Jisuvei Salano

Mr,  University of Washington 

Location: Kenya

Consulting Services


Areas Of Interest

Laboratory Statistic, Biological Journal Article Data Analyses, Statistical Medical Writing

Professional Narrative

I am a biomedical sientist with more than 10 years experince in infectious disease research. I have participated in different capacities in clinical trials and epidemilogical studies. I am also a lead consultant in laboratory auditing and monitoring. I am happy to assist you with medical writing, manuscript development for publication, data analysis, grant application, results interpretation among other services. I am both thorough and efficient in my work and deliver within set timelines.


Employment

Laboratory coordinator, Women Health Project 2021
Lead Consultant, Scopus laboratory auditors international 2021
Research Officer (Quality Assurance and Safety officer), Kenyatta National Hospital Research Program 2013
Research Assistant, Kenya HIV/STI Research laboratory 2010

Education

PhD fellowship (Infectious Diseases Immunology), University of Manitoba 2021
Graduate (MSc. Tropical and Infectious Diseases ), University of Nairobi 2018
Undergraduate (BSc. Biomedical Technology), University of Nairobi 2007

Referees

Walter Jaoko, KAVI-ICR (University of Nairobi-Mentor).

“Prof.”


Marieanne Mureithi, University of Nairobi (Supervisor).

“Dr.”


Publications

Published (Benign with the most recent)

Lokken, Erica M, Jisuvei, Clayton, Oyaro, Brenda, Shafi, Juma,  Nyaigero, Maureen, Kinuthia, John, Mandaliya, Kishor, Jaoko, Walter, McClelland, R. Scott,  Nugent Score, Amsel's Criteria, and a Point-of-Care Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis: Performance in a Cohort of Kenyan Women, (January 2022 ) Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Volume 49 - Issue 1 - p e22-e25 doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001469

 

Erica M Lokken, Clayton Jisuvei, James P Hughes, Kishor Mandaliya,  Lisa E Manhart, Khamis Mwinyikai, Charles H Muller, Walter Jaoko, John Kinuthia, R Scott McClelland.  Cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus and fecundability in Kenyan women attempting non-medically assisted conception (Dec 2021) Fertility and Sterility

 

Toby Le, Jisuvei Clayton Salano, Sushma Jayarama. Perspectives and challenges in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine: an interview with Dr. R. Scott McClelland (October 13, 2021) University of Manitoba Journal of Medicine. Volume 4, Issue 2

 

 Yasmin Hassan Derow, Eliphas Gitonga, George Otieno, Alison Yoos, Clayton Jisuvei Salano. Impact of introduction of the anti-female genital mutilation law on the practice of female genital mutilation in Garissa County, Kenya. (Sept 2021) International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 10, p. 4707-4713, sep. 2021. ISSN 2394-6040. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213765.

 

Lokken, Erica; Jisuvei, Clayton; Oyaro, Brenda; Shafi, Juma; Nyaigero, Maureen; Kinuthia, John; Mandaliya, Kishor; Jaoko, Walter; McClelland, R Scott. Nugent score, Amsel’s criteria, and a point-of-care rapid test for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, (May 14, 2021) Sexually Transmitted Diseases - DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001469 

 

 Lokken, E. M., Manhart, L. E., Kinuthia, J., Hughes, J. P., Jisuvei, C. S., Mwinyikai, K., ... & McClelland, R. S. Effect of bacterial vaginosis on fecundability among HIV-negative Kenyan women planning pregnancies (Dec 2020). American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 223(6), 964. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.125

 

Jisuvei, S.C., Osoti, A. & Njeri, M.A. Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, serotypes and risk factors for group B streptococcus rectovaginal isolates among pregnant women at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya; a cross-sectional study. (April 2020)  BMC Infect Dis 20, 302- DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05035-1

 

Under Review

Rodah Samuel, Suleiman Mbaruk, Cedrick Shikoli, Clayton Jisuvei, Martin Omondi, Lucy Ochola. Antimalarial activity of leaves, root, fruit and stem extracts of Thelgate (Aristolochia bracteolata lam) (April 2021) Submitted to American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.


Grants,Awards and Certifications

Grants :

National research fund grant                                                                               January 2017

 

  • The grant was to enable me conduct my masters research project.

 

 

Awards & Prizes :

Global travel award, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation                                 Nov 2021

  • The scholarship was to enable me attend the virtual live Keystone Symposia eSymposia meeting on Global Priorities in Vaginal Health: Microbes, Mucosal Immunity and Interventions | 22EK3 between November 10-12, 2021

 

Global travel award, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation                                 June 2020

  • The scholarship was to enable me attend the virtual Keystone Symposia on Vaccinology in the Age of Pandemics: Strategies Against COVID-19 & Other Global Threats

Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Travel Award                        Septembe 2018

  • The award was to enable me attend and give an oral presentation at the societys annual meeting held in Moshi Tanzania

 

Global travel award, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation                                 December 2018

  • The scholarship was to enable me attend the Keystone Symposia conference on Role of the genital track microbiome in sexual and reproductive health

 

Global travel award, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,                                March 2016,

  • The scholarship was to enable me attend the Keystone Symposia conference on Tuberculosis Co-morbidities and Immunopathogenesis.


Languages

Language Proficiency :

English (Excellent Spoken and Written)

Translation Services :