NANYINGI O MARK Address: P.O Box 21687 00100 Nairobi Telephone: +254 721 117 845, Email: mnanyingi@gmail.com Nationality: Kenyan, Date of Birth: 26th June 1981 OBJECTIVE To be a high integrity team player with ability to establish strong collaborative scientific linkages that will tackle emerging zoonotic diseases focused on benefiting communities that are vulnerable to climate change. CAREER PROFILE Dr. Nanyingi Mark is doctoral research fellow at Colorado State University, USA and PhD student at University of Nairobi (Kenya). He investigates Livestock adaptation systems to Climate change with focus on spatial and temporal epidemiology of Rift Valley Fever (RVF). He has a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree (2004) and attained a Masters in Pharmacology and Toxicology from University of Nairobi (2008) by conducting research at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), which focused on pharmacoepidemiology and drug development of herbal acaricides based on indigenous knowledge of Samburu pastoralists. He previously worked as GIS analyst in Epidemiology unit at KEMRI-Welcome Trust on Malaria Epidemiology and surveillance in Demographic Surveillance System. Nanyingi is currently a state veterinarian involved in collaborative research with Kenya Medical Research Institute/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KEMRI/CDC) in coordination of RVF Vector surveillance project. http://www.linkedin.com : Mark (O) Nanyingi EDUCATION Area of Learning School Year PhD Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics University of Nairobi- CSU (US) 2012-Date Epidemiology [Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases]- Online training. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2010 Master of Science Pharmacology and Toxicology; University of Nairobi 2008 Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine University of Nairobi 2004 EMPLOYMENT Duration Employer Position March 2009 to Date July 2007- Sep 2007 Department of Veterinary Services, Government of Kenya International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Senior Veterinary Officer, BecA Graduate Research Fellow Dec 2006 - August 2007 KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Kilifi GIS Research Analyst 2005-2007 University of Nairobi Graduate Assistant
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Year Awarding organization and Title Amount in USD/Role 2013 World Health Organization/TDR Research Grant: Early Warning Systems For Improved Human Population Health and Resilience to Climate Sensitive Vector Borne Diseases in Dryland Areas Of Kenya 700,000 Co-Investigator 2012 World Bank: Travel Grant for Expert Group Meeting on Climate Change in Bellagio,Italy 2012 USAID RESPOND: Travel and Research Grant for One Health training on Integrated Transboundary Zoonotic Diseases Management 2011 USAID- Colorado State University: Livestock adaptation and Climate Change (LCCRSP current FTF Initiative) 2500 Climate change expert 6000 Student 36,000 Doctorate Research Fellow 2005 University of Nairobi: Graduate scholarship for MSc Pharmacology and Toxicology 6000 Graduate Assistant PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=nanyingi Langat K Bernard, Siele K David, Nanyingi O Mark, Mutai K Charles, Rukunga M Geoffrey, Mwandawiro Charles, Ireri Laban, Tonui K Willy. Larvicidal Action of Extracts from Tithonia diversifolia Against the Dengue Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Biol. Act. Prod. Nat. 02/2012; 2(1):46-49. pp.46-49 Wagate CG, Mbaria JM, Gakuya DW, Nanyingi MO, Kareru PG, Njuguna A, Gitahi N, Macharia JK, Njonge FK. Screening of some Kenyan medicinal plants for antibacterial activity. Phytother Res. 2010 Jan; 24(1):150-3. Asaava LL, Kitala PM, Gathura PB, Nanyingi MO, Muchemi G, Schelling E A survey of bovine cysticercosis/human taeniosis in Northern Turkana District, Kenya. Prev Vet Med. 2009 Jun 1;89(3-4):197-204 Cyrus WG, Daniel GW, Nanyingi MO, Njonge FK, Mbaria JM. Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of Kenyan medicinal plants. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2008 Nov;103 (7):650-2 Nanyingi MO, Mbaria JM, Lanyasunya AL, Wagate CG, Koros KB, Kaburia HF, Munenge RW, Ogara WO. Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu district, Kenya. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2008 May 23i; 4:14. PUBLICATIONS (Accepted In Review) Habarugira G, Rukelibuga J, Nanyingi M and Mushonga B. Bovine Tuberculosis in Rwanda: Prevalence and Economic Impact Evaluation by Meat Inspection at SABAN- Nyabugogo Abattoir, Kigali. JSAVA Jan 2014. http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava BOOK CHAPTER M.O. Nanyingi, K.B. Kipsengeret, C.G. Wagate, B.K. Langat, L.L. Asaava and J.O. Midiwo. In Vitro and In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Kenyan Medicinal Plants. In Aspects of African Biodiversity. 2010 Feb; 354(pp 200): 22-29 ISBN: 1847559484.
CONFERENCES & SEMINARS ATTENDED AND PRESENTED Nanyingi M O, Muchemi G M, Kiama S G,Thumbi S M, and Bett B, Perspectives of Predictive Epidemiology and Early Warning Systems for Rift Valley Fever in Garissa, Kenya.(2013), In 47th Kenya Veterinary Scientific Conference, Mombasa Mark O Nanyingi, Climate Change Early Warning Systems for Rift Valley Fever Pandemic preparedness in Kenya, World Bank Expert Group Meeting on Climate Sensitive Diseases, Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Italy (August 2012) Nanyingi M O, Kiama S G, Thumbi S M and Muchemi G M, Climate Change Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation of Livestock Systems in Kenya,(2012). In 46th Kenya Veterinary Scientific Conference, Nairobi Mark O Nanyingi, Samuel M.Thumbi. Towards a Climate Change database for livestock adaptation and mitigation in Kenya. (29 th April 2011) In 45th Kenya Veterinary Scientific Conference. Kisumu. Mark Nanyingi, Alfred Koballa, Humphrey Ongili, Christopher Okello. Veterinary Public Health in Khwisero District, Kenya - Success, challenges and possibilities. (April 2010), In 44th Kenya Veterinary Scientific Conference.Garissa. Mark O. Nanyingi,James M. Mbaria, Adamson L.Lanyasunya, Cyrus G. Wagate, Kipsengeret B. Koros, William O. Ogara, Jacob O.Midiwo. Drug discovery and biodiversity conservation in Samburu, Kenya. (2008), In Proceedings of the 1st Pan African Chemistry Network/RSC Biodiversity. www.rsc.org Nanyingi O Mark, James M Mbaria, Wagate G Cyrus, Gakuya W Daniel, Kipsengeret B. Koros, William O.Ogara. Pharmacoepidemiology and bioprospecting of herbal medicines in three districts in Kenya. (2008), In 5th International Congress of African of Physiological Sciences. Mark O. Nanyingi, Bernard K. Langat, Cyrus G. Wagate, Fred N Andayi, Kipsengeret B Koros, Benard C. Rono, Lucas L. Asava, James M. Mbaria. Antiplasmodial activity of some plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Samburu district of Kenya. In Proceedings of the 1st National Conference and Exhibition for Dissemination of Research Results and Review of Innovations, Ministry of Science and Technology (2008) MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Rift Valley Fever: Epidemiology, Surveillance and Control in Kenya (Review). Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Garissa Population in Control of Rift Valley Fever in response to Climate Change. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Kenya Veterinary
TRAININGS ATTENDED Event Title Provider Year Integrated Transboundary Disease Management USAID,Respond 2012 International Scientific Biennial Veterinary Conference UON,KVA 2012 African Field Epidemiology Network, VPH Dissemination AFNET,CDC & GOK 2011 Workshop Veterinary Public Health Consultative Task Force GIZ & Government of 2011 Kenya 14th Symposium on Ethno veterinary Medicine NAPRECA, AAMPS 2011 Animal Resource Industry as a Driver of Vision 2030 Kenya Veterinary 2011 World Rabies Day and Zoonoses Conference Kenya Veterinary 2010 7th Biennial Scientific Conference: One Health In a University of Nairobi 2010 Changing Environment One health: Essential for a thriving Livestock Industry Kenya Veterinary 2010 Measuring Disease Dynamics in Populations Johns Hopkins BSPH 2010 Training of Trainers (participatory epidemiology in ILRI 2009 disease surveillance) Animal and Human Health (One Health Concept) KVA 2009 6th Biennial Scientific Conference on Animal Human University of Nairobi 2008 interaction 1st Pan African Chemistry Network, Biodiversity Royal Society of 2008 Conference Chemistry 5th International Congress of the African AAPS and University of 2008 of Physiological Sciences (AAPS) Nairobi 1st National Conference and Exhibition for Dissemination of Research Results and Review of Innovations Ministry of Science & Technology, Kenya 2008 Expert Group Meeting on Cities in Climate Change UN-HABITAT 2007 Effective Project Planning and Evaluation in WHO/TDR 2006 Biomedical Research OTHER SKILLS Proficiency in use Microsoft OS, Mac OS and Linux Basic Geographical Information systems (GIS) software manipilation; ArcGIS, Q-GIS Good understanding and use of statistical softwares: R, STATA Data Management skills using Filemaker Pro, MS Access and open source data portals RESEARCH INTERESTS Climate change and Vector Borne Diseases Spatial and Mathematical modeling of infectious Zoonotic diseases. Epidemiology and Disease burden analysis of neglected tropical diseases Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases, Trans-boundary diseases and Biosecurity.
REFEREES 1. Professor S. G. Kiama, BVM, MSc, PhD Acting Director Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 30197 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel. +254 20 2506448 Cell: +254 722380971 Email: kgitahi@uonbi.ac.ke Web: http://wmi.uonbi.ac.ke 2. Professor Benson Estambale, MBChB, DTM&H, MSc,PhD Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Outreach Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology P.O Box 210-40601, Bondo,Kenya Tel: +254 572501804 Cell: +254 722700185, +254 733348153 Email: bestambale@jooust.ac.ke Web: www.jooust.ac.ke 3. Dr.Robert A.Skilton, PhD Team Leader Biosciences East and Central Africa (BecA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) P.O BOX 30709 Nairobi 00100 Kenya. Tel: +254 20 422 3801 Cell: +254 733 635 103 Email: r.skilton@cgiar.org Web: www.ilri.org