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Dr PATRICK WAFULA SIMIYU OKANYA

Senior Lecturer, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Applied Sciences and Technology Biological and Life Sciences Biochemistry and Biotechnology

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Official email

okanyap@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 PATRICK WAFULA SIMIYU OKANYA is a Senior Lecturer, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES at the Technical University of Kenya, specialising in Biochemistry, Biochemistry And Chemistry. Dr PATRICK WAFULA SIMIYU OKANYA holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and is based in the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology. Member of: BIOINFORMATICS RSG - AFRICA, BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF KENYA (BSK).

Level	Qualification Name	Institution	Year
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	BIOCHEMISTRY	UNIVERSITY OF SAARLAND(Germany)	2012
Masters of Science (M.Sc.)	BIOCHEMISTRY	University of Nairobi(Kenya)	2006
Bachelor of Science (BSc)	BIOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMISTRY	University of Nairobi(Kenya)	2000
Diploma	COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN	COMPUTER TRAINING CENTRE(Kenya)	1996
O level/Equivalent	Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education	KOELEL SEC. SCHOOL(Kenya)	1994

Period	Institution	Position
11/10/2018 - to-date	Technical University of Kenya	Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
21/07/2022 - to date	Biochemistry and Biotechnology Professional Society of Kenya	Chairman
12/05/2020 - to date	Ministry of Education, Jeremiah Nyagah National Polytechnic	Member, Board of Governors
08/07/2016 - to date	National Biosafety Authority	Biosafety Expert
03/10/2016 - to date	Technical University of Kenya	Postgraduate Departmental Examination Officer
01/10/2015 - to date	Technical University of Kenya	Club Patron, STSA
30/01/2016 - to date	Pharmaceutical Journal of Kenya	Reviewer
17/02/2020 - to date	DAAD, Regional Office for Africa	DAAD External Reviewer
10/07/2018 - to date	Biorisk Management Association of Kenya (BMAK)	Secretary General
03/10/2019 - to date	IBR, JKUAT	External Examiner
16/09/2019 - to date	Department of Zoology, JKUAT	External Examiner
07/12/2020 - to date	CEBIB, University of Nairobi	External Examiner
12/05/2020 - to date	Ministry of Education, Heroes Technical and Vocational College (TVET)	Member, Board of Governors
01/04/2021 - to date	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Namibia	External Moderator
01/01/2006 - 31/07/2008	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	RESEARCH ASSISTANT
29/12/2014 - 23/01/2015	School of Biological and Life Sciences, TUK	Acting Director
9/12/2013 - 15/05/2015	Technical University of Kenya	Acting Chairman
13/06/2013 - 10/08/2018	Technical University of Kenya	Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Title	Link to publication	Year
Marinoquinolines A – F, Pyrroloquinolines from Ohtaekwangia kribbensis (Bacteroidetes)	View online
Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Secondary Metabolites from the Gliding Bacteria Ohtaekwangia kribbensis and Hyalangium minutum	View online
Hyaladione, an S-Methyl Cyclohexadiene-dione from Hyalangium minutum	View online
Hyafurones, Hyapyrrolines and Hyapyrones: Polyketides from Hyalangium minutum	View online
Screening and characterization of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria obtained from oil contaminated soils	View online
Protease,- pectinase- and amylase- producing bacteria from a Kenyan soda lake	View online
Lanyamycin, a macrolide antibiotic from Sorangium cellulosum , strain Soce 481 (Myxobacteria	View online
Rotavirus prevalence and seasonal distribution post vaccine introduction in Nairobi county Kenya	View online
Manganese exacerbated chronic khat-induced neurological deficits, inflammation and organ toxicity in a mouse model	View online
Coenzyme Q10 ameliorates potassium cyanide-induced toxicosis in a mouse model	View online
Development and evaluation of a loop- mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) diagnostic test for detection of whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, in faecal samples	View online
Coenzyme Q10 nullified Khat- induced hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity and inflammation in a mouse model	View online
Post- vaccine rotavirus genotype distribution in Nairobi County, Kenya	View online
Kenya Laboratory Biorisk Management Curriculum” (2019)	View online

Name	Project Title	Period
Joshua Gikonyo	The Prevalence of Rotavirus Infection and Genotype Distribution in Children Below Five Years Post-Vaccine Introduction in Nairobi County Kenya	2017-2021
Agnes N. Mwaura	Screening and characterization of hydrocarbonoloistic bacteria isolated from oil contaminated soils	2016-2018
Biwott Kipchumba	Behavioural and toxico-histopathological studies of non- benzodiazepine spiked drinks intoxication on murine model	2017-2019
Kennedy Chepukosi	The effect of chronic khat use on vulnerability of neurons and neurotoxins	2016- to date
Francis Gitonga	Histopathological analysis of potassium cyanide induced toxicosis in rat brain and liver tissues	2017-2019
Michael Gichuki Ngari	1. Development of a loop mediated isothermal amplification markers for trichuris trichiura detection in faecal samples	2017 -to date
Peter Mwangi Maina,	Isolation and characterization of myxobacteria in environmental samples from Lake Magadi	2020-to date

Title	Institution
MEMBER	BIOINFORMATICS RSG - AFRICA
MEMBER	BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OF KENYA (BSK)

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