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UON Faculty of Science & Technology held a Summer School Symposium from 31st August to 4th November 2022 at the Confucius Institute and also online. The theme for this year’s Summer School was Phytomedicine-from the bush to the Shelf’

The summer program was a joint collaboration between The Natural Products Research Network for Eastern and Central Africa (NAPRECA) Egypt & Kenya and Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH).

The department of Biology invites you to this webinar on' Journal Publication and Grant proposal writing in the post Covid19 era on Tuesday August 30, 2022 from 11:00 am.

The speaker will be Prof. Patrick Njobeh -Dept of Biotechnology and food Technology, Faculty of Science University of Johannesburg South Africa

This is a virtual webinar.

Register

The Department of Biology will be having a webinar on CONSERVATION BIOLOGY on Thursday June 16, 2022 from 3:00pm. virtually.

Theme: "Advances in wildlife "Aendocrinology and its application in conservation and management of African wildlife under environmental and anthropogenic stress" 

Keynote speaker: Dr. Janine L. Brown.

Guest speaker: Prof. George Wittemyer

Guest speaker: Dr. Janne Parker

Guest speaker: Sandy Oduor

Department of Biology will held a webinar on Conservation Biology.

Theme:

"Advances in wildlife endocrinology and its application in conservation and management of African wildlife under environmental and anthropogenic stress" 

Keynote Presenter: Dr. Janine L. Brown, Research Physiologist and Head of Endocrinology Laboratory, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, U.S.A.

Guest speakers: Prof. George Wittemyer, Dr. Sandy Oduor, and  Dr. Jenna Parker 

Invitation to  the  Blue Economy Webinar

When: Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Time: 10:00am to 1:00pm

The UoN Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kiama will be the guest speaker. Register to attend 

Meeting Registration - Zoom

The Department has organized for a mentorship talk Titled:

“Beyond education: Learning through experience and overcoming the challenges after graduation”

When:  Wednesday 18th May, 2022

Time: 11.00 am.

Where: Virtually 

The speaker will be Mr. Josephat Wambua, a Ph.D Fellow of the Department of Biology, University of Nairobi and formerly Warden In-Charge, Mt. Elgon National Park, KWS.  

Your attendance will be highly appreciated.

All you are welcome

The Department of Biology has organized for a mentorship talk titled "Advancement opportunities in Biological and Biomedical Sciences" on Thursday 28th April, 2022 at 2:30pm at the Zoology Lab 1 (First year's Laboratory).

The speaker will be Ms. Elishiba Muturi, an alumna of University of Nairobi, Department of Biology.

All are welcome.

Professor Richard Kiprono Mibey (born 12 December 1951) is a Kenyan academic, research scientist and university administrator. Mibey served as the Vice-Chancellor of Moi University, the second university to be established in Kenya between 2006 and 2016. He is a Professor of Mycology with over 35 years teaching and scholarly experience.

This is to inform you of the appointment of Prof. Richard K. Mibey as Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology.

On behalf of the Department of Biology we wish to congratulate him on his appointment and wish him every success.

Prof. Gopalan, his wife Geetha Murthy and son Raghukul Gopalan today paid a visit to the Department of Biology after more than two decades.