Research facility · founded 1979
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Nairobi, Kenya · kemri.go.ke
Part of Wellcome Trust
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Grants received
2025–2026 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to estimate potential impact of a Shigella vaccine in rural Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2025–2027 · grant · Gender Equality
Kenya Medical Research Institute - To develop and test a locally adapted tool to improve measurement of heavy menstrual bleeding and quality of life among women and girls in Kenya.
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2025–2030 · fellowship · Early-Career Award
Uncovering the molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile in Africa to guide treatment and inform vaccine efficacy
Dr Grace Opia Androga · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2025–2027 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to evaluate vaccine effectiveness of oral cholera vaccines (OCV-S) and use genomics and modeling to forecast cholera in Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2025–2028 · grant · Gender Equality
Kenya Medical Research Institute - To advance women’s health by building research and development capacity and fostering scientific leadership in low- and middle-income countries.
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2024–2027 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to support extended Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) site-led research, analysis, and dissemination in Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2024–2029 · grant · Gender Equality
Kenya Medical Research Institute - To test improved next generation of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS+) formulation on pregnancy and infant outcomes
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2023–2027 · cooperative agreement · UG1
KEMRI-PHRD UG1 CASCADE NETWORK UNIT: CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV RESEARCH
Nelly Rwamba Mugo · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2023–2027 · cooperative agreement · UG1
KEMRI-PHRD UG1 CASCADE NETWORK UNIT: CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV RESEARCH
Nelly Rwamba Mugo · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2023–2025 · training-grant · Population and Public Health
Cocreating solutions to address gaps in outdoor malaria transmission with local communities: an exploratory study in Busia County, western Kenya
Sheila Ekodir · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2023–2028 · grant · Cross-Remit
Effect of housing modification on indoor thermal comfort and malaria vector densities in hot and humid zones of western and coastal Kenya
Bernard Abong'O · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2023–2026 · fellowship · International Masters Fellowship
Cocreating solutions to address gaps in outdoor malaria transmission with local communities: an exploratory study in Busia County, western Kenya
Miss Sheila Muya Ekodir · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2023–2028 · grant · Directed Call
Effect of housing modification on indoor thermal comfort and malaria vector densities in hot and humid zones of western and coastal Kenya
Dr Bernard Onyango Abong'O · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2023–2025 · grant · Gender Equality
Kenya Medical Research Institute - To support the development of a therapeutic human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2023 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to support the One Health and Environmental Surveillance Infectious Diseases Training Symposium in Nairobi Kenya.
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2023–2027 · cooperative agreement · UG1
KEMRI-PHRD UG1 CASCADE NETWORK UNIT: CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV RESEARCH
Nelly Rwamba Mugo · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2023–2027 · cooperative agreement · UG1
KEMRI-PHRD UG1 CASCADE NETWORK UNIT: CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV RESEARCH
Nelly Rwamba Mugo · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2022 · grant · Global Early Childhood Development
Global Early Childhood Development - Kenya Medical Research Institute (2022)
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
2022–2026 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to develop a targeted enrichment method for sequencing arboviruses and haemorrhagic fever viruses directly from clinical samples
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2022 · research · ASH Global Research Award
ASH Global Research Award 2022: Sophie Uyoga
Sophie Uyoga · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by American Society of Hematology
2021–2024 · fellowship · TMA
Enhanced m-health mental health screening for adolescents living with HIV transitioning into adult care.
Nyawira Gitahi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
2021–2024 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to provide training and support to conduct genomics studies on African malaria vectors
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2021–2022 · career development · K43
TESTING A LAY COUNSELOR-LED PrEP DELIVERY MODEL IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN KENYA
Elizabeth Mugoiri Irungu · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2020–2024 · fellowship · TMA
Intestinal schistosomiasis in preschool and school children residing along shores and on islands of Lake Victoria western Kenya: Investigation of eosinophil cationic protein and fecal occult blood as potential markers for schistosomiasis induced bowel morbidity
Evans Chadeka · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
2020–2024 · fellowship · TMA
Determination of HIV-1 drug resistance among patients failing second-line treatment in Kenya using an in-house phenotypic assay
Juliann Makau · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
2019–2024 · grant · DFID-Wellcome Epidemic Preparedness - Cholera Grant
Accelerating Cholera Prevention, Preparedness, and Control in East Africa through Hotspot Mapping, Genotyping, Exposure Assessment, and WASH+OCV Interventions
Prof Samuel M Kariuki · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2019–2021 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to combat malaria insecticide resistance by developing a curriculum to teach African scientists how to use genetic approaches to identify resistanc...
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2019–2024 · research · Global Health
Kenya Medical Research Institute - to facilitate elimination of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa by providing essential data for vector mosquito risk assessment, surveillance, and control
Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
2019–2020 · grant · Vaccines
Establishment of Shigella CHIMs in Kenya for evaluating Shigella vaccines
Fredrick Sawe · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2019–2023 · fellowship · TMA
Investigation of the impact of inducible, replication-competent latent HIV-1 as an impediment to HIV/AIDS cure in the context of sustained viral suppression
Edward Maina · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
2018–2019 · fellowship · Cross-Remit
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES: CASE STUDY OF EMBU COUNTY
Beatrice Irungu · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2018–2022 · research · CSA
HATUA - Enabling Compliance And Building Capacity And Community For Clinical Research In Kenya
Elizabeth Anne Bukusi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
2018–2021 · grant · Fellows Award
Which Genetic Risk Factors Are Involved in Epilepsy and Mental Health Conditions?
Symon Kariuki · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by MQ: Transforming Mental Health
2017–2022 · research · R25
CBEC-KEMRI BIOETHICS TRAINING INITIATIVE
Elizabeth Anne Bukusi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2017–2019 · grant · HRCS Postdoctoral Grants
Monitoring, Surveillance and Control Strategy Evaluation of Selected NTDs, Kenya.
Prof Dr Samson Muuo Nzou · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2017–2019 · grant · HRCS Postdoctoral Grants
Tsetse flies and trypanosomiasis in Busia County, Kenya
Dr Ferdinard Adungo · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2017–2022 · research · R25
CBEC-KEMRI BIOETHICS TRAINING INITIATIVE
Elizabeth Anne Bukusi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2017–2022 · research · R25
CBEC-KEMRI BIOETHICS TRAINING INITIATIVE
Elizabeth Anne Bukusi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health
2017–2019 · grant · HRCS Postdoctoral Grants
Determination of the Risk of DEN, CHIK and ZIKA Transmission
Dr Joel Lutomiah · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by Wellcome Trust
2017–2023 · research · R25
CBEC-KEMRI BIOETHICS TRAINING INITIATIVE
Elizabeth Anne Bukusi · Kenya Medical Research Institute · funded by National Institutes of Health