Ms. Florence Public Health Scientist with 10+ years’ experience in implementation science, social and behavioral research, and community-based interventions in resource-limited settings. Expertise in participatory approaches, digital health, and health systems strengthening, with leadership in studies on treatment adherence, HPV vaccination, nutrition, and community health programs across Kenya.

Her scientific contributions span digital health, community-based prevention, health systems strengthening, and social and behavioral research in resource-limited settings. Early work demonstrated the feasibility of mobile phone–based reminders to support antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in Kenya, informing later national digital adherence initiatives. I have co-led participatory community interventions, including an HPV vaccine pilot using mobile follow-up reminders and a nutrition-based schistosomiasis prevention project, showing that community-embedded approaches improve uptake and sustainability. As Regional Manager at ERMIS Africa, she oversaw environmental and public health projects across seven Kenyan counties, generating evidence on how sanitation, clean energy, and governance interventions improve health and livelihoods.

Across my career, she has applied mixed-methods and participatory research to understand health behaviors, barriers to care, and disease prevention strategies, integrating behavioral insights into intervention design. These experiences underpin my capacity to guide community training, mobile health interventions, and co-designed solutions for prevalent health challenges.

• PhD (Public Health, ongoing) – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (2022–Date)
• MSc (Public Health) – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (2016)
• BSc (Biochemistry, First Class Honors) – University of Nairobi (2010)
• Certificates/Short courses: Proposal writing, Concept development, Research methodology,  Mentorship, Clinical Trial Monitoring, Fundamentals of Bioethics, Data analysis (SPSS, STATA, R, GIS), AI for Scientists (Microsoft), Leadership & Management (RedR/Oxfam), Children’s Psychology

• Performance Contract Champion (2025-Date) to KEMRI Centre for Community Driven Research
• CSC Secretary (2025-Date): KEMRI CCDR Center Scientific Committee
• Research Scientist (2023-Date): KEMRI Centre for Community Driven Research
• Grants Committee Secretary & member (2022): KEMRI Graduate School: Drafting of proposals for the center and mentoring students on grants writing
• Data Manager (2020–2021): KEMRI VHF Laboratories –COVID-19 national surveillance
• Research Scientist (2019): Kirinyaga; Nutrition “Uji Plus” pilot study
• Lecturer (2017–2019): Meru University of Science & Technology – Community and Public Health
• Regional Manager (2013–2016): ERMIS Africa – Environmental health and sanitation projects in 7 counties
• Program Officer (2011–2013): ERMIS Africa – Community surveys, monitoring & evaluation

1. Study Cordinator & Data Manager for the project on field evaluation of Covid-19 antigen testing kits in selected regions of Kenya 2022-2023.
2. Monitoring & Evaluation Officer & Data manager for the project: Acceptability and effectiveness of Ujiplus®- aschool meal fortified with a natural anthelminthic agent for control of Schistosomamansoni, 2019-2020.
3. Principal Investigator for the project: Perceptions of HIV infected patients on the use of cell phone as a tool to support their antiretroviral adherence; a cross-sectional study in a large referral hospital in Kenya, 2011-2013
4. Data scientist: for the project : Switch from 200 to 350 CD4 baseline count: what it means to HIV care and treatment programs in Kenya.
5. Project officer & data scientist for project: Electronic Waste Management in Kenya: Mapping and Implications for Environmental Management. ERMIS Africa, 2012.

1. Matey E, Kinyua F, Kattam A, Chege  S, Maina G, Otieno DP, Songok E:
   Acceptability and effectiveness of Ujiplus®- aschool meal fortified with a naturalanthelminthic agent for control of Schistosomamansoni,  International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 101, 306, 2020; DOI: 1016/j.ijid.2020.09.800
2. Florence K, Michael K, Gideon K, Joseph M, Adrienne FA, Peter M and Songok E. Perceptions of HIV infected patients on the use of cell phone as a tool to support their antiretroviral adherence; a cross-sectional study in a large referral hospital in Kenya. BMC Public Health 2013, 13:987 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/987
3. Florence K, Michael K, Gideon K, Joseph M, Adrienne FA, Peter M and Songok E. Perceptions of HIV infected patients on the use of cell phone as a tool to support their antiretroviral adherence; a cross-sectional study in a large referral hospital in Kenya. NACC Book of Abstracts 2013, A031:33
4. Mwangi J, Ngángá Z, Lihana R, Lagat N, Kinyua J, Muriuki J, Maiyo A, Kinyua F, Okoth F, Mpoke S. Switch from 200 to 350 CD4 baseline count: what it means to HIV care and treatment programs in Kenya. The Pan African Medical Journal. 2012; 12:80.
5. Muchemi J., Karume M., Kinyua F., Muniale F. Electronic Waste Management in Kenya: Mapping and Implications for Environmental Management. ERMIS Africa, 2012. ISBN 978-9966-7321-2-8

Mr. Charles’ work reflects a career defined by breadth, adaptability, and meaningful impact. He was trained as a biochemist at the undergraduate level and is a scholar in the Master of Science in Molecular Medicine program at the KEMRI Graduate School of Health Sciences. His academic training and research interests center on evolutionary medicine and population genomics. Specifically, he investigates how environmental factors associated with lifestyle transitions—such as rural-to-urban migration—interact with pathogen exposure and infections to influence immune function, dysregulation, and adaptive processes.

Through strategic collaborations with co–principal investigators at leading global institutions, including Princeton University, University of California, Vanderbilt University, and University of the Witwatersrand, Mr. Charles has contributed to leading immunological and transcriptomic profiling of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in both field and laboratory settings. This work generated novel genomic insights into renal physiology and metabolic regulation associated with pastoralist populations in Turkana. The findings were published in Science Advances and stand as a testament to equitable and impactful international collaboration. This achievement further positions Kenya—particularly KEMRI, through CCDR—and sub-Saharan Africa at the forefront of scientific discovery.

Building on this foundation, Mr. Charles is motivated to advance the integration of single-cell genomics, cytokine signaling, and network modeling approaches to connect molecular immune regulation with the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape it. This vision represents his primary focus for funding mobilization and serves as a platform for sustained partnerships, scientific learning, and capacity building.

• Research Residency-VSRC (Gene x Environment interactions) | May 2024

Princeton University at EEB, Lewis Sigler institute of integrative genomics, (Prof. Ayroles Lab)

• Graduate Student apprentice in Bioethics | Jan 2024.

KEMRI-CBEC in Karachi, Funded through the International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award-R25, Fogarty International Centre for the US National Institute of Health (Capacity building)

• Master of Science in Molecular Medicine | May 2023.

KEMRI Graduate school of health sciences (KGS)

• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. | Sep 2021.

The University of Embu (UoEM) SPAS

May 2025 to date. Tutorial Fellow and Lab Instructor, KEMRI Graduate School (KGS)

(Molecular medicine)

Nov 2024 to date. Graduate on research, associate– George Washington University School of

Medicine and Health Sciences, MITM Department (Dr. Gazzinelli lab)

Oct 2021 to date. Research Scientist– Turkana Health and Genomics Project, KEMRI.

The Turkana Health and Genomics project– Since 2018 to date

An international and collaborative project studying the role of genotype and lifestyle change on human health. Major objectives being contrasting between transcriptomic and phenotypic data to not only allow us retrace human evolutionary history but also understand how disruption of locally adapted systems may lead to disease. |NIH Funded.

https://turkanahgp.com/index.html

2025:

1. AJ Lea, IV Caldas, KM Garske, ER Gerlinger, JP Arroyo, J Echwa, M Gurven, C Handley, JC Kahumbu, J Kamau, P Kinyua, F Lotukoi, A Lopurudoi, S Lowasa, SN Njeru, R Mallarino, DJ Martins, PW Messer, C Miano, B Muhoya, J Peng, T Phung, JD Rabinowitz, A Roichman, R Siford, AC Stone, AM Taravella Oill, S Mathew, MA Wilson, JF Ayroles. (2025). Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya. Science, 389(6766), 1246-1251. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adv2467
2. Marina M Watowich, Layla Brassington, Amy Longtin, Selina Wang, Ryan Rossow, Kathleen D Reinhardt, Echwa John, John C Kahumbu, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Francis Lotukoi, Charles Miano, Benjamin Muhoya, Boniface Mukoma, Kar Lye Tam, Yvonne AL Lim, Dino Martins, Sospeter Ngoci Njeru, Kee Seong Ng, Vivek V Venkataraman, Ian J Wallace, Julien F Ayroles, Michael Gurven, Thomas S Kraft, Amanda J Lea. (2025). Urbanization exacerbates age-associated declines in cardiometabolic health in Turkana and Orang Asli. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.06.25329160

2024

3. Marina M Watowich, Audrey M Arner, Selina Wang, Echwa John, John C Kahumbu, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Francis Lotukoi, Charles M Mwai, Benjamin Muhoya, Boniface Mukoma, Kar Lye Tam, Michael Gurven, Yvonne AL Lim, Dino Martins, Sospeter Njeru, Ng Kee Seong, Vivek V Venkataraman, Ian J Wallace, Julien F Ayroles, Thomas S Kraft, Amanda J Lea. (2024). The built environment is more predictive of cardiometabolic health than other aspects of lifestyle in two rapidly transitioning Indigenous populations. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.26.24312234
4. Audrey M Arner, Benjamin Muhoya, Mitchell Sanchez Rozado, Michael Gurven, John Kahumbu, Joseph Kamau, Patriciah Kinyua, Francis Lotukoi, Dino J Martins, Charles Miano, Michael J Montague, Sospeter N Njeru, Julie Peng, Peter Straub, Marina M Watowich, Lea K Davis, Noah Snyder-Mackler, Julien F Ayroles, Amanda J Lea. (2024). Sex differences in immune function and disease risk are not easily explained by an evolutionary mismatch. bioRxiv,doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.13.580011

Flash talks_ 51^st Meeting Human Biology Association | 2026

5. Urbanization Does Not Always Mean Loss: Microbiome Diversity Patterns in the Turkana of Kenya. Kahumbu, John; Atkins, Thomas; Henry, Lucas; Kinyua, Patricia; Lea, Amanda; Martins, Dino; Miano, Charles; Muhoya, Benjamin; Ayroles, Julien

Biology of Genomes: Cold Spring Harbor Posters | 2025

6. Dysregulation of cellular signaling networks upon rapid environmental shift Thomas K. Atkins, Kristina M. Garske, Charles M. Mwai, Julie Peng, Matt Chao, Emma Gerlinger, John Kahumbu, Boniface Mukoma, Echwa John, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Nicholas Mutai, Dino Martins, Amanda Lea, Julien F. Ayroles.

Affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

https://meetings.cshl.edu/posters/genome25/genome2025_AbstractBook.pdf

7. Detection of early metabolic stress mechanisms driving risk for cardiometabolic disorders in an urban- transitioning Kenyan population Kristina M. Garske, Thomas Atkins, Emma Gerlinger, Julie Peng, Matthew Chao, John C. Kahumbu, Varada Abhyankar, Benjamin Muhoya, Charles M. Mwai, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Francis Lotukoi, Boniface Mukoma, Dino Martins, Sospeter Njeru, Amanda J. Lea, Julien F. Ayroles.

Affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

https://meetings.cshl.edu/posters/genome25/genome2025_AbstractBook.pdf

Ms. Mukami is  a research scientist, working with Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), at the Center for Community Driven Research (CCDR), Kirinyaga, with a background of Bachelors of Science in Medical Laboratory Science. She has  extensive knowledge of laboratory analysis and procedures. She is a certified, licensed and registered with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board therefore qualifying to draw, handle and analyze human samples both on the field and in the laboratory for clinical and research purposes.

Ms. Mukami is well versed in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Blood banking, Parasitology, Phlebotomy, Serology Histology and Hematology benches. Over the medical trainings in these various benches, She has acquired elaborate laboratory techniques with which she can confidently run and oversee laboratory activities working hand in hand with my team members. For the safety of the team members and public members she is well trained and certified in biosafety and biosecurity techniques, under the National Laboratory Service (NLS) to ensure safe handling and containment of infectious micro-organisms and hazardous biological materials in the laboratory setting and protect the public health during field work.

Under the affiliation of KEMRI, she has been able to enroll in The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), under which we train on various subjects dealing with research. This will definitely define the future of my research, as a research scientist.

University of Eastern Africa, Baraton – 2019-2024

• 4 years training in Bachelors of Medical Laboratory Science.

CITI program training under KEMRI affiliation-Jan 2025

• Three weeks training in biomedical research -Basic course/refresher

National Laboratory Service (MOH) – Jan 2025

• Online Biosafety and Biosecurity Annual Refresher Training

National Laboratory Service (MOH) – Jan 2025

• Basic Life Support and Emergency Care Training

National AIDS and STI Control Program (MOH) – Jan 2024

• 15-day Training on HIV Testing and Counselling Course in HIV Prevention Services.

Nakuru County Referral and Teaching Hospital – Dec 2023-March 2024

• 4 months training on, Microbiology, Haematology, Biochemistry, Serology, Parasitology, Blood Banking, Phlebotomy, and Histology clinical laboratory services.

Kapsabet County Teaching and Referral Hospital – Sept 2023-Oct2023

• 2 months training on, Microbiology, Haematology, Biochemistry, Serology, Parasitology, Blood Banking, Comprehensive Care Unit, and Phlebotomy clinical laboratory services.

• KEMRI, Kirinyaga – Centre for Community Driven   Research [CCDR]-From Nov 2024 to dateResearch Scientist.

Ms. Doreen is a lab technologist with a 5 years’ experience in lab safety and management, proper preparation and handling of different lab chemicals and reagents. Besides that, she worked with brookside dairies Ruiru for 3 months whereby she gained knowledge in value addition to milk. Her knowledge in value addition can be used in community projects that have majored in food products. Additionally in the lab she is well versed in the following areas: – chemical analytical methods, instrument faults, diagnosis and maintenance, biological analysis, parasitology, immunology, lab practice and management. Ms Doreen also works with adults aged between ages of 18-25 years in the community. Throughout her working years she has gained leadership skill both at the office level and community level. she also have interest in research proposals on pesticide’s residuals and their contributions to cancer.

November 2024 up to date: –

• Lab technologist at KEMRI Kirinyaga CCDR

January 2022 to December 2023: –

• Community adult education teacher and Muringa training Centre.

March 2021 to August 2024: –

• Lab technician at Kibumbu secondary school.

January 2020 to March 2021

• Lab technician at our lady of mercy girls secondary school.

September 2015 to August 2016

• Lab technician at Kiangondu secondary school.

September 2006 to November 2006

Ms. Doreen is currently developing a research proposal examining pesticide residues and their contribution to cancer. Through this work, she aims to identify and promote a positive outcome by developing an alternative, naturally derived pesticide that farmers in the community can use to achieve high crop yields while simultaneously preventing crop diseases. It is anticipated that this initiative will address both economic challenges and public health concerns within the community.

Ms. Ruth is a senior community health worker holding an MSc in Environmental Studies and Community Development. She actively supports and assists in field projects across Kirinyaga County. She has played a key role in the JICA pilot program focused on the elimination of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths among school-going children in Kirinyaga County. Her responsibilities in this program included health education, stool sample collection and examination, and drug administration in schools.

In addition, Ms. Ruth has been involved in school-based training initiatives in Mwea, promoting proper handwashing practices and the sustainability of “leaky tin” handwashing facilities. She has supported the distribution of mosquito nets in selected villages and participated in the biological control of snails along irrigation canals through the introduction of crayfish in Mwea.

Furthermore, Ms. Ruth has served as a National Master Trainer across the Republic of Kenya. She has also contributed to the ongoing Uji-Plus program in Mwea, supporting its consumption among children, vulnerable populations, and the elderly for both nutritional and therapeutic benefits.

• MSC Environmental Studies Community Development 2016-2023 Kenyatta University,
• Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education 2013-2016 Kenyatta University,
• Proficiency Certificate in Management skills for Senior managers 2018, Kirinyaga University,
• Advanced Diploma in Community Based Development and Project Management 2009-2010 Premese Africa Development Institute,
• Diploma in Community Based Development and Project Management 2007-2008, Premise Africa Development Institute,
• Diploma in Community Based Development(Community Health Concentration) 2009-2010 Premese Africa Development Institute
• Primary Teacher certificate 2000-2002, Moi TTC Baringo,
• CITI Training Course 2025, Affiliation with KEMRI.

• Appointed Secretary to CSC 2025
• Appointed the CCDRs team leader/Champion on Biosafety and Biosecurity
• Senior Community Health Worker 2016.
• Customer Information Desk Officer (CIDO)

• The pilot JICA program that was initiated in Mwea on elimination of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthes in all the school going children in 2023, gave birth to the National deworming in all school going children as worms were declared a National disaster in the entire Republic of Kenya because it was established that worms interfere with the cognitive development of children.
• The introduction of clay fish to the water canals acted as a biological control to the Schistosomiasis snails that spread Bilhazia and this has impacted research goals at KEMRI and the communities in Mwea.
• The introduction of leaky tins for hand wash in the schools has contributed to diseases control brought about through contaminations and the soil transmitted helminthes thus bringing the worm burden down due to observing proper hygiene, sanitation and good health practices both at home and in schools environments
• The introduction of Uji- plus supplement uptake to the children and community at large has acted as a nutritional and therapeutic benefit in the control of soil transmitted helminthes rather than taking albedazole to bring worm burden down.
• The health education to the schools going children and the community stakeholders has also contributed to knowledge acquirement to basic control of many communicable diseases and proper sanitation techniques in the area.

Ms. Anjelina Lopurudoi is a Research Field Assistant with a strong professional background in Community Health and Development. She has been working with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre for Community-Driven Research, under the Turkana Health and Genomics Project since November 2024.

In her role, Ms. Lopurudoi provides critical support to field-based research activities, including community engagement, translation of research tools and interviews, administration of structured and semi-structured interviews, and field-level data collection. She also contributes to data management processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to research ethics and quality standards.

Her work is instrumental in strengthening community–researcher linkages and facilitating culturally appropriate data collection, thereby enhancing the quality and impact of health and genomics research conducted for Turkana People.

Kenya Institute of Management (2025 -2026)

• Training in Project Management- Certificate

Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI) E- learning platform- January 2026

• One month training on an introduction to participatory approaches for childhood sexual violence research- Certificate

CITI program training under KEMRI affiliation- April 2025 [continuous program.]

• Three weeks training in Biomedical research -Basic course/refresher – certificate

CITI program training under KEMRI affiliation- May 2025

• Two weeks training in Social and behavioral responsible conduct of research- Certificate

CITI program training under KEMRI affiliation-May 2025

• • Two weeks training in Good clinical practice course- Certificate

KEMRI –Kirinyaga –Centre for Community Driven   Research [CCDR]-From Nov 2024 to date

• Research Field assistant

Mpala Research Centre- From June 2022 to Nov 2024

• • Research Field assistant

Mr. Fredrick is a registered, certified, and licensed Medical Laboratory Technologist accredited by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB), with over ten years of professional experience in medical laboratory science, public health research, and health systems strengthening. He is currently stationed at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) – Centre for Community-Driven Research, where he supports the implementation of the Turkana Health and Genomics Project (THGP).

Within THGP, Mr. Fredrick contributes to multidisciplinary research evaluating cardio-metabolic health transitions associated with environmental exposures, lifestyle changes, and genetic determinants among pastoralist populations, particularly the Turkana community. He is also involved in studies exploring the hygiene hypothesis and immune modulation, with a specific focus on the interaction between soil-transmitted helminth infections and human immune responses. His work contributes to generating evidence that informs context-specific public health interventions.

Prior to joining KEMRI, he worked under a USAID-supported program as a Medical Laboratory Technologist and Sub-County HIV/TB Lead Mentor in Kakamega County. In this capacity, he provided technical leadership, mentorship, and oversight for HIV and TB diagnostic services, quality improvement initiatives, and capacity-building activities across multiple health facilities, thereby strengthening service delivery and ensuring compliance with national and international standards. He also previously served as a Field Medical Laboratory Technologist during the Kenya Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (KENPHIA 2018), where he gained extensive experience in national and international HIV surveillance research, laboratory quality assurance, specimen management, and the ethical conduct of large-scale population-based studies.

Mr. Fredrick demonstrates strong professional competencies in laboratory diagnostics, quality management systems, biosafety and biosecurity, leadership, training, mentorship, and field research coordination. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science at Mount Kenya University, further strengthening his academic foundation and technical expertise.

He maintains a sustained professional interest in medical microbiology and molecular biology and aspires to contribute to translational and implementation research that bridges laboratory science, public health practice, and health systems strengthening in low- and middle-income settings.

Patriciah serves as a Graduate Assistant Research Scientist at the Centre for Community-Driven Research. Her research integrates molecular, immunological, and genomic workflows to elucidate host–pathogen interactions, human evolutionary processes, and mechanisms of immune modulation. She has specialized training in bioinformatics and data analysis, which strengthens her capacity to interpret complex biological datasets and translate findings into strategies that advance public health outcomes.

Her work investigates how environmental exposures, lifestyle factors, and microbial diversity shape immune development early in life, guided by the framework of the hygiene hypothesis. She has contributed to both field sample collection and laboratory analyses, including transcriptomic and DNA methylation profiling, to identify mechanisms through which early-life exposures become biologically embedded and influence lifelong physiology. Working with the Turkana population in Kenya, her research examines how ecological exposures, phenotypic variation, and genetic adaptation influence the prevalence of allergies and asthma, thereby generating scientific evidence to inform sustainable, population-level interventions.

In addition, Patriciah’s recent research interests extend to exploring natural products as alternative therapeutic options to address the growing burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and non-communicable diseases, which remain challenging to manage with existing medicines. She is particularly interested in the evolving role of ethnobotanical practices within underrepresented communities, especially in the context of climate change, which may affect the adaptability and bioactive potential of medicinal plants. She is committed to optimizing the use of medicinal herbs to enhance healthcare outcomes through evidence-based approaches.

• Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics | Sept 2024

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya,

Department of Biochemistry,

Project in progress: Antibacterial efficacy and Bioactivity of selected plants against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes, and their potential mode of action.

• Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Botany with Information Technology | April 2019

Maseno University, Department of Physical Sciences,

Project:  Susceptibility of Anopheles gambiae females from different ecological

sites to fungal infection.

November 2024 – Present         Graduate Student, Evolutionary and Functional Genomics

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

July 2021 – August 2023           Assistant Genomics Laboratory Coordinator

Mpala Research Centre

July 2019 – June 2021               Research Assistant

Institute of Primate Research, Kenya

The Turkana Health and Genomics project– Since 2018 to date

An international and collaborative project studying the role of genotype and lifestyle change on human health. Major objectives being contrasting between transcriptomic and phenotypic data to not only allow us retrace human evolutionary history but also understand how disruption of locally adapted systems may lead to disease. |NIH Funded.

https://turkanahgp.com/index.html

2025:

1. AJ Lea, IV Caldas, KM Garske, ER Gerlinger, JP Arroyo, J Echwa, M Gurven, C Handley, JC Kahumbu, J Kamau, P Kinyua, F Lotukoi, A Lopurudoi, S Lowasa, SN Njeru, R Mallarino, DJ Martins, PW Messer, C Miano, B Muhoya, J Peng, T Phung, JD Rabinowitz, A Roichman, R Siford, AC Stone, AM Taravella Oill, S Mathew, MA Wilson, JF Ayroles. (2025). Adaptations to water stress and pastoralism in the Turkana of northwest Kenya. Science, 389(6766), 1246-1251. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adv2467
2. Marina M Watowich, Layla Brassington, Amy Longtin, Selina Wang, Ryan Rossow, Kathleen D Reinhardt, Echwa John, John C Kahumbu, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Francis Lotukoi, Charles Miano, Benjamin Muhoya, Boniface Mukoma, Kar Lye Tam, Yvonne AL Lim, Dino Martins, Sospeter Ngoci Njeru, Kee Seong Ng, Vivek V Venkataraman, Ian J Wallace, Julien F Ayroles, Michael Gurven, Thomas S Kraft, Amanda J Lea. (2025). Urbanization exacerbates age-associated declines in cardiometabolic health in Turkana and Orang Asli. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.06.25329160

2024

3. Marina M Watowich, Audrey M Arner, Selina Wang, Echwa John, John C Kahumbu, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Francis Lotukoi, Charles M Mwai, Benjamin Muhoya, Boniface Mukoma, Kar Lye Tam, Michael Gurven, Yvonne AL Lim, Dino Martins, Sospeter Njeru, Ng Kee Seong, Vivek V Venkataraman, Ian J Wallace, Julien F Ayroles, Thomas S Kraft, Amanda J Lea. (2024). The built environment is more predictive of cardiometabolic health than other aspects of lifestyle in two rapidly transitioning Indigenous populations. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.26.24312234
4. Audrey M Arner, Benjamin Muhoya, Mitchell Sanchez Rozado, Michael Gurven, John Kahumbu, Joseph Kamau, Patriciah Kinyua, Francis Lotukoi, Dino J Martins, Charles Miano, Michael J Montague, Sospeter N Njeru, Julie Peng, Peter Straub, Marina M Watowich, Lea K Davis, Noah Snyder-Mackler, Julien F Ayroles, Amanda J Lea. (2024). Sex differences in immune function and disease risk are not easily explained by an evolutionary mismatch. bioRxiv,doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.13.580011

Flash talks_ 51^st Meeting Human Biology Association | 2026

5. Urbanization Does Not Always Mean Loss: Microbiome Diversity Patterns in the Turkana of Kenya.

Kahumbu, John; Atkins, Thomas; Henry, Lucas; Kinyua, Patricia; Lea, Amanda; Martins, Dino; Miano, Charles; Muhoya, Benjamin; Ayroles, Julien

Biology of Genomes: Cold Spring Harbor Posters | 2025

6. Dysregulation of cellular signaling networks upon rapid environmental shift. Thomas K. Atkins, Kristina M. Garske, Charles M. Mwai, Julie Peng, Matt Chao, Emma Gerlinger, John Kahumbu, Boniface Mukoma, Echwa John, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Nicholas Mutai, Dino Martins, Amanda Lea, Julien F. Ayroles.

Affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

            https://meetings.cshl.edu/posters/genome25/genome2025_AbstractBook.pdf

7. Detection of early metabolic stress mechanisms driving risk for cardiometabolic disorders in an urban- transitioning Kenyan population. Kristina M. Garske, Thomas Atkins, Emma Gerlinger, Julie Peng, Matthew Chao, John C. Kahumbu, Varada Abhyankar, Benjamin Muhoya, Charles M. Mwai, Patricia Kinyua, Anjelina Lopurudoi, Francis Lotukoi, Boniface Mukoma, Dino Martins, Sospeter Njeru, Amanda J. Lea, Julien F. Ayroles.

Affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

https://meetings.cshl.edu/posters/genome25/genome2025_AbstractBook.pdf