Erick Muok M O
Deputy Director
Kenya Medica Research Institute
KISUMU - KENYA, Kenya
Dr. Erick Muok is a seasoned public health researcher and leader in virology, immunology, NTDs, and lab systems, currently serving as KEMRI-CGHR Deputy Director
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Dr. Erick M.O. Muok is an experienced researcher and public health manager with a strong background in virology, immunology, and health systems strengthening. He formerly served as a genomics laboratory capacity building to the Rwandan-Zambian HIV Research Group, focusing on laboratory capacity building in Kigali, Rwanda. In western Kenya, he has led and supported numerous projects as Principal and Co-Principal Investigator, offering technical, logistical, administrative, and financial oversight in areas such as nutrition, parasite immunology, drug resistance, and targeted neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) including schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths.
Dr. Muok completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University’s Vaccine Center in Atlanta, GA, and He is a certified Clinical Trial Monitor (CRA) and holds management training from the Kenya School of Government in Strategic Leadership and from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in Health Leadership and Management.
Currently, he is the Senior Principal Research Scientist and Deputy Director at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR). He also serves as the Regional Coordinator for Neglected Infectious Diseases under the East African Consortium for Clinical Research (EACCR) Network of Excellence.
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Monday, 16 June 2025
13:00 - 14:00
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Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology with Seni Kouanda & Erick Muok M O