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With experts drawn from the Unit of Clinical Infectious Diseases at the Department of Clinical Medicine among others, CEMA is involved in a range of clinical research projects with several partners. The aim is to generate local data that informs clinical practice and policy. Our clinical research work spans several areas: COVID-19 antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship and HIV.
  • Ombajo L.A with Thumbi Mwangi Nov 2022 - Nov 2027. (Funding: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.) Incubation grant for Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis.


  • Ombajo L.A Oct 2022- Oct 2025. Sub-award from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for a collaborative randomised clinical trial.
    Improving HIV 1 Control in Africa with Long Acting Injectables (IMPALA) clinical trial


  • Ombajo L.A Aug 2022-March 2023. (Funding: Fleming Country Grant Fund).
    Improving Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) surveillance in Kenya

  • Ombajo L.A Sept 2021- September 2026. Award number 1 NU3HCK000004-01-00, (Funding: Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC))
    Monitor and Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Kenya (MAP-AMR Kenya)


  • Ombajo L.A (PI, collaboration with Drs Thumbi Mwangi-UoN and Shikoh Gitau-Qhala limited) 05/2020 – 05/2022 (Funding: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) 
    Project title: Kenya Data for Health: optimizing COVID-19 responses through data.
    Summary: This project is focused on infectious disease modelling for COVID-19 in Kenya to inform government responses to the disease in Kenya, data analysis and monitoring of non-COVID-19 health metrics to understand and estimate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health, and the analysis and visualization of health data to aid in decision making in Kenya.
     

  • Ombajo L.A ( PI, collaboration with Drs. Jeremy Penner and Jared Mecha - UoN) 18/2020-08/2022 (Investigator Sponsored study with funding from Gilead Sciences)
    Project title: B/F/TAF elderly study: Switching virally suppressed HIV-1 infected elderly adults (age≥60 years) without prior confirmed virological failure from current ARV regimen to B/F/TAF: An Open-Label Randomised Controlled Trial.
     

  • Ombajo L.A Young Investigator Award - Biomerieux/KAVI-ICR for research on Animicrobial resistance.
    Summary: This award supports on-going work on antimicrobial resistance in Kenya with a focus on improving understanding of Candida auris prevention in critical care units.
     

  • Ombajo L.A (Co-PI, collaboration with Dr. Amanj Kurdi - Strathclyde University) Sept 2019-Sept 2020 (SFC Global Challenges Research Fund Institutional Sponsorship Award – University of Strathclyde)
    Project title: GAPS IN IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN HIV PATIENTS AT 5 HIV CLINICS IN KENYA.
     

  • Ombajo L.A (PI UoN, collaborations with PATH international as prime grant recipient, KEMRI, AgaKhan University, ILRI) 09/2019-02/2022 (Funding UKAID through Fleming Fund) Project title: Improving Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) surveillance in Kenya
    Summary: Supporting surveillance of antibiotic resistance, antibiotic use and consumption in various Kenyan Hospitals, supporting establishment of antimicrobial stewardship and development of antibiotic use guidelines.
     

  • Ombajo L.A (PI, collaboration with Drs. Jeremy Penner, Jared Mecha, Anton Pozniak) 09/2019-01/2021 (Investigator sponsored study with funding from ViiV Healthcare)
    Project title: 2SD -Switching Treatment-Experienced, Integrase Inhibitor-Naïve, Virally Suppressed HIV 1 Infected Adults from PI/r to DTG: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial.
     

  • Ombajo L.A (Co-I, collaboration with Prof Marion Bernie, Margaret Oluka, Amanj Kurdi,Anastasia Guantai, Brian Godman, Sylvia Opanga) 05/2017-2019 (Funding - Newton Fund)
    Project title: Sustainable health interventions to tackle the emerging threat of antimicrobial resistance and the rapid rise in non-communicable diseases: a road map to improved public health in Kenya

Dr. Loice Ombajo

Dr. Loice Ombajo

Co-director & Team Lead (Clinical Research)

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Dr. Marybeth Maritim

Dr. Marybeth Maritim

Co-Principal Investigator

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Dr. Jeremy Penner

Dr. Jeremy Penner

Co-Principal Investigator

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Dr. Phoebe Juma

Dr. Phoebe Juma

Research Fellow

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Dr. Frederick Wangai

Dr. Frederick Wangai

Research Fellow

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Dr. Joseph Nkuranga

Dr. Joseph Nkuranga

Study Co-ordinator

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Dr. Christine Ngacha

Dr. Christine Ngacha

Clinical Pharmacist

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Dr. Arnold Onyango

Dr. Arnold Onyango

Study Physician

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Edwin Otieno

Edwin Otieno

Data Assistant

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Dr. Makini Atuti

Dr. Makini Atuti

Medical Officer

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Martha Chelangat

Martha Chelangat

Finance Officer

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Dr. Nicole Odhiambo

Dr. Nicole Odhiambo

Physician

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Wambui Karuoya

Wambui Karuoya

Admin assistant

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