owuor, B.O. Plant resources yet to be put on sustainable use for

economic developments: lower forms of plants, the case of Bryophytes.

Wanzala W., Mwangi, D.M., Karanja M.R., Maina P.G. and Ndhine E.A.O., The impact of HIV/AIDS

scourge awareness and teaching a round the globe on partners and spouse seekers.

Papers presented at conferences/workshops

Midiwo, J.O., Mang'uro, A.L., Wanzala, W., Kiprono, P.C. and Kraus, W (1997) Anti-feedant

principles from the Myrsinaceae and Polygonum senegalense. Workshop on funding of

Agricultural Research: Experiences and Future Perspectives. Kenya Agricultural Research

Institute, Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.

Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Wanzala, W. and Lumumba P. (1997) Evaluation of an Antigen-ELISA for the

diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. National Veterinary Research Centre, Annual Scientific

Seminar, Muguga, KARI, Kenya, 27th-28th, November, 1997.

Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2000) A

comparison of meat inspection method and an Antigen-ELISA test in the diagnosis of bovine

cysticercosis in Kenyan cattle. 4th International Conference of the Federation of African

Immunological Societies, Yaounde, Cameroon, 14th-18th February 2000.

Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2000)

Distribution of Cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses of naturally and artificially infected

Kenyan cattle and its implication for routine meat inspection method. 21st African Health

Sciences Congress Kenya Medical Research Institute Headquarters, Mbagathi Road, Nairobi,

Kenya, 24th to 28th April 2000.

Wanzala, W. Onyango-Abuje, J.A., Kang’ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H. and Harrison L.J.S. (2000)

Distribution of Cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses of naturally and artificially infected

Kenyan cattle and its implication for routine meat inspection method. lnternational Conference

on: Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Crisis Mitigation in Livestock Dependent Systems in

Southern Africa–Lilongwe, Malawi on 30th. October to 1st November 2000.

Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A, Kang'ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2001)

Serological diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Cysticercus bovis using a

monoclonal antibody-based antigen-ELISA. Poster paper presentation at the International

Conference in Italy in August, 2001-scholarship awarded for it from WAAVP African

Foundation in South Africa.

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Wanzala W., Gule S. and Hassanali A. (2002) Attractive and Repellent host odours guide ticks to

their respective feeding sites. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),

Scholars Workshop, Annual Governing Council General Meeting, International Centre of

Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2002) African ethnopractitioners and

HIV/AIDS in rural areas- an experience from western province, Kenya. Presented in the

conference on: Young Women and HIV/AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa, November,

2002.

Wanzala, W., Onyango-Abuje, J.A, Kang'ethe, E.K., Ochanda, H., Harrison, L.J.S. (2003) Serological

diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by detecting live Cysticercus bovis using a monoclonal

antibody-based antigen-ELISA. Paper presented during the Fifth lnternational Conference of

African lmmunological Societies at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27th April to 2nd May 2003.

Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2004) Anti-tick ethnoknowledge:

unutilized resource of the rural poor livestock farmers. Scholars Workshop, International Centre

of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Annual Governing Council General Meeting, ICIPE

Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2004) Anti-tick ethnoknowledge: a

potential resource to revolutionize the rural livestock industry in tick-prone areas. A paper

presented at the International Conference on:-Medicinal Herbs and Herbal Products-Livelihood

and Trade Options India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, 26th-27th March 2004.

Wanzala W., Hassanali, A., Ochanda, H. and Kabaru, J. M. (2005) The traditional knowledge for tick

control and management in the Bukusu community, western Kenya. Scholars Workshop,

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Annual Governing Council

General Meeting, ICIPE Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. (2005). Attractive and

Repellent host odours guide ticks to their respective feeding sites. Spring School: Chemical

Communication, from gene to ecosystem. 19th

to 23rd

March, 2005. FRONTIS and the Graduate

School PE&RC and EPS, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands.

Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. (2006) The anti-tick

ethnoknowledge in Bukusu community in western Kenya. IFS and OPCW International

workshop: “Chemistry in nature- natural resources: chemical, biological and environmental

aspects”; Held 10th

to 14th

December, 2006, Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya.

Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., van Lenteren, J.C. (2008). Anti-tick

ethnoveterinary knowledge in Bungoma District, western Kenya. International Seminar on:

Medicinal Plants and Herbal Products. Held 7th to 9th March, 2008. Sri Venkateswara

University, Tirupati, A.P, India. http://ismphpabstracts.blogspot. com/2008/04/oral-

papers_22.html

Wanzala, W., (2008). Accessing Ethnoveterinary knowledge in rural Africa offers challenges to

achieving millennium development goals. 1st National Conference and Exhibition for

Dissemination of Research Results and Review of Innovations Conference and Exhibition

Theme: Promotion of acquisition and utilization of research results. Ministry of Higher

Education, Science and Technology. Held between Monday 28th and Wednesday 30th April

2008 at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi, Kenya.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-ke/attachments/20080421/a0f25285/attachment-

0001.pdf

Wanzala, W., Hassanali, A., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W., (2011). Anti-tick ethnoveterinary

knowledge in livestock industry and revolution: a case study of Bukusu community, western

Kenya. AAS-icipe -TWAS-ROSSA Conference on “Climate Change and Food Security: The

Road for Africa” (10th -12th November, 2011) at AAS HEADQUARTERS, KAREN,

NAIROBI, KENYA.

Martin Muthee Gakuubi and Wycliffe Wanzala, (2012). A study of plants and plant products

traditionally used in livestock health management in Buuri district, Meru county, Kenya.

National Council for Science and Technology Conference: National science, technology and

innovation week: Innovation systems and knowledge-based economy for national development,

7th – 11th May 2012, held at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Nairobi,

Kenya.

Wanzala, W., Mukabana, R.W., Takken, W. and Hassanali, A., (2012). A comparative analysis of dual

and no-choice repellency bioassays of essential oil of Tagetes minuta against climbing response

behavior of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. PPooiinntt--ooff--ccaarree DDiiaaggnnoossttiicc WWoorrkksshhoopp:: Bringing

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Diagnostic Prototypes to the Point-of-care, 25th-29th, June 2012, held at National Museums of

Kenya and Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi, Kenya.

Alwala, O. J. and Wanzala, W., (2012). Characterization and repellent effect evaluation of essential oil

of Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya. The 7th International Conference of the Kenya

Chemical Society: Chemical Sciences as a vehicle for achieving Kenya’s Vision 2030, held

between 15th and 18th October, 2012 at Botanic Garden, Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya.

Alwala. J.O. and Wanzala, W., (2013). Characterization and repellent effect evaluation of essential oil

of Mangifera indica L. leaves from Kenya. 5th International Conference on Drug discovery

and Therapy. February, 18th – 21st, 2013, Dubai, United Arabs Emirate.

Wanzala, W., (2013). Tagetes minuta L. 1753: a new world multipurpose crop. EU-ACP training

course workshop on Food systems: from agronomy to human health; 2-6 December, 2013,

Entebbe, Uganda.

REFEREES

1. Prof. Dr. Cornelius C. W. Wanjala (+254 722309706)

South Eastern Kenya University

School of Pure and Applied Sciences,

Department of Chemistry,

P.O. Box 170-90200 Kitui, Kenya.

Email: c.wanjala@yahoo.com

Website: www.seku.ac.ke

2. Dr. Edwardina Ndhine Atieno Aloo, PhD (Wireless phone: +254 20 2164701 or

none wireless phone: 0727964046)

Senior Scientist

Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya,

National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation

Utalii House, Uhuru Highway, Nairobi, Kenya,

P. O. Box 30623, Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel: +254-020-310571; Fax: +254-213215

E-mail: edwardinaotieno@yahoo.com

3. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, PhD (Mobile phone: 0733 825228)

University of Nairobi,

College of Physical and Biological Sciences,

School of Biological Sciences,

Riverside Drive, Off Waiyaki Way, Nairobi, Kenya,

P. O. Box 30197-00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya.

Tel: 254-02-4445763, Fax: 254-02-4445763

E-mail: rmukabana@uonbi.ac.ke or rmukabana@yahoo.co.uk

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