K-SRIC | SRPNTS

Kenya Snakebite Research & Intervention Centre.

George Omondi,

Programme Lead Investigator

Snakebite continues to cause devastating health and socio-economic consequences amongst the poor rural communities in Kenya and Africa. K-SRIC takes pride in being part of the SRPNTS consortium tackling snakebite deaths and disabilities through innovative research, advocacy and dedicated snakebite-community interventions.

Kenya Snakebite Research
& Intervention Centre

Institute of Primate Research, Nairobi

K-SRIC undertakes multi-disciplinary research and clinical activities leading to better diagnosis and therapies for snakebite, while working towards community-based model intervention systems with the primary goal of saving the lives and limbs of those afflicted with snakebite.

www.ksric-asrg.org

Leads.

GEORGE
OMONDI

Programme Lead Investigator

George Oluoch is a SRPNTS investigator and trained Veterinary Surgeon and Tropical and Infectious Diseases Specialist. He currently heads the Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre (K-SRIC)- a multi-thematic and multi-site snakebite programme initiative which is part of a major collaboration between the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Institute of Primate Research (IPR). This initiative has successfully attracted several major grant funding towards answering research questions in snakebite disease. George’s initial work at IPR focused on laboratory animal medicine and particularly Non-Human Primate clinical medicine, surgery, and pathology. Over the last decade, he has established a research career in understanding the pathogenesis and possible therapies and vaccines for tropical infectious and neglected diseases such as Human African Trypanosomiasis, Dengue, Schistosomiasis and Snakebite. George received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Nairobi, MSc Tropical and Infectious Diseases from the Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, University of Nairobi, and is currently working towards a PhD in Tropical Medicine.

ogemosh@gmail.com

COLINS
WAWERU

Project Manager

Collins Waweru is a programme manager at Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre-Institute of Primate Research (K-SRIC-IPR) for both the FCDO-funded SRPNTS programme and the NIHR-funded African Snakebite Research Group (ASRG). Collins holds a master’s degree in project management and a bachelor's degree in Business Information Technology. He has a vested interest in enhancing South-South Cooperation and research, pre and post-award management.