0709 203000 - Nairobi 0709 983000 - Kilifi
0709 203000 - NRB 0709 983000 - Kilifi
0709 203000 - NRB | 0709 983000 - Kilifi

Bioscience

Bio

Dr Joseph Mwangangi is a Senior Principal Research Scientist. Joseph graduated with BSc (Zoology, Botany and Geography) from Kenyatta University, joined KEMRI in 1998. Joseph graduated with a PhD in Medical Entomology from Kenyatta University in 2007. His research interests are malaria vector biology and ecology, novel approaches to the control of vector borne diseases and the monitoring of insecticide resistance. Currently he is working on studies different thematic areas in mosquito biology in the area of larval ecology, malaria transmission dynamics, insecticide resistance and vector control strategies. Joseph is keenly interested in understanding drivers of residual/persistent malaria transmission in endemic areas including entomological, socio-economic, human behavioral aspects. Joseph has strong links to National Malaria Control Programs and supporting the malaria control unit in the national entomological surveillance. He is a member and official of the Pan African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA).

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Current Work

His research interests are malaria vector biology and ecology, novel approaches to the control of vector borne diseases and the monitoring of insecticide resistance. Currently he is working on studies different thematic areas in mosquito biology in the area of larval ecology, malaria transmission dynamics, insecticide resistance and vector control strategies. Joseph is keenly interested in understanding drivers of residual/persistent malaria transmission in endemic areas including entomological, socio-economic, human behavioral aspects.

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Recent publications

MALDI-TOF MS for identification of Afro-tropical secondary malaria vectors.
Tuwei, M., Karisa, J., Wanjiku, C., Kiuru, C., Ondieki, Z., Odongo, T., Mure, F., Otieno, B., Meli, P., Okoko, M., Bartilol, B., Gona, R., Constantino, L., Cole, G., Anastácio, T., Armazia, R., Alves, C., Rui, P., Ramaita, E., Rono, M., Candrinho, B., Mwangangi, J., Mbogo, C., Charlwood, D., Saute, F., Rabinovich, R., Chaccour, C., Maia, M. F.
Malar J, (2025). 24:284

Making MALDI-TOF MS for entomological parameters accessible: A practical guide for in-house library creation.
Karisa, J., Tuwei, M., Ominde, K., Bartilol, B., Ondieki, Z., Musani, H., Rono, M., Mbogo, C., Bejon, P., Mwangangi, J., Wanjiku, C., Maia, M.
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0330605

Ivermectin to Control Malaria — A Cluster-Randomized Trial.
Chaccour, C., Maia, M., Kariuki, M., Ruiz-Castillo, P., Wanjiku, C., Kasiwa, L., Brazeal, A., Casellas, A., Ngama, M., Onyango, T., Elobolobo, E., Kazungu, K., Mael, M., Wangari, W., Nuru, K., Otuko, R., Sanz, A., Ringera, I., Matano, A., Mitora, S., Ribes, M., Brew, J., Gorski, N., Nicolas, P., Stanulovic, S., Omondi, I., Furnival-Adams, J., Túnez, L., Mbarak, J., Vegove, V., Yaa, E., Mramba, S., Kibet, Y., Nyambura, N., Rotich, C., Wanjiru, S., Vura, M., Wanjiku, F., Sam, L., Collins, L., Xia, K., Hammann, F., Saúte, F., Rudd, M., Rist, C., Jones, C., Mwangangi, J., Rabinovich, N. R.
New England Journal of Medicine, (2025). 393:362-375

Genomic surveillance reveals geographical heterogeneity and differences in known and novel insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles arabiensis across Kenya.
Polo, B., Bennett, K. L., Barasa, S., Brenas, J., Agumba, S., Mwangangi, J., Wachira, L., Kitur, S., Matoke-Muhia, D., Mburu, D. M., Ramaita, E., Juma, E. O., Mbogo, C., Ochomo, E., Clarkson, C. S., Miles, A., Kamau, L.
BMC Genomics, (2025). 26:599

Toxicity of ivermectin to bed bugs (Cimex hemipterus) and risk factors associated with infestation in Kwale County, coastal Kenya.
Odongo, T., Omondi, I., Wanjiku, C., Okoko, M., Kiuru, C., Kariuki, M., Ringera, I., Otieno, B., Mure, F., Furnival-Adams, J., Gutierrez, A. S., Otuko, R., Rabinovich, N. R., Mwangangi, J., Chaccour, C., Maia, M. F.
Parasit Vectors, (2025). 18:269