{"id":3589,"date":"2021-06-09T09:11:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/med.st-andrews.ac.uk\/staahr\/?post_type=project&amp;p=3589"},"modified":"2021-06-09T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T08:11:40","slug":"caroline-ngugi","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/staahr\/project\/caroline-ngugi\/","title":{"rendered":"Caroline Ngugi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;120px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/staahr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/06\/Caroline-Ngugi.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Caroline Ngugi&#8221; title_text=&#8221;OHare&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Photo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|200px|200px|200px|200px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Institution Link&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jkuat.ac.ke\/\">Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology <\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Email&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"mailto:-cwngugi@jkuat.ac.ke\">cwngugi@jkuat.ac.ke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Caroline Ngugi<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3168 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk\/staahr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2021\/05\/20210520-OrangeLine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"9\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Brief Bio&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dr Caroline Ngugi is a Senior lecturer and Chairperson, Department of Medical Microbiology at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture, and technology (JKUAT). She has a BSc in Medical Microbiology,\u00a0<em>magna cum laude<\/em>, from JKUAT, MSc. Molecular Medicine and PhD in Epidemiology from JKUAT with a research placement at the Institute of Applied Tumor Biology, Heidelberg University.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Ngugi is a founder member of the Kenya National Young Academy of Sciences. She also chairs the Innovation center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology under the Jica-ai-Japan Kenya project, she is a member of the JKUAT Ethical Review Committee. She serves in the Infectious and Parasitic Disease Research Program, Kenya. She is an affiliate of the African academy of Sciences and a fellow of the African Science Leadership Program. Her research interests are in early detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer as well as factors affecting uptake of cervical cancer screening. She is also involved in studying the mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance expressed by microorganisms. 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