Daniel Muema

This pragmatic trial, led by @KEMRI_Wellcome colleagues @Shindeh @TonyEtyang , and conducted across 18 hospitals in Kenya, found that adjunctive low-dose glucocorticoids reduced mortality in adults with community-acquired pneumonia.

Is science getting too competitive? Grant applications are skyrocketing and funding rates are decreasing. Yet the article in Nature fails to mention the potential role that AI/LLMs in driving up grant applications. These low funding rates are a serious problem--they turn the entire system into a lottery. nature.com/articles/d4158…').

Thanks @kaviuon for creating a platform where African scientists are contributing to solutions for African problems like HIV. We will strive to have vaccines that are safe and effective in our local setting.

@MaingiDan @JumaCJ1 The post that I have been looking for

@JumaCJ1 1. 🧬 mRNA (Moderna style)‑& mRNA Encoded Germline‑Targeting Vaccines (Nanoparticles) Approach. 2. PrEPVacc Vaccine (Eastern & Southern Africa)- halted for lack of efficacy. 3. Other novel approaches—like T-cell mosaic vaccines and gene therapy—are still in early development.

Congratulations @Thumbi_Ndungu and your team!!!

Kenya's Professor Thumbi Ndung'u is leading the trial to find a cure for HIV at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 20% of the participants in the trial managed to suppress the virus without medication for nearly a year.

In Kenya, the HPV vaccine is available free of charge at any government facility offering routine immunizations for children. It is given in two doses, six months apart to girls between 10-14 years of age.Get your daughter vaccinated today to prevent cervical cancer.

Additionally, @MuemaDM will concentrate on pioneering research methodologies and innovative healthcare solutions while developing cutting-edge treatment protocols and healthcare technologies.

On our fourth day of our #meettheteam series, we would like to highlight Dr. Daniel Muema. He joins the Institute as part of our Vaccines and Research Innovation divisions.

Retroviral genomes are translated after entry, challenging the notion that retroviruses require reverse transcription to produce viral proteins, which has significant implications for basic retrovirology, immune responses and gene therapy applications nature.com/articles/s4146…

A new NIAID study shows strong responses from immune cells called CD8+ T cells may play a key role in an effective #HIV vaccine. This study could guide future preventive and therapeutic HIV vaccine design and development. Read more: brnw.ch/21wFymZ 🔗

Lab tests show 1 in every 5 people has one organ with accelerated aging. Identifying such cases can help predict future health. This will inform timely corrective habits. Hopefully these lab tests will be readily available soon. nature.com/articles/s4158…

On this day in 1977, Fred Sanger published the first paper demonstrating "Sanger sequencing", opening the doors to read DNA and earning him a 1980 Nobel prize. Absolutely revolutionary work🫡 The first Sanger sequencing image. Figure 1, PNAS 74:5463:5467 1977

Some parasites cause painless skin sores. Do they achieve this by producing painkillers to avoid treatment? Can such parasites teach us how to kill pain in the future? Some recent research on leishmaniasis suggests so. doi.org/10.1016/j.isci…