Michael Kibe (January - May 2009)

Michael Kibe is a lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine at the University of Nairobi, where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Dr Michael KibeBiochemistry and Molecular Biology. Michael obtained his Ph.D from Brunel University in Middlesex, U.K., after having completed a Masters at the University of London and an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry/Botany at the University of Nairobi.

Michael has published widely and has been awarded numerous post-doctoral fellowships in Japan (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine), the United States (The Albert Enstein College of Medicine, New York), Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) and France (Centre Natonal de la Recherche Scientifique and Universite des Science et Technologies de Lille).

Michael’s research interests are in infectious diseases focusing on diagnostics, vaccines, differential gene expression, multidrug resistance, data mining and functional genomics in intracellular protozoan parasites such as Toxoplasma gondii and Theileria parva. He has recently been researching plant bioactive compounds for treatment of drug resistant bacteria and parasite isolates.

Michael will train with the CDPC from January to May 2009.