Muturi Njoka
Graduate Student - Stefan Bossmann Lab
mnjoka@kumc.eduProfessional Background
I am a biochemist by training with a strong background in molecular biology. I have a BSc and MSc in biochemistry from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya. I joined KUMC Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (IGPBS) in the Fall of 2021 and later joined Dr. Bossmann’s lab in the Fall of 2022. I am researching the effects of Sin3 gene truncation in cancer. The gene encodes a scaffolding protein that forms chromatin remodeling complexes inhibiting tumor suppressor genes transcription. I am glad that my graduate study will contribute to cancer management.
Education and Training
- BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, with Chemistry minor, JKUAT, Nairobi, Kenya.
- MS, Biochemistry, JKUAT, Nairobi, Kenya.
Research
Overview
My research work involves the use of molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. I am experienced in nucleic acid nano-biosensor design, cellular mechanisms of drug resistance, and human microsatellite genotyping.
Publications
- Sagoe, K. O., Kyama, M. C., Maina, N., Kamita, M., Njokah, M., Thiong’o, K., ... & Gitaka, J. (2023). Application of Hybridization Chain Reaction/CRISPR-Cas12a for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Diagnostics, 13(9), 1644.
- Nambati, Eva Aluvaala, Muturi Njoka, Fred Eyase, Janet Majanja, Naomi Njuguna, Sophie M. Gitonga, Nicholas Mwikwabe, Eric Lelo, Milka Mwangi, and Francis Kimani. 2020. ‘Multidisciplinary Approach; towards Training of the Next Generation of Forensic DNA Analysts in Africa; a Kenyan Perspective’. Forensic Science International: Synergy.
- Kibet Ngetich, Swai Hulda, Muturi Njokah, Washira Sabina Lilian C. Koech and Jeremiah Gathirwa (2020). Antimalarial potential and phytochemical composition of fractions of Lippia kituiensis Vatke (Verbenaceae) growing in Northern Tanzania. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. Vol. 14(8), pp. 406-414.
- Njokah, M.J., Kang’ethe, J.N., Kinyua, J., Kariuki, D. and Kimani, F.T., 2016. In vitro selection of Plasmodium falciparum Pfcrt and Pfmdr1 variants by artemisinin. Malaria Journal, 15, p.1.