Current Research Projects
- Isolation and screening of termite microbiome for novel biocatalysts using culture-based and functional metagenomic techniques Isolation and characterization of microorganisms from soils, termites and other habitats
- Diversity of rice blast pathogen population their interaction of rice blast pathogen and strategies for resistance management in Kenya Searching for and testing the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi in the control of spider mites
- Molecular resolution of genetic variability of CBSV and development of diagnostic kit for cassava and sweet potato virus
- DNA markers for application of wildlife forensics in Kenya
Metagenome studies of archea diversity in lake elementaita
- Diversity, yield and quality characterization of slender leaf (crotalaria spp) and mechanism involved in suppression of stiga weed
- Characterization, regeneration and agro-bacterium tumefasciens-mediated transformation of jatropha
- Isolation & characterization of yeast strains capable of converting whey to bio-ethanol Building ecosystem services research capacity in semi-arid Africa
- Analysis of Molecular and Morphological characterization of Cassava transformed with B- carotene Genes (Dxs and Psy).
- Characyerization of the Crt Y gene in paracoccus sp. Ibog 37 for the potential commercial application in the production of caratenoids
- Use of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and cultural Methods in An Integrated pest management of sweet potato weevils
- Molecular characterization of wild Pleurotus spp in Kenya
Agrobacterium mediated transformation of pegionpea with cry 1 gene for pod borer
- Characterization of soil nematodes from small scale tea growing areas in Kenya
Elimination of CBSV from infecting Cassava
- Genetic diversity of indigenous rhizobial strains and commercial inoculants and their potential to improve yields and nitrogen fixation in four legume species in Kenya
- Genetic diversity and symbiotic efficiency of legume nodulating bacteria from Taita
- In vitro propagation and molecular characterization of the east African sandal wood Osyris lanceolata
- Natural products from extremophiles isolation, characterization and cloning of phytone destaurase gene -Crt from paracoccus sp. Ibog 37.
