Mr
William
Sapunyo
Mr
William
Sapunyo
Research Scientist
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
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William Lemayian is a distinguished research scientist at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization's Veterinary Science Research Institute (KALRO-VSRI). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master of Science in Pharmacology and Toxicology, both from the University of Nairobi. With four years of dedicated research experience, William's work centres on advancing disease diagnostics, addressing infectious diseases, zoonotic pathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), vaccinology, and championing the One Health approach. His profound expertise in pharmacology and toxicology fuels his exploration of novel therapeutic agents, unravelling drug mechanisms, and ensuring the safety and efficacy of vaccines and antimicrobials, especially in veterinary medicine and zoonotic diseases.
Research interests
William's work centres on advancing disease diagnostics, addressing infectious diseases, zoonotic pathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), vaccinology, and championing the One Health approach. His profound expertise in pharmacology and toxicology fuels his exploration of novel therapeutic agents, unravelling drug mechanisms, and ensuring the safety and efficacy of vaccines and antimicrobials, especially in veterinary medicine and zoonotic diseases. Projects you're working on
East coast fever (ECF) vaccine and acaricide resistances studies. Discipline
Bacteriology Bioinformatics Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Ethics Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Parasitology Safety evaluation Statistics Host species
Camels Cats Cattle Dogs Fish Horses Poultry Small ruminants Zoonoses Pathogen
Bacteria Bacteria›Brucella Bacteria›E. coli Bacteria›Mycoplasma Bacteria›Salmonella Parasites Parasites›Babesia Parasites›Cestodes Parasites›Eimeria Parasites›Nematodes Parasites›Neospora Parasites›Taenia solium Parasites›Theileria annulata Parasites›Theileria parva Parasites›Ticks Parasites›Trypanosoma Viruses Viruses›Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus Viruses›Foot-and-mouth disease virus Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus Viruses›Rift Valley fever virus Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Commercialisation Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Deployment Field trials Marketing Pre-clinical trials Vaccine delivery