Dr. Ngalla Jillani

PhD

The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg · 2011

Grant from MJFF GP2 for Parkinson’s Disease genetics and biomarkers in AfrAbia region (USD 275,000)

2024

Grant Kenya University Network (KENET) to undertake research on phage biopharmaceuticals against AMR (15,000 USD)

2024

Grant to organize and host IBRO-ARC School on Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Kenya-Euro 19,000.

2022

PI Using Phages to Decontaminate Hospital Sewage and drainage systems-$16,426.8

2021

PI Paleontological and Paleoanthropological field research on newly discovered exposures in Mt. Kenya West region-$7,050.

2020

PI Childhood cryptosporidiosis baboon infant modeling project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the tune of $100,000. This has just successfully completed.

2016 – 2018 · Completed

Co-PI in Palaeontology and Palaeonthropology Research Project in Central Kenya Highland with Dr. Francis Kirera of Mercer University, USA and Dr. Nasser Malit of SUNY Potsdam, New York, USA ($10,000).

2018

Co-PI Isolation of phages of public health importance in Kenya, an on-going project ($15,000).

2017

Co-PI in Effects of chronic Khat consumption in normal brain development in a mouse model; a collaborative project with Prof. Orina of the Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi- on-going ($20,000).

2017-Present · Ongoing

Co-PI in Wound healing in Primates-a collaborative project with the Department of Dermatology, Graduate school of medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan - completed ($10,000).

2014 · Completed

Co-PI in Brain MRI and Histopathology of Epileptic Baboon-a collaborative project with Neurobiology Department of the University of Texas Health Center, USA and Universitatsklinikum Erlange, Institutfur Neuropathologie, Germany-completed ($…

2014 · Completed

Co-PI in Brain MRI and Histopathology of Epileptic Baboon-a collaborative project with Neurobiology Department of the University of Texas Health Center, USA and Universitatsklinikum Erlange, Institutfur Neuropathologie, Germany-completed ($16,000).

Co-PI in Tracing neuronal circuitry in the primate reticulo-spinal system in the baboon; and a Postdoctoral project with Institute of Neurosciences, Newcastle University Medical School, UK-completed ($80,000).

2012-2013 · Completed

Co-PI Stroke and movement: a neurophysiology approach: -a collaborative research project with Newcastle University's Institute of Neuroscience and Department of Anatomy- postdoctoral and research grants-completed ($160,000).

2012-2013 · Completed

Co-PI in Clock Genes and Sleep Genomics –a collaborative research project with INSERM (France) and La Jolla University, USA: Research grants as PI-ongoing ($67,000).

2013

PI, Collection of primate brains from ongoing researches towards building a primates brain bank at IPR - ongoing ($5,000).

2011 – Present · Ongoing