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Dr ELIZABETH AJEMA CHEBICHI LUVAI

Lecturer, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Applied Sciences and Technology HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Biomedical Sciences and Technology

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Official email

elizabeth.luvai@tukenya.ac.ke

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Office telephone

+254(020) 2219929, 3341639, 3343672

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Consultation hours

8AM-5PM MON - FRI

About

Dr ELIZABETH AJEMA CHEBICHI LUVAI is a Lecturer, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE at the Technical University of Kenya, specialising in Medical Science In Infection Research, Medical Virology, Medical Laboratory Science. Dr ELIZABETH AJEMA CHEBICHI LUVAI holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and is based in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology.

Level	Qualification Name	Institution	Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	MEDICAL SCIENCE IN INFECTION RESEARCH	NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY(Japan)	2022
Masters of Science (M.Sc.)	MEDICAL VIROLOGY	JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE & TECHNOLOGY(Kenya)	2016
Bachelor of Science (BSc)	MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE	UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA- BARATON(Kenya)	2009
O level/Equivalent	KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION	HOSPITAL HILL HIGH SCHOOL(Kenya)	2002

Period	Institution	Position
03/11/2016 - TO DATE	THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA	TUTORIAL FELLOW
1/10/2014 - 31/1/2015	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST
01/11/2017 - 31/03/2022	VIROLOGY DEPARTMENT-NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY	DOCTORAL FELLOW
03/04/2015 - 10/10/2016	KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	RESEARCH OFFICER

Title	Link to publication	Year
The discovery of herbal drugs and natural compounds as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro. Journal of Natural Medicines	View online
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of various PET-bottled Japanese green teas and tea compounds in vitro	View online
Prevalence and factors associated with HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in treatment-experienced patients in Nairobi, Kenya	View online
Evidence of Chikungunya virus seroprevalence in Myanmar among dengue-suspected patients and healthy volunteers in 2013, 2015, and 2018. PLoS neglected tropical diseases	View online
Seroepidemiological surveys of tick-borne encephalitis virus and novel tick-borne viruses in wild boar in Nagasaki, Japan. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2022 Jan 1;13(1):101860.	View online
Congenital Zika virus infection in a birth cohort in Vietnam, 2017–2018. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2020 Nov;103(5):2059.	View online
Prevalence and factors associated with HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in treatment-experienced patients in Nairobi, Kenya	View online
Prevalence and factors associated with HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in treatment-experienced patients in Nairobi, Kenya	View online
Zika virus infection in asymptomatic persons in Myanmar, 2018. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2020 Jun 1;114(6):440-7.	View online
HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations in Patients Failing 1st Line Therapy in a Comprehensive Care Center in Nairobi, Kenya. World Journal of AIDS. 2015; 5, 83-89	View online
Comparison of the performance of Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay with Abbott RealTime HIV Assay for viral load monitoring using plasma and Dried Blood Spots collected in Kenya. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 22;17(8):e0269838. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269838. PMID: 35994447.	View online

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