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The Department of Biological Sciences welcomed its new Chairperson! The occasion, held at the Department, brought together faculty and staff, led by the Dean School of Natural Sciences, Dr. Joseph Owino to witness the handover from the outgoing Chair- Rev. Dr. Philip A. Ogutu to the newly appointed Chair- Dr. Jackson Cheruiyot. Addressing the attendees, Rev. Dr. Ogutu highlighted the department’s accomplishments and expressed gratitude for the support received during his tenure. He quoted among …

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s Prof. John Muoma and Dr. Sergio Svistoonoff of Plant Health Institute Montpellier (PHIM) have embarked on a collaborative project, courtesy of the Kenya-France Pamoja Initiative. The project, led by Dr. Saliou Fall (Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles-ISRA) alongside a research team from Kenya, France and Benin, is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through its Light Touch Grant. It aims at …

Dr Humphrey Agevi, a climate change expert from the Department of Biological Sciences and School of Natural Sciences (SONAS) at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), has been nominated as a reviewer for the 7th edition of the UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). This is due to his expertise which was identified as essential to ensuring the highest quality of the significant work of the development of 7th edition of the UNEP’s …

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s Biotechnology postgraduate students are set to be champions of sustainable agricultural practices. This follows a series of early career scientists’ Workshops, which the students participated in, and were organized by the MMUST-Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Kenya (OFAB-Kenya), led by Prof. John Muoma, in conjunction with ISAAA AfriCenter and the National Biosafety Authority (NBA). The training was spread out into three (3) …