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Biography
Martin received his doctorate in cell and molecular biology from the University of Strasbourg, France, through training fellowship from the BioMalPar-EMBL programme. His research interests primarily focus on malaria with a bias on host-pathogen interactions. For his PhD. thesis, he worked on antiplasmodial immunity in mosquitos. After which, he joined KWTRP and started working on malaria parasite gene regulation associated with parasite adaption to its environment. Martin took on primary responsibility for the Biobank work in 2017 onwards, and has strong links with Pwani University and the joint research facility PUBREC
Current Work
Besides his research, he oversees the strategic and operational management of the KEMRI-WellcomeTrust Biobank a vital resource supporting various scientific research projects. He has a passion for capacity building of local scientists for which he spearheaded the development of the Pwani University Bioscience Research Centre (PUBReC) and recently received funding from the Kenyan government national research fund.Collaborations
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Publications
Detection of Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes by Molecular Surveillance, Kenya.
Ochomo, E. O., Milanoi, S., Abong'o, B., Onyango, B., Muchoki, M., Omoke, D., Olanga, E., Njoroge, L., Juma, E. O., Otieno, J. D., Matoke-Muhia, D., Kamau, L., Rafferty, C., Gimnig, J. E., Shieshia, M., Wacira, D., Mwangangi, J., Maia, M., Chege, C., Omar, A., Rono, M. K., Abel, L., O'Meara, W. P., Obala, A., Mbogo, C., Kariuki, L.
Emerg Infect Dis, (2023). 29:2498-2508
Extracellular vesicles could be a putative posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism that shapes intracellular RNA levels in Plasmodium falciparum.
Kioko, M., Pance, A., Mwangi, S., Goulding, D., Kemp, A., Rono, M., Ochola-Oyier, L. I., Bull, P. C., Bejon, P., Rayner, J. C., Abdi, A. I.
Nature Communications, (2023). 14:6447
Vectorial capacity and TEP1 genotypes of Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes on the Kenyan coast.
Bartilol, B., Omuoyo, D., Karisa, J., Ominde, K., Mbogo, C., Mwangangi, J., Maia, M., Rono, M. K.
Parasit Vectors, (2022). 15:448
Malaria vector bionomics in Taita-Taveta County, coastal Kenya.
Karisa, J., Ominde, K., Muriu, S., Munyao, V., Mwikali, K., Babu, L., Ondieki, Z., Bartilol, B., Tuwei, M., Wanjiku, C., Maia, M., Midega, J., Rono, M., Peshu, N., Mbogo, C., Mwangangi, J. M.
Parasit Vectors, (2022). 15:430
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, M. K., Mwakubambanya, R., Osier, F., Tuju, J.
Parasit Vectors, (2022). 15:11
Bionomics and ecology of Anopheles merus along the East and Southern Africa coast.
Bartilol, B., Omedo, I., Mbogo, C., Mwangangi, J., Rono, M. K.
Parasit Vectors, (2021). 14:84
Urban Ecology of Arboviral Mosquito Vectors Along the Kenyan Coast.
Karisa, J., Muriu, S., Omuoyo, D., Karia, B., Ngari, M., Nyamwaya, D., Rono, M., Warimwe, G., Mwangangi, J., Mbogo, C. M.
J Med Entomol, (2021). 58:428-438
Entomological and Anthropological Factors Contributing to Persistent Malaria Transmission in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Cameroon.
Bamou, R., Rono, M., Degefa, T., Midega, J., Mbogo, C., Ingosi, P., Kamau, A., Ambelu, A., Birhanu, Z., Tushune, K., Kopya, E., Awono-Ambene, P., Tchuinkam, T., Njiokou, F., Yewhalaw, D., Antonio Nkondjio, C., Mwangangi, J.
J Infect Dis, (2021). 223:S155-S170
Surveillance of Culicine Mosquitoes in Six Villages of Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, With Host Determinations From Blood-Fed Females.
Munyao, V., Karisa, J., Munyao, C. M., Ngari, M., Menza, N., Peshu, N., Rono, M., Mbogo, C., Mwangangi, J.
J Med Entomol, (2020). 57:1972-1982
Cadmium tolerance pathway in Anopheles gambiae senso stricto.
Rono, M. K., Muturi, C. N., Ochieng, R., Mwakubabanya, R., Wachira, F. N., Mwangangi, J., Kinyanjui, S., Njunge, J., Mireji, P. O.
Acta Trop, (2019). 198:105033