James Njunge

Childhood growth during recovery from acute illness in Africa and South Asia: a secondary analysis of the childhood acute illness and nutrition (CHAIN) prospective cohort.Bourdon C, Diallo AH, Mohammad Sayeem Bin Shahid AS, Khan MA, Saleem AF, Singa BO, Gnoumou BS, Tigoi C, Otieno CA, Oduol CO, Lancioni CL, Manyasi C, McGrath CJ, Maronga C, Lwanga C, Brals D, Ahmed D, Mondal D, Denno DM, Mangale DI, Chimwezi E, Mbale E, Mupere E, Salauddin Mamun GM, Ouédraogo I, Berkley JA, Njunge JM, Njirammadzi J, Mukisa J, Thitiri J, Walson JL, Jemutai J, Tickell KD, Shahrin L, Mallewa M, Hossain MI, Chisti MJ, Timbwa M, Mburu M, Ngari MM, Ngao N, Aber P, Harawa PP, Sukhtankar P, Bandsma RHJ, Bamouni RM, Molyneux S, Mwaringa S, Shaima SN, Ali SA, Afsana SM, Banu S, Ahmed T, Voskuijl WP, Kazi Z
EClinicalMedicine, (2024). 70:102530

Distinct transcriptomic signatures define febrile malaria depending on initial infective states, asymptomatic or uninfected.Kimenyi KM, Akinyi MY, Mwikali K, Gilmore T, Mwangi S, Omer E, Gichuki B, Wambua J, Njunge J, Obiero G, Bejon P, Langhorne J, Abdi A, Ochola-Oyier LI
BMC Infect Dis, (2024). 24:140

Inflammation: the driver of poor outcomes among children with severe acute malnutrition?.Sturgeon JP, Njunge JM, Bourke CD, Gonzales GB, Robertson RC, Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Berkley JA, Kelly P, Prendergast AJ
Nutr Rev, (2023). 81:1636-1652

Microbiota and growth among infants and children in low-income and middle-income settings.Njunge JM, Walson JL
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care, (2023). 26:245-252

The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) network nested case-cohort study protocol: a multi-omics approach to understanding mortality among children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Njunge JM, Tickell K, Diallo AH, Sayeem Bin Shahid ASM, Gazi MA, Saleem A, Kazi Z, Ali S, Tigoi C, Mupere E, Lancioni CL, Yoshioka E, Chisti MJ, Mburu M, Ngari M, Ngao N, Gichuki B, Omer E, Gumbi W, Singa B, Bandsma R, Ahmed T, Voskuijl W, Williams TN, Macharia A, Makale J, Mitchel A, Williams J, Gogain J, Janjic N, Mandal R, Wishart DS, Wu H, Xia L, Routledge M, Gong YY, Espinosa C, Aghaeepour N, Liu J, Houpt E, Lawley TD, Browne H, Shao Y, Rwigi D, Kariuki K, Kaburu T, Uhlig HH, Gartner L, Jones K, Koulman A, Walson J, Berkley J
Gates Open Res, (2022). 6:77

Commentary: Mechanisms of kwashiorkor-associated immune suppression: Insights from human, mouse, and pig studies.Gonzales GB, Bourke CD, Sturgeon JP, Njunge JM, Robertson RC, Kelly PM, Berkley JA
Front Immunol, (2022). 13:959465

The role of albumin and the extracellular matrix on the pathophysiology of oedema formation in severe malnutrition.Gonzales GB, Njunge JM, Gichuki BM, Wen B, Ngari M, Potani I, Thitiri J, Laukens D, Voskuijl W, Bandsma R, Vanmassenhove J, Berkley JA
EBioMedicine, (2022). 79:103991

Systemic inflammation and metabolic disturbances underlie inpatient mortality among ill children with severe malnutrition.Wen B, Njunge JM, Bourdon C, Gonzales GB, Gichuki BM, Lee D, Wishart DS, Ngari M, Chimwezi E, Thitiri J, Mwalekwa L, Voskuijl W, Berkley JA, Bandsma RH
Sci Adv, (2022). 8:eabj6779

Characterization of Anopheles gambiae D7 salivary proteins as markers of human-mosquito bite contact.Oseno B, Marura F, Ogwang R, Muturi M, Njunge J, Nkumama I, Mwakesi R, Mwai K, Rono MK, Mwakubambanya R, Osier F, Tuju J
Parasit Vectors, (2022). 15:11

Systemic inflammation is negatively associated with early post discharge growth following acute illness among severely malnourished children - a pilot study.Njunge JM, Gonzales GB, Ngari MM, Thitiri J, Bandsma RHJ, Berkley JA
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:248

Plasma calprotectin as a biomarker of mortality at antiretroviral treatment initiation in advanced HIV - pilot study.Kamau FW, Gwela A, Nyerere AK, Riitho V, Njunge JM, Ngari MM, Prendergast AJ, Berkley JA
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:46

Plasma proteomics reveals markers of metabolic stress in HIV infected children with severe acute malnutrition.Gonzales GB, Njunge JM, Gichuki BM, Wen B, Potani I, Voskuijl W, Bandsma RHJ, Berkley JA
Sci Rep, (2020). 10:11235

Phenotype is sustained during hospital readmissions following treatment for complicated severe malnutrition among Kenyan children: A retrospective cohort study.Gonzales GB, Ngari MM, Njunge JM, Thitiri J, Mwalekwa L, Mturi N, Mwangome MK, Ogwang C, Nyaguara A, Berkley JA
Matern Child Nutr, (2020). 16:e12913

Author Correction: Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects.Sande CJ, Njunge JM, Ngoi JM, Mutunga MN, Chege T, Gicheru ET, Gardiner EM, Gwela A, Green CA, Drysdale SB, Berkley JA, Nokes DJ, Pollard AJ
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:3291

Cadmium tolerance pathway in Anopheles gambiae senso stricto.Rono MK, Muturi CN, Ochieng R, Mwakubabanya R, Wachira FN, Mwangangi J, Kinyanjui S, Njunge J, Mireji PO
Acta Trop, (2019). 198:105033

Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects.Sande CJ, Njunge JM, Mwongeli Ngoi J, Mutunga MN, Chege T, Gicheru ET, Gardiner EM, Gwela A, Green CA, Drysdale SB, Berkley JA, Nokes DJ, Pollard AJ
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:2218

Biomarkers of post-discharge mortality among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition.Njunge JM, Gwela A, Kibinge NK, Ngari M, Nyamako L, Nyatichi E, Thitiri J, Gonzales GB, Bandsma RHJ, Walson JL, Gitau EN, Berkley JA
Sci Rep, (2019). 9:5981

KILchip v1.0: A Novel Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Protein Microarray to Facilitate Malaria Vaccine Candidate Prioritization.Kamuyu G, Tuju J, Kimathi R, Mwai K, Mburu J, Kibinge N, Chong Kwan M, Hawkings S, Yaa R, Chepsat E, Njunge JM, Chege T, Guleid F, Rosenkranz M, Kariuki CK, Frank R, Kinyanjui SM, Murungi LM, Bejon P, Farnert A, Tetteh KKA, Beeson JG, Conway DJ, Marsh K, Rayner JC, Osier FHA
Front Immunol, (2018). 9:2866

Untargeted analysis of the airway proteomes of children with respiratory infections using mass spectrometry based proteomics.Sande CJ, Mutunga M, Muteti J, Berkley JA, Nokes DJ, Njunge J
Sci Rep, (2018). 8:13814

Cerebrospinal fluid markers to distinguish bacterial meningitis from cerebral malaria in children.Njunge JM, Oyaro IN, Kibinge NK, Rono MK, Kariuki SM, Newton CR, Berkley JA, Gitau EN
Wellcome Open Res, (2017). 2:47