Mr. Willy K. Aganyanya

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Department of Biological Sciences

School of Natural Sciences (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Office no. SPD 207 (Biotechnology Lab) Room 208

Kakamega-Webuye Road

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Mr.Aganyanya is Ag. Principal Technologist at Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology. He holds a BSC in General Microbiology, HND in Biotechnology, Diploma in Applied Biology and Diploma in Project management.  His areas of academic and research interest are in Biotechnology, Molecular Microbiology, Molecular entomology and Bioinformatics. Mr.Aganyanya is a mentor of students on skills acquisition to meet market demand, satisfaction and employers expectations as well as an accredited assessor and verifier by TVET CDACC.

Apart from working in MMUST,  he has worked  as a  Biomedical Technologist and Quality Assurance officer at DREAM NAIROBI, a  Comprehensive Care Center project initiated by the Community of St. Egidio, in collaboration with Daughters of Charity from USA, for treating AIDs in Africa by applying state of the art technology in Clinical setup. Additionally, he worked at Laboratory and Allied Pharmaceutical Company as a Production Chemist, Nairobi National Museums (Molecular Genetics) and University of Nairobi in the Department of Medical Physiology.

Mr.Aganyanya is currently pursuing MSC in Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology at Maseno University with keen interest in Genetic Profiling of potential Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Abbattoirs and its receiving water sources within Lurambi Sub County.

Post graduate Thesis assisted

  1. Effects of aflatoxin B1 (on the functioning of hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (hpg) axis in male pigs (Sus scrofa domestica).
  2. Integration of allium cepa aqueous extracts and farmyard manures in the control of aphis fabae and tetranychus evansi infesting solanum nigrum cultivars in western Kenya..
  3. Abundance, genetic diversity and symbiotic potential of common bean (phaseolus vulgaris nodule associated bacteria in western kenya soils.
  4. Microbial profiles of small holder farms under different cropping systems along river Isiukhu watershed of Kakamega County.

Edited as at 29th JUNE 2022

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