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Prof FIONA MBAI

Professor, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

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

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Official email

fiona.mbai@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

Prof FIONA MBAI is a Professor, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE at the Technical University of Kenya, specialising in Zoology Botany Chemisrty, Endocrinology, Biological Sciences. Prof FIONA MBAI holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and is based in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. Member of: Diabetes Society (USA), Endocrine Society (USA), Association Reproductive Health Professionals, INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Level	Qualification Name	Institution	Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES	UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER(United Kingdom)	1997
Masters of Science (M.Sc.)	ENDOCRINOLOGY	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN at MADISON(United States)	1989
Bachelor of Science (BSc)	ZOOLOGY BOTANY CHEMISRTY	UNIVERSITY OF PUNE(India)	1984
Short Course/ Training	Good Clinical practice	Kenya Medical Research Institute(Kenya)	2010
Short Course/ Training	CITI Good Clinical Practice	International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya(Kenya)	2009
O level/Equivalent	EAST AFRICAN CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION	LIMURU GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL(Kenya)	1978
KCPE/Equivalent	CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION	KILIMANI PRIMARY SCHOOL(Kenya)	1974

Period	Institution	Position
2014 - To Date	Technical University of Kenya	Professor of Biomedical Sciences
2011 - 2015	Technical University of Kenya	Associate Dean/Director. School of Health Sciences and Technology
2011 - 2014	Technical University of Kenya	Associate Professor. Biomedical Sciences and Technology

Molecular Mechanisms of Disease: Reproductive Health; Cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Parasitology.

Public Health: HIV; Lung Disease and Clinical Trials.

Title	Link to publication	Year
Rapid Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB by 17β-Estradiol and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: Pathways Mediating Cellular Protection. Shock. 38(2):128-136	View online
Impact of Aging vs. Estrogen Loss on Cardiac Gene Expression: Late Estrogen Replacement and Inflammation. Physiol. Genomics 43: 1065–1073.	View online
Venue-Based Approach to Reaching MSM, IDUs and the General Population with VCT: A Three Study Site in Kenya. AIDS and Behavior 16 (4):818-828.	View online
Changes in genotypes of Plasmodium falciparum human malaria parasite following withdrawal of chloroquine in Tiwi, Kenya. Acta Tropica. 123 (3): 202–207.	View online
Intensity of Nematode Infection in Children Aged 3 to 5 Years Living in Mukuru Kwa Njenga Slum Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya. J Trop Med. 2020 Apr 14;2020:4124808. doi: 10.1155/2020/4124808. eCollection 2020.	View online
Predictors of Factors Sustaining HIV/STI Protective Behaviours among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Mukuru Slums, Nairobi: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 22(9): 1-12. 2017	View online

Name	Project Title	Period
EVANS BULIVA (PhD.)	BARRIERS OF ACCESS TO MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN RURAL KENYA	2014
LUCY MWANGI (MSc)	HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS DNA TESTING BY CONSENSUS PRIMER REAL TIME PCR (RT PCR)	2013 UoN
EVELYN KARANJA (MSc.)	PREVALENCE OF GLYCOPHORYN B POLYMORPHISMS IN MALARIA PARASITES IN FOUR DISTRICTS IN KENYA	2012 Egerton
LYNDA ALLAN (PhD) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.g	PAEDIATRIC INTESTINAL NEMATODES INFESTATION IMPACT ON IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO PNEUMOCCAL VACCINE	2020 TU-K
JULIUS NGUKU (PhD.) https://www.journaljammr.com/	Predictors of Sustaining HIV Protective Behaviors by 18-24 year old Women in Resource-poor settings	2019 TU-K

Title	Institution
MEMBER (Since 2004)	Diabetes Society (USA)
MEMBER (Since 1998)	Endocrine Society (USA)
MEMBER (Since 2013)	Association Reproductive Health Professionals
MEMBER	INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY
MEMBER	American Association for the Advancement of Science

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