Dr. Julia Kimondo joined the School of Pharmacy in February 2016 as a Lecturer in Pharmacognosy. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nairobi, an MPharm in Materia Medica (Pharmacognosy) from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China and a PhD in Pharmacognosy and Complimentary Medicine from the University of Nairobi. Prior to joining the School of Pharmacy, Dr. Kimondo worked as a lecturer and Head of Department (Pharmacognosy) at Mount Kenya University. Dr. Kimondo’s research interests includes ethnobotany, herbal drug development, metabolic disorders and antioxidants. She has a wealth of experience in medicinal plants, ethnopharmacological surveys, animal and cell studies and phytochemistry.