Elijah Githui
senior scientist, Institute of Primate Research and University of Georgia
Location: United States
Consulting Services
Areas Of Interest
Professional Narrative
Employment
Education
Referees
Andrew G. McArthur, McMaster University.
“Professor”
Rashid Aman, Ministry of Health.
“Dr.”
Publications
2019. Maureen W. Kariuki, Elijah K. Githui, Andrew G. McArthur, Rashid A. Aman, et al. PCR Detection of Mixed and Zoonoses Malaria Using Plasmodium spp Dynein Light Chain (dlc-tctex) Gene. 32(4): 1-12, 2019; Article no.ARRB.50344 ISSN: 2347-565X, NLM ID: 101632869.
2018.Ngigi DM, Githui EK, Aman RA, et al. Populations of Biomphalaria spp. Snails Isolates in Kenya Show Variable Resistance to Schistosome Infection. Res Rev Biosci. 2018;13(3):144
2017. Elijah K. Githui, David N. Thuo, Joshua O. Amimo et al. Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenetics of Black Rhinoceros in Kenya in relation to Southern Africa Population. Hindawi International Journal of Biodiversity Volume 2017, Article ID 8326361, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8326361
2010. Githui EK, Peterson DS, Aman RA, Abdi AI. Prevalence of 5' Insertion Mutants and analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Erythrocyte Binding-like 1 (ebl-1) gene in Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum field isolates. Infect Genet Evol. 2009 Oct 28
Grants,Awards and Certifications
Grants :
2012/2016: PI- in Kenya National Council For Science and Technology Grant Community Management of Habitats for Sentinel versus Vector snails in the Control Schistosomiasis in Kenya’s Irrigated Wetlands (Completed)
2016/2020PI National Research Fund (Kenya) - Rapid differential diagnosis kit for mixed and zoonotic malaria based on unique conserved plasmodial gene Tctex (Completed)
2012/2015: PI- in Kenya National Council For Science and Technology Grant Community Management of Habitats for Sentinel versus Vector snails in the Control Schistosomiasis in Kenya’s Irrigated Wetlands.
2016/2019: PI National Research Fund (Kenya) - Rapid differential diagnosis kit for mixed and zoonotic malaria based on uniqueconserved plasmodial gene Tctex
2021/2022: PI National Research Fund (Kenya) - Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies targeting Immune Cells Neoplasm: Predictive Biomarkers and Checkpoint Blockade Inhibitors in Personalized Medicine.
Awards & Prizes :
1988-1990: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship for M.Sc. Studies.
1994-1997: WHO/TDR 3years scholarship for Ph.D studies.
1997-1999: University of Georgia Teaching Assistantships.
2005: 3 months Ellison’s Visiting Scholar’s program at Marine Biological Labs, WoodsHole, MA to train in Bioinformatics and Genomics applied to global infectious diseases.
2009: Scholarship Award by Wellcome Trust to participate in one week workshop on “Working with Pathogen Genomes” held at Wellcome Trust, Kilifi Kenya.
