My name is Dr Anastasia Wairimu Muia (Ph.D) a Microbiologist and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biological Sciences at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. I am a former Chairman of the Department of Botany and have worked as a lecturer and senior lecture for a total of 30 years teaching many courses in the field of microbiology and Botany. I am a former Departmental Examination Officer. I supervised many post graduate and undergraduate students in my field. I have been external examiner of University exams for Technical University of Kenya and Maseno University for 10 years. I have reviewed numerous proposals and papers and have been internal and external examiners of many theses. I am currently the chairperson Seminars Committee and a member of Post Graduate Committee at the department of Biological Sciences. I previously served as Faculty Postgraduate Committee as member and chair for six years (2011-2016) and was a member of 海角破解版International Conference and Research Week Committee for 6 consecutive years besides being a member of Bioethics and Botanic Garden Committees. In all cases we organised international and national meetings. Together with my colleagues we published the book 鈥満＝瞧平獍鍮otanic Garden: A model for conservation, Teaching, Research and Recreation鈥�, Media Document and Supplies, Nairobi ISBN 978-9966-817-09-3. I am a former Common Wealth Scholar (2006) at the University of Sheffield UK where I worked as a research fellow in an Environmental Microbiology project between October 2006 and March 2007. I have hands on laboratory and industry experience having worked as a laboratory analyst at the Kenya Bureau of Standards (for 3 years) and have vast research experience at the International Centre of Insect Ecology and Physiology (ICIPE) and at the Egerton University. My research interests include; Aquatic Microbial Biofilms, Water Quality Analysis, Sanitation and Water Pollution studies, Environmental Biotechnology such as pesticide and material degradation, Microbial diversity studies, Plant- microbe interactions including diseases, symbiotic associations, Biological Control, Environmental Mutagens and Cytogenetic studies, prospecting for antimicrobial compounds and other bioactive compounds, antibiotic resistance as well as food fermentation investigations. I have been involved in various collaborative studies with my peers locally and internationally and have participated in development of several research proposals that brought funding to my institution. I has participated in various collaborative projects in the past including: Pesticide project, NACOSTI (Women Scientists grant as PI (2013-2015), Lake Naivasha sustainability project - IDRC (Ecohealth perspectives, 2009 up to 2015), Streptomyces project, 海角破解版as PI (Research Division, 2009) and Arthrospira Soda Lake project- Univ of Vienna (Microbial ecology perspectives, March 2008 鈥� March 2009).I published over 40 papers from my research. I am currently a member of various professional associations including; American Society of Microbiology (ASM), Kenya Society of Microbiology (KSM), Common Wealth Aluminus, Kenya, Kenya DAAD Scholars and East Africa Water Association (EAWA) (as member and treasurer). I have participated on many social activities within 海角破解版and beyond. Of notable importance is that I have been a board member of St. Augustine Primary school, Egerton Catholic Chaplaincy and during my tenure as a board member was instrumental in helping the school acquire land for further expansion in the Njoro area besides getting a British Council grant for linkage with St Marys primary school Middlewich, Cheshire U.K that allowed teachers and pupils visit UK on an exchange programme. On the social perspective I have been a secretary to the Njoro Golf club for 3 years. I have also contributed to training of communities on quality assurance of herbal drugs.
