Georgina Odityo

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

• Manuscripts from MSc. research;
• Factors associated with non-Typhoidal Salmonella infection in children below 5 years in an Urban Informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistant profiles of non-Typhoidal Salmonella isolated from children under five years in Mukuru Informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.

• 13th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses, Kigali, Rwanda, 12/05/2023 - 12/07/2023, Poster presentation
• Africa Bio Genome Project Illumina NGS Practical Training, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, 12/06/2023 - 12/08/2023, Selected participant
• 2023 Global One Health two-day Symposium, Nairobi, Kenya, 11/02/2023 - 11/03/2023, Invited participant, Poster presentation

• Proficient in technical data analysis.
• Excellent memory and communication skills.
• Smart critical thinker with knowledge in major computer packages.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a diverse team.
• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Result-oriented, self-motivated, and flexible in adapting to new environments.
• Resourceful and able to meet strict deadlines.
• Cooperative, open-minded, and embraces novel ideas.
• Problem-solver with a strong sense of integrity and exemplary mannerism.
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues and accept unexpected results.
• Committed to delivering quality work on time.
• Ability to handle and coexist with colleagues of varied personalities.

Antimicrobial resistance, metagenomics, bacterial genomics, cancer genomics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics and Whole Genome Sequencing

• Citizenship: Kenyan
• Gender: Female

• Dr. Winnie Mutai, Lecturer, University of Nairobi department of Medical Microbiology, Kenya, +254724886584, winny@uonbi.ac.ke
• Dr. Moses Muia Masika, Lecturer, University of Nairobi department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, +254721770306, mosmasika@uonbi.ac.ke
• Prof. Samuel Kariuki, Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), Eastern Africa, +254722232467, Samkariuki2@gmail.com

• Ruforum Training on data analysis using R programming Language, 08/02/2023, 08/07/2023
• Whole Genome Sequencing and Bioinformatics training and workshop (MISSION project), 04/19/2023, 07/15/2023
• The Global One Health initiative (GOHi), One Health East Africa Research and Training (OHEART) at Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, Module 1, 06/2022, 08/2022, Module 2, 09/19/2022, 09/30/2022
• IATA training at Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 01/20/2022, 01/21/2022
• Livestock Value Chains in Nairobi, Communication of Research Findings, and Open Dialogue Workshop, 10/08/2019
• National Antimicrobial Resistance Symposium at the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), 11/14/2018, 11/15/2018
• Good Clinical and Laboratory Practice (GCLP) Training Course in Nairobi, 03/27/2017, 03/29/2017

Fluent English and Swahili

Awarded 2 grants as a co-investigator in the projects below;

1.Identification And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles Of Pathogenic Cervicovaginal Bacterial Communities In Women With High-Risk HPV Genotypes And HPVRelated Cervical Cancer Among Women In Nakuru And Meru Counties; A Cross-Sectional Study.

2.Antimicrobial Resistance and Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Dairy Farms in Selected Counties in Kenya.