Irene Mukenya Mutuku

Assistant Lecturer

Irene Mutuku is a Lecturer at Department of Microbiology and in the department in the School of Medicine. She joined Kabale University in 2020 and teaches the Medical, Nursing and Public Health Students.

Apart from the official lecturing duties, she has had the opportunity to mentor and supervise students. She is passionate about contributing to educating, guiding and instilling knowledge to young curious minds, who are the future leaders in the development of vital, cutting-edge health research.

Her work and interests in scientific research include antimicrobial resistance, molecular typing of bacteria and viruses. She is currently looking at molecular characterization of phages.

Qualifications

MSc Medical /Microbiology-Jomo Kenyatta University-Kenya

Bachelors of Science (Medical Microbiology)-Jomo Kenyatta.

Research Interests

  • Infectious diseases
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Molecular Bacteriology
  • Molecular Virology
  • Hospital acquired infection
  • Community Health

 

Publications

Isaac Echoru, Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Ibe Michael Usman, Irene Mukenya Mutuku, Robinson Ssebuufu, Patricia Decanar Ajambo, Fred Ssempijja, Regan Mujinya, Kevin Matama, Grace Henry Musoke, Emmanuel Tiyo Ayikobua, Herbert Izo Ninsiima, Samuel Sunday Dare, Ejike Daniel Eze, Edmund Eriya Bukenya, Grace Keyune Nambatya, Ewan MacLeod, Susan Christina Welburn . (2020) . University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda . Health Services Insights, [online] Volume 13. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7383606/
Isaac Echoru , Keneth Iceland Kasozi , Ibe Michael Usman , Irene Mukenya Mutuku, Robinson Ssebuufu , Patricia Decanar Ajambo, Fred Ssempijja, Regan Mujinya , Kevin Matama, Grace Henry Musoke , Emmanuel Tiyo Ayikobua , Herbert Izo Ninsiima, Samuel Sunday Dare, Ejike Daniel Eze, Edmund Eriya Bukenya, Grace Keyune Nambatya, Ewan MacLeod and Susan Christina Welburn . (2020) . University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda . Health Services Insights
I. Echoru, K.I. Kasozi, I. M. Usman, I. M. Mutuku, R. Ssebuufu, P. D. Ajambo, Fred. Ssempijja, R. Mujinya, K. Matama, G. H. Musoke, E. T. Ayikobua, H. I. Ninsiima, S. S. Dare, E. D. Eze, E. E. Bukenya, G. K. Nambatya, E. MacLeod and S. C. Welburn. . (2020) . University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda . Health Services Insights SAGE, 13, pp. 11-7

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