1. The 17^th KASH Conference  will have all poster presentations will be displayed electronically (e-posters).
2. E-posters provide viewers with a high-quality resolution of images and text. Like traditional posters, e-posters provide a concise snapshot of your work, but instead of a physical poster pinned to a board, e-posters are a single slide presentation that is viewed on a computer.
3. E-poster should be submitted as a PowerPoint File (pptx) with an audio narration of a maximum of 5 minutes to accompany it. The narration is captured using the inbuilt recording feature in PowerPoint.
4. Your e-poster should be created on a single slide (one slide only) composed in 16:9 ratio (widescreen) using PowerPoint.
5. No animations or embedded videos will be permitted.
6. Include title, authors, and institutional affiliation at the top of your e-Poster.
7. All major sections of your posters should be clearly labeled or highlighted
8. Text and legends for figures should be short. Make sure to use large, clear, easy-to-read print for text and legends.
9. The use of color adds emphasis and draws interest to the presentation.

Please submit your PowerPoint presentations and E-Posters by 1st February 2027 to the abstract submission portal.

Please DO NOT email your presentation to the organizers submit it via the abstract submission portal by 1st February 2027.

NOTE presenters will NOT be allowed to load their presentations at the conference venue. submit it via the abstract submission portal by 1st February 2027.

At the end of the session/conference, all slides will be stored by the KASH Secretariat for future reference. If you have any questions, please contact kash@kemri.go.ke and copy to mmongare@kemri.go.ke

COMING SOON

KASH 10 BOOK OF ABSTRACT

KASH 10 PROGRAMME AT GLANCE

KASH 10 FULL PROGRAMME

To help you with your abstract submission, kindly note the following guidelines

• All abstracts must be submitted in English language.
• Abstracts can only be submitted on line via the link provided on the KEMRI web site 
• The abstract text should not exceed 3000 characters, use the following format (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion)
• Tables and graphs may be included as attachments. 
• It is the author’s responsibility to submit a correct abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific facts will be reproduced as typed by the author. 
• Abstracts must not have been published or submitted for presentation to any other national or international meeting.

Choosing Abstract Sub-themes Categories
The abstract sub-themes categories are the general heading under which your abstract will be reviewed and later published in the conference printed matters if accepted. Please choose the sub-themes which best describes the subject of your abstract.

Notification of Acceptance or Rejection
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent to the corresponding author. Please note that only the corresponding author will receive mail concerning the abstract and is responsible for informing all co-authors of the status of their abstract. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted will receive instructions for the presentation of their abstract.

Abstract Blinding and Review
All submitted abstracts will go through a blind peer-review process carried out by an independent reviewing committee. The Scientific Sub-committee will post reviewer’s comments to the corresponding authors through emails.  

KASH Conference Abstract Policy

An abstract cannot be submitted if it has been previously published or presented, unless there are major updates in the data, and may not be presented elsewhere after acceptance for KASH. If preliminary or partial data has been published, the author is required to indicate the details of the conference, meeting or journal. 

KASH Conference Publication

All the accepted abstracts will be published in a special edition of the peer-reviewed African Journal for Health Sciences. If you have any questions regarding your abstract submission, please contact the abstract support team at kash@kemri.go.ke 

KASH provides a great opportunity for sharing, cross learning and mentoring of younger scientists as well as a platform for discussion of current health challenges, the exchange of new knowledge and discussion on the way forward.

In view of improving the quality of presentations, capacity building and research dissemination from young scientists, KASH has initiated a Rising Scientific Star Award that is open to the young upcoming scientists. The young upcoming scientists are required to apply for this award and submit an abstract on the KASH online portal so that they may be enlisted for consideration by the KASH Rising Star Selection Panel. This Panel has developed the Guidelines and Criteria that is used for nomination and selection of Young Scientist Award which together with the registration form are posted along with the call for abstracts. The young scientists are provided with a forum to make their oral presentations during the Rising Scientific Star Session.

1. The Young Investigator should be a Kenyan citizen working undertaking his/her research in Kenya
2. The upper age limit of the young investigator applying for the award is 40 years for female and 35 years for male investigators.
3. Registered/Enrolled in a recognised University locally or internationally as a Post-Graduate Student pursuing either PhD or MSc in any of the 7 Programmatic Areas of KEMRI (kemri.go.ke). Proof of studentship maybe requested by the Panel.
4. Should not have won an award during the previous KASH Conferences.
5. The abstract/paper submitted must be by the young Investigator as the lead author of paper and the research work must be certified by the Mentor/ Supervisor / Investigator /Head.
6. Young Investigator can present only one paper in their oral session.
7. Each nominee is required to make an oral presentation (5 minutes) about his/her research work which is rated by 4 independent reviewers. The reviewers will consolidate their marks and rank them according to merit.

The top three presenters; Winner, Runners up and 2^nd Runners up will be identified and given an award during the KASH Closing Ceremony.

Cecilia K. Mbae, PhD

KASH Chairperson    

Dr. Cecilia Mbae holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry/Zoology and Masters in Medical parasitology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She holds a PhD in Molecular and life sciences from the Open University, UK. Her PhD work focused on Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia among HIV positive and negative children living in urban informal settlements in Nairobi. Cecilia Joined KEMRI, Centre for Microbiology Research in 2004 as a Research officer, and is now a Senior Research Scientist in the same department.  She is involved in various projects including mapping of salmonella and other enteric infections in Mukuru informal settlements, and is a PI at the Cystic Echinococcossis in sub-Saharan Africa Research initiative (CESSARi), which entails mapping of the disease in different areas and hosts in the participating countries.  World Association of Echinococcosis.

Damaris Matoke Muhia, PhD

KASH Organizing Secretary

Damaris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Masters in Biotechnology from the University of Mysore, India. She holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Her PhD work focused on population genetics and insecticide resistance of malaria vectors in Western Kenya. Damaris joined KEMRI, Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Molecular Entomology laboratory in the year 2006 as an Assistant Research Officer and later rose to the positions of Senior Research Officer within the same department. She is involved in various projects encompassing monitoring of insecticide resistance, mapping of malaria vectors and studying of behavior changes of mosquitoes and sandflies  in relation to vector control systems in Kenya. Damaris is a member of the Pan African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA).

Carolyne Wandera

KASH Committee Member

Carolyne Wandera holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce Marketing Option (First Class Hons) and a Masters in Business Administration from the University Of Nairobi. She is also a certified Lead Auditor in ISO 9001:2015. Her interest is in Communication and Quality Management Systems. Currently working as senior Corporate Communications Officer at the Institute, she is involved in the publicity of the Institute and dissemination of research output.