Mentees and mentors – Early Career Champions

Participants of Early Career Champions 2023–24

Abdirahman Barre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UoN
Ahmad Al-Mustapha, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UH
Paul Bangura, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, UH
Mert Erdin, Faculty of Medicine, UH
Katriina Huttunen, Swedish School of Science, UH
Caroline Kawira, Agriculture, UoN
Lydia Moraa Mageto, Veterinary Medicine/Public health, UoN
Teresia Njoki Kimani, Faculty Health Sciences/ CEMA_Africa, UoN
Wyckliff Ngetich, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UoN
Noora Oertel, Faculty of Arts, UH
Dismas Oketch, Faculty of Health Sciences, UoN
Priscilla Osei, Faculty of Social Sciences, UH
Henni Tuomala, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, UH

Dr. Magdalene Ameka, KAVI /Department of Med Microbiology, UoN
Dr. Tequiero Abuom, Vet Clinical Studies, UoN
Prof George Chege Gitao, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, UoN
Ass. prof. Ravi Kant, Medical Microbiology, UH
Dr. Lucy W Kivuti-Bitok, Nursing, UoN
Ass. prof. Peter Krawczel, Research Centre for Animal Welfare, UH
Prof Catherine Nkirote Kunyanga, Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, UoN
Ass. prof. Henry Ndegwa Maina, Food and Nutrition, UH
Dr. Melissa Meierhofer, Zoology, UH
Dr. Isabel Mogollon Figueroa, Institute for Molecular Medicine, UH
Dr. Marco Savarese, Folkhälsan Research Center
Dr Getrude Shepelo Peter, Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UoN
Dr. Paul Webala, Wildlife Biology, UoN

Hussein Alburkat, Faculty of Medicine, UH

Sofie Skovfoged Gregersen, Faculty of Arts, UH

Bildad Hawi – Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, UoN

Moses Masika – KAVI-ICR, UoN

Heta Mattila, Faculty of Educational Sciences, UH

Hellen Muringa Mwaura – Centre for Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, UoN

Victor Musyoki – Department of Medical Microbiology, UoN

Samuel Mwangi Njoroge – Centre for Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, UoN

Inka-Tuulevi Pettinen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UH

Joseph Ogola Ganda – KAVI-ICR, UoN

Dr. Tuomas Aivelo, Helsinki One Health (HOH) and Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria), UH

Prof. Omu Anzala – KAVI Institute of clinical Research (KAVI-ICR), UoN

Prof. Salome Bukachi –Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, UoN

Dr. Mar Cabeza, Global Change and Conservation Lab, UH

Dr. Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), UH

Prof. Mikael Fogelholm, Leader of InnoFoodAfrica project, UH

Prof. Annamari Heikinheimo, Group leader of Zoonotic Antimicrobial Resistance, UH

Dr. Essi Korhonen, Viral Zoonosis Research Unit, UH

Dr. Daniel Muli – KAVI-ICR, UoN

Dr. Marianne Mureithi – Department of Medical Microbiology

Prof. Thumbi Mwangi – UoN & Washington State University

Prof. Philip Nyagah – College of Agriculture & Veterinary Sciences, UoN

Prof. Elina Oinas, Leader of WIRE: Will to Relevance – Ideals in Finland-Africa Collaborations in Biomedicine and Gender Studies, UH

Prof. Petri Pellikka, Earth Change Observation Laboratory (ECHOLAB), UH

Associate Prof. Tarja Sironen, Viral Zoonosis Research Unit and Emerging Infections Research Group, UH

Prof. Olli Vapalahti, Helsinki One Health (HOH) and Viral Zoonosis Research Unit, UH