2nd Africa International Biotechnology and Biomedical Conference 17-18th September 2015 at the Africa Population & Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya Poster Program POSTER NO

NAME

Affiliation

Country

Title of Paper

1 P01

Elsie N. SALANO

Egerton University

Kenya

Seasonal variation of aflatoxins in maize from the Eastern region of Kenya

2 P02

Gabriel O Dida

Maseno Univeristy

Kenya

3 P03

Lilian Okiro

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya

4 P04

Stanslaus K. Musyoki

Kisii University

Kenya

5 P05

Nicholas KITUNGULU

Maseno University

Kenya

6 P06

PERIS M. MOKUA

Egerton University

Kenya

7 P07

William Chege KIARIE

8 P08

Micky MWAMUYE

9 P09

Clement SHILULI

Jomo Kenyatta University of Kenya Agriculture and Technology International Centre of Insect Kenya Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Kenya Medical Research Kenya Institute (KEMRI)

Presence, abundance and distribution of mosquitoes and their predators, and factors influencing their abundance along the Mara River, Kenya and Tanzania Comparative evaluation of LAMP, Q-PCR, Conventional PCR and ELISA in detection of Ralstonia solanacearum. Dysregulation of Cytokines in Conjoint Cases of Human Immunodefeciency Virus and Pregnancy: A Longtidunal Study in Western Kenya Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Transmission effects on Natural Killer cell function in etiology of endemic Burkitt Lymphoma in Children from Western Kenya. EFFECT OF PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS CLADODE JUICE ON BLOOD SUGARS OF SWISS WHITE ALBINO MICE Chloroquine sensitivity: diminished prevalence of Chloroquine-resistant gene marker pfcrt-76 13 years after cessation of Chloroquine use in Msambweni, Kenya. Occurrence of novel and emergent tick-borne pathogens in a Kenyan biodiversity hotspot

Gene mutations associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to Isoniazid and Rifampicin in a HIV-1 endemic population in western Kenya Haplotype within NFKB1 promoter is associated with risk of severe malaria anaemia and changes Maseno University Kenya in levels of circulating IL-17 in children with P. falciparum malaria Phytobiotechnology Research Preliminary Report on Management of HIV/AIDS-Associated Opportunistic skin Infections with Cameroon Foundation Institute PhytodermaTM, a Natural Myco-Based Cream. Jomo Kenyatta University of VARIATION OF INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE GENE AMONG ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES IN Kenya Agriculture and Technology MWEA AND KWALE International Centre for Insect Kenya Antibiotics from an entomopathogen: Xenorhabdus bacteria isolated from the tropics Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE

10 P10

Elly Ochieng MUNDE

11 P11

Kenneth Yongabi

12 P12

Pauline Orondo

13 P13

Ryan Musumba Awori

14 P14

Samuel Gachuhi

Egerton University,

Kenya

Differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar Complex by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction

15 P15

Reuben Mangi Yaa

University of Nairobi

Kenya

Identifying Plasmodium falciparum MSP- 1 variants in Malaria Sequential Infections

16 P16

SORE GEORGE LIGABO

Coffee Research Institute

Kenya

17 P17

Felix M. MULENGE

Strathmore University

Kenya

18 P18

Eunice N. TOKO

Maseno University

Kenya

19 P19

Dorcus Omoga

The Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute

Kenya

Validation of a Loop - Mediated Isothermal Amplification assay, Phylogenetic and sequence analysis of Capripoxvirus in sheep, goat and cattle in Kenya

20 P20

Gikonyo Matilda Wangeci

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Kenya

CHARACTERISATION OF TAXONOMIC STATUS OF FRANKLINIELLA SCHULTZEI TRYBOM (THYSANOPTERA: THRIPIDAE) COLOUR FORMS IN KENYA – A MORPHOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR AND BIOLOGICAL APPROACH

21 P21

Peris Auma AMBALA

National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Institute of Primate Research

22 P22

Gerald Gikonyo GITHINJI

University of Eldoret

Kenya

23 P23

Geofrey JAGERO

International Centre of Insect Physiology & Ecology

Kenya

24 P24

Victor Irungu MWANGI

Institute of Primate Research Kenya

Repositioning methylene blue in the management of resistant malaria

25 P25

Robert Joseph Mugambi MURIUKI

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and technology

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION (LAMP) TECHNIQUE FOR THE DETECTION OF HOOKWORM (NECATOR AMERICANUS) INFECTION IN FECAL SAMPLES

26 P26

Sharon C. CHEPKWONY

Institute of Primate Research Kenya

27 P27

Maxwell P. OMONDI

Maseno University

Kenya

28 P28

Pauline Winnie Orondo

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya

29 P29

SHEM PETER MUTUA MUTUIRI

Institute of Primate Research Kenya

30 P30

Charles O. Musungu

Maseno Univeristy

Kenya

31 P31

Danvas Kerosi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya

32 P32

Faith Obange

33 P33

Henry Ogola

34 P34

Kenneth Yongabi

35 P35

Khadija N Hassan

36 P36

Lucy J Kiptui

Egerton University

Kenya

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COWPEA APHID BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS (CABMV) AND UGANDAN PASSIFLORA VIRUS (UPV) ON PASSION FRUITS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION

37 P37

Silvia Thiongo

??

Kenya

EVALUATION OF LOOP-MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION AS A POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

38 P38

Zachary Ogari

Maseno Univeristy/KEMRI

Kenya

39 P39

Bor Hillary

Maseno Univeristy

Kenya

40 P40

Gabriel O. Dida

Maseno Univeristy

Kenya

Kenya

DIVERSITY AMONG COFFEE LEAF RUST PATHOGEN ISOLATES (Hemileia vastatrix) FROM DIFFFERENT COFFEE GROWING COUNTIES OF KENYA Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Lake Victoria islands, a region of intense transmission Inadequate Maternal Vitamin D Levels are Associated with Premature Births and Child Stunting among Mothers and Children from Rural Malaria Holo-Endemic Regions of Western Kenya

PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF POTENTIALLY ZOONOTIC ARBOVIRUSES CIRCULATING IN NON HUMAN PRIMATES Effects of Induced Mutagenesis and Single crossing on Agronomic Traits of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Anaplasma and Ehrlichia infections in wildlife reservoirs and livestock in Shimba Hills National Reserve (SHNR), Kwale County, Kenya

MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF HERPESVIRUS PAPIO2 IN WILD-CAUGHT OLIVE BABOONS IN KENYA: A STEP TOWARDS A PRIMATE MODEL FOR HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS STUDIES Social And Demographic Characteristics Of HIV-Positive Mother-Infant Pair And Their Association with Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV in Vihiga, Kakamega, Bungoma and Busia Counties, Kenya: Chart Review VARIATION OF INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE GENE AMONG ANOPHELES MOSQUITOES IN MWEA AND KWALE The Effect Of Maternal & Childhood Polyparasitism On Trivalent Poliovirus Vaccine Induced Immune Responses ASSESSMENT OF REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS FOR EFFECTS OF LARVAL DENSITY AND FEEDING RATES ON LARVAL LIFE HISTORY TRAITS IN Anopheles gambiae (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Hepatitis B Virus Coinfections among Injecting Drug Users in Malindi, Kenya DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER IN SUSPECTED OUTBREAK SAMPLES IN DOMESTIC PIGS IN WESTERN KENYA USING MOLECULAR TOOLS Characterization of the reaction of hydrogen peroxide with Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120 DyPtype peroxidase: the influence of distal residues mutation on catalysis.

University of Nairobi - CEBIB Kenya Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Kenya Technology - CRIO Phytobiotechnology Research Dietary supplementation from Cameroonian Mushrooms for the therapeutic management of Foundation Institute/Catholic Cameroon HIV/AIDs patients in Cameroon: case reports. University of Cameroon ISOLATION, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND SCREENING OF TROPICAL FUNGI AS Egerton University Kenya BIOCONTROL AGENTS

TEMPORAL TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM DRUG RESISTANCE MARKERS OVER FIVE YEARS OF CHANGING ANTIMALARIAL DRUG POLICY IN WESTERN KENYA IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL-RELATED GENE-1 IN BREAST CANCER WOMEN PATIENTS ATTENDING MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL Spatial distribution and habitat characterization of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis host snails along the Mara River, Kenya and Tanzania