Prof. Dorcas Kamuya 9
Head Of HSRE
Biography
Dorcas Kamuya the Head of the Health Systems and Research Ethics (HSRE) Department at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. She is also a Wellcome Trust Society & Ethics fellow. Dr. Kamuya is primarily based at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Kilifi, Kenya; is a member of several collaborative initiatives including Global Health Bioethics Network, Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG) on Neuro-disability studies; International Association of Bioethics (IAB), among others.
Biography
Dorcas Kamuya the Head of the Health Systems and Research Ethics (HSRE) Department at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. She is also a Wellcome Trust Society & Ethics fellow. Dr. Kamuya is primarily based at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Kilifi, Kenya; is a member of several collaborative initiatives including Global Health Bioethics Network, Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG) on Neuro-disability studies; International Association of Bioethics (IAB), among others.
Current Work
Collaborations
Project Research
No active details yet
Videos
Publications
A scoping review of ethics review processes during public health emergencies in Africa.
Orievulu, K., Hinga, A., Nkosi, B., Ngwenya, N., Seeley, J., Akanlu, A., Tindana, P., Molyneux, S., Kinyanjui, S., Kamuya, D.
BMC Med Ethics, (2024). 25:63
Community engagement and the centrality of 'working relationships' in health research.
Vincent, R., Kamuya, D., Adhikari, B., Nyirenda, D., Lavery, J. V., Molyneux, S.
BMJ Glob Health, (2024). 9:
Anti-merozoite antibodies induce natural killer cell effector function and are associated with immunity against malaria.
Odera, D. O., Tuju, J., Mwai, K., Nkumama, I. N., Fürle, K., Chege, T., Kimathi, R., Diehl, S., Musasia, F. K., Rosenkranz, M., Njuguna, P., Hamaluba, M., Kapulu, M. C., Frank, R., Osier, F. H. A., Abdi, A. I., Chi, P. C., de Laurent, Z., Jao, I., Kamuya, D., Kamuyu, G., Makale, J., Murungi, L., Musyoki, J., Muthui, M., Mwacharo, J., Kariuki, S., Mwanga, D., Mwongeli, J., Ndungu, F., Njue, M., Nyangweso, G., Kimani, D., Ngoi, J. M., Musembi, J., Ngoto, O., Otieno, E., Ooko, M., Shangala, J., Wambua, J., Mohammed, K. S., Omuoyo, D., Mosobo, M., Kibinge, N., Kinyanjui, S., Bejon, P., Lowe, B., Marsh, K., Marsh, V., Abebe, Y., Billingsley, P. F., Sim, B. K. L., Hoffman, S. L., James, E. R., Richie, T. L., Audi, A., Olewe, F., Oloo, J., Ongecha, J., Ongas, M. O., Koskei, N., Bull, P. C., Hodgson, S. H., Kivisi, C., Imwong, M., Murphy, S. C., Ogutu, B., Tarning, J., Winterberg, M., Williams, T. N.
Sci Transl Med, (2023). 15:eabn5993
Ethical issues of involving people with intellectual disabilities in genomic research: a scoping review protocol.
Chepkirui, D., Kipkemoi, P., Bitta, M., Harris, E., Musesengwa, R., Kamuya, D.
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:340
The hidden emotional labour behind ensuring the social value of research: Experiences of frontline health policy and systems researchers based in Kenya during COVID-19.
Nzinga, J., Oliwa, J., Oluoch, D., Jepkosgei, J., Mbuthia, D., Boga, M., Musitia, P., Ogola, M., Muinga, N., Muraya, K., Hinga, A., Kamuya, D., Kelley, M., Molyneux, S.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2023). 3:e0002116