Join our research community! KEMRI-Wellcome Trust is offering PhD studentships that will equip you with tools to tackle Africa’s pressing health challenges with mentorship from renowned researchers. Apply Now! Apply now: shorturl.at/4GaZm Deadline: December 2, 2024

Congratulations to the Postgraduate Diploma #ClassOf2024 graduates from Pwani University! We are proud of your success. A big thank you to the exceptional supervisors at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust and our funding partners Science for Africa Foundation for making this journey possible.

Delighted to announce the renewal of the collaboration between Wellcome Kenya Medical Research Institute and University of Oxford with the signing of the 7-year Memorandum of Agreement. This is in support of discovery and mental health research, climate and health and the evaluation of Kenya's

Master’s Fellows present their research work during an interactive programme forum. This forum fosters collaboration, dialogue, and feedback when conducting research that will shape tomorrow’s scientific leaders.

There's an opportunity to come & do a PhD with me on adenovirus epidemiology & immunity GeneticsCambridge findaphd.com/phds/project/p… Deadline 7th Jan, please email me for more info.

Identification of coxsackievirus A24 variant during an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in coastal Kenya, 2024 medrxiv.org/content/10.110… _W george Isabella Oyier Dr Charlotte Houldcroft

🚨Deadline Extension!🚨 The deadline for the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust fully funded PhD studentships has been extended! Apply now and seize this opportunity to acquire valuable skills & mentorship to address Africa’s health challenges. 🔗 Apply here: [shorturl.at/4GaZm] 🗓️

📚Our #ResearchHighlight: _W et al. have a newly published article titled " Identification of coxsackievirus A24 variant during an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in coastal Kenya, 2024" See the summary and link below to read more! medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

We developed a method for whole genome sequencing the "red or pink eye disease agent" medrxiv.org/content/10.110… John Mwita _W george and others!

Identification of coxsackievirus A24 variant during an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in coastal Kenya, 2024, wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-28 _W This is now out on Wellcome Open Research!

A thread on my latest paper, Adenovirus-Specific T Cells in Adults Are Frequent, Cross-Reactive to Common Childhood Adenovirus Infections and Boosted by Adenovirus-Vectored Vaccines onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

From IDeAL Sec school graduate intern through graduate intern, Masters and finally PhD, and today DOCTOR. Jacob Kazungu you exemplify of value of personal diligence, efforts & long-term support / mentorship. We're proud of you. Thanks to supervisors Prof Ed Barasa, and team!

Congratulations to our researchers for winning awards in recognition for being the most published scientists and their outstanding contributions to science and health during the #KASHConference !

Thank you Antonia Ho & ProfDavidRoberson for visiting. It was a pleasure hosting you, hearing about the great work you are doing across the globe and providing very useful feedback to our young researchers KEMRI-Wellcome & Enjoying Fish @MamaSafi!

Epidemiological dynamics of Influenza B virus across multiple seasons in Kenya and Uganda inferred from sequence data, 2010-2021 medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

SARS-CoV-2 continues new waves; multiple individual episodes in a wave, some severe cases; most infections mild/asymptomatic; New waves driven by virus reintroduction; We are supported by Wellcome . Thanks to a hardworking team KEMRI-Wellcome Kenya Medical Research Institute & collaborators

Excited to announce the signing of a 7-year MOU between Wellcome , Kenya Medical Research Institute and University of Oxford for the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. The collaboration seeks to address global health challenges and build sustainable research capacity and leadership.

Apply now for the DiscovR Workshop: Learn data analysis and visualization in R with no prior experience needed! This workshop is ideal for early career researchers and research teams. Application link: bit.ly/discovr2025 Application deadline: June 30, 2025

🚨 Applications Now Open! Are you a recent graduate passionate about health research? Apply for a fully funded studentship by KEMRI-Wellcome Trust & Pwani University. Gain solid research skills, mentorship, & hands-on experience. Apply: shorturl.at/TqKHI Deadline: July 20, 2025

The CAGED project will use genomic surveillance to study the transmission of pathogens causing escalating infections of public health concerns. The selected pathogens are based on recent evidence of escalation, driven by climate change or the emergence of drug resistance Africa