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DR IRENE THIGUKU KAMANJA

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Designation: LECTURER
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Job Category: Teaching
Division / Faculty: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Directorate / Dept: DEPT OF VET. PUBLIC HEALTH, PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY
Section: NJORO
Address: P.O.BOX 2133 20300 NYAHURURURU

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATION

1) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmacology and Toxicology University of Nairobi

2) Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Veterinary Parasitology University of Nairobi.

3) Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM), University of Nairobi

4) Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) Alliance Girls High School

5) Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) Division 1 Alliance Girls High School

6) Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) 36points, Mutuma Primary School

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

: Pharmacology and Toxicology

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

OTHER TRAINING ACQUIRED

1) Faculty Exchange Programme (Curriculum Development and Review)Tuskegee University, Alabama, USA

2) Pedagogy Training in Master Teacher Training Programme ( Virginia-Tech Maryland University - USA)

3) Competence Based Curriculum Training by FEDCOS, Egerton University

4) Computer programmes ( Laikipia University)

5) Strategic Leadership Development Program held at Kenya Institute of Administration

KEY PROJECTS

Ongoing Research Project:

TITLE OF THE PROJECT: BEYOND DETECTION: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING MEAT DRUG RESIDUES IN KENYA.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Scientific journal articles

Acute and Sub Acute toxicity of Rotheca myricoides from Samburu County, Kenya.(Submitted to West African Journal of Pharmacy)

The Long-Term Influence of Agricultural Training on Aflatoxin Levels in Selected Maize Farms in Nandi County, Kenya. Daniel Nyukuri Kwoba1*, James Mucunu Mbaria2, Isaac Mpapuluu Mapenay3, Irene Thiguku Kamanja4, John Nduhiu Gitahi5. Journal of Agricultural Policy

ISSN 2520-7458 (Online) Vol. 8, Issue No.2, pp 30 - 45, 2025. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5670-4096

Impact of Fermentation and Enzyme-Treatment on In-vitro Dry Matter Digestibility, Proximal Chemical Composition, Amino Acids and Tannin Content of Prosopis juliflora Pod Meal. Duncan Maina Wanjohi1*, Anthony Macharia King’ori2, Mary Kivali Ambula2 & Irene Thiguku Kamanja2. East African Journal of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2025. Article DOI : https://doi.org/10.37284/eajab.8.1.2936

Effect of substituting maize in broiler diet with fermented and enzyme treated Prosopis julifora pod meal on growth performance. DM Wanjohi, MK Ambula, AM Kingori and IT Kamanja (2024). Internatinal Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry.

Effect of fermented and enzyme treated prosopisjuliflorapod mealdiets on carcass quality and organweights in broilers. DM Wanjohi, AM Kingori, IT Kamanja and MK Ambula (2024). Internatinal Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry.

Acute oral toxicity, cognitive-enhancing and anti-lipid peroxidation efficacy, and qualitative phytochemistry of the aqueous aerial part extract of Launaea cornuta (Hochst. ex. Oliv. &Hiern) C. Jeffrey (Mercy Maina a,*, James Mbaria a, Irene Kamanja b, Gervason Moriasi), 2023.

Cytotoxicity of selected medicinal plants extracts using the brine shrimp lethality assay from Samburu county, Kenya (2018). Kamanja IT , Mbaria JM , Gathumbi PK , Mbaabu M , Kabasa John D , Kiama SG. Journal of Medical Research: 4(5): 249-255 http://www.medicinearticle.com/

Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections by the Samburu Community, Kenya (2015). Kamanja I.T.1 , Mbaria, J.M. , Gathumbi, P.K. , Mbaabu, M. , Lanyasunya, A. Gakuya, D.W. , Kabasa, John D. and Kiama, S.G.International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research:7(2). ijpr_2015_72_44-52_research_5-_mgt_std_samburu.pdf (uonbi.ac.ke)

A survey of Schistodoma bovis in Cattle in Kwale District, Kenya (2011). I.T. Kamanja.S.M. Githigia, G.M. Muchemi, C. Mwandawiro. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production Africa: 59(2) eISSN: 0378-9721

Conferences

TEACHING AREAS

TEACHING AND INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE

1) MSc in Pharmacology and Toxicology

2) Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

3) Bachelor of Animal Health Management and Production

4) Diploma in Animal Health and Production

5) Certificate in Animal Health/Production

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION

MASTERS LEVEL :

1) Mercy Risper Maina: Cognitive-enhancing activity, Phytochemical screening And Toxic Effects of Launaea cornuta aqueous extract in mice model

2) Daniel Nyukuri Kwoba

The role of Good Agricultural Practices on Aflatoxin levels of Maize in Nandi County, Kenya

3) Elias Wafula:

Determination of LD₅₀of Naja ashei venom (large brown spitting cobra) in balb c mice through I.P, S.C, and I.M routes (On going)

PhD. LEVEL :

1) Duncan Wanjohi:

Evaluation of fermented and enzyme-treated Prosopis juliflora pod meal as a substitute for maize in broiler diets

OTHER SOCIETIES

1) Registered and maintained by KVB, No. 1483
2) Member of Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) Central branch. No. KVA/Central/205
3) Member of Toxicological Society of Kenya
4) Board Member of Veterinary Medicine Directorate
5) Member of Faculty Management Board
6) Chairperson of Veterinary Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology Department
7) Chairperson of Faculty Curriculum Development and Review
8) Adhoc Committee for short term courses
9) Adhoc committee for Examinations at KVB board
10) Member Egerton University Institutional Ethics Committee
11) Chairperson Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology
12) Faculty Board member Quality Assurance Board
13) Board Member at National Quality Control Laboratory under PPB
14) Head of section in Artificial Insemination the Clinics and Dips Nyandarua District
15) Divisional Head at Mbooni Division Makueni District

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