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Kenya Institute of Primate ResearchKIPRE
Sharon Chepkwony Sharon Chepkwony
Affiliation

Dr. Sharon Chepkwony

Senior Research Scientist

sharonc@kipre.go.ke

Qualifications

  • PhD in Veterinary Sciences (Viral Immunology)

    Ghent University, Belgium · 2021

Projects

  • Development and validation of immunomodulatory Lactobacilli-based vaccines to combat zoonotic influenza A viruses in animal populations - Continuing

    Ongoing

  • Evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of Rotavac rotavirus vaccine in Kenya after the vaccine switch – Continuing

    Ongoing

  • Using heterologous prime-boost vaccination strategies in pigs to induce broadly cross-reactive and cross-protective antibodies against multiple variants of influenza viruses of humans and swine

  • Surveillance, and genomic and antigenic characterization of swine influenza viruses in

  • Belgium and the Netherlands

  • Prevalence and molecular characterization of Herpesvirus papio 2 in wild-caught olive baboons in Kenya

  • Prospective controlled Analysis of Behavior in Olive Baboons Induced with

  • Endometriosis and Identification of Biomarkers for Endometriosis

Publications

  1. 1.Vandoorn, E., Parys, A., Chepkwony, S., Chiers, K., & Van Reeth, K.* (2022). Efficacy of the NS1-truncated live attenuated influenza virus vaccine for swine against infection with viruses of major North American and European H3N2 lineages. Vaccine, 40(19), 2723–2732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.051View →
  2. 2.Vandoorn, E., Stadejek, W., Parys, A., Chepkwony, S., Chiers, K., & Van Reeth, K.* (2022). Pathobiology of an NS1-Truncated H3N2 Swine Influenza Virus Strain in Pigs. Journal of virology, 96(11), e0051922. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00519-22View →
  3. 3.Chepkwony, S., Parys, A., Vandoorn, E., Stadejek, W., Xie, J., King, J., Graaf, A., Pohlmann, A., Beer, M., Harder, T., & Van Reeth, K.* (2021). Genetic and antigenic evolution of H1 swine influenza A viruses isolated in Belgium and the Netherlands from 2014 through 2019. Scientific reports, 11(1), 11276. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90512-zView →
  4. 4.Chepkwony, S., Parys, A., Vandoorn, E., Chiers, K., & Van Reeth, K.* (2020). Efficacy of Heterologous Prime-Boost Vaccination with H3N2 Influenza Viruses in Pre-Immune Individuals: Studies in the Pig Model. Viruses, 12(9), 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12090968View →
  5. 5.Muema, E.,* Kinyanjui, P., Mbaria, J., Nguta, J., Chepkwony, S., Kamau, J., Onkoba, N., & Nyachieo, A. (2016). Toxicity and Safety of Khat (Catha edulis) Consumption during Pregnancy using Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) as Experimental Models: A Prospective Randomised Study. Greener Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, 4(3): 061-070, http://doi.org/10.15580/GJEPH.2016.3.102116188View →
  6. 6.Chepkwony, S., Kiulia, NM., Nyakundi, R., Gicheru, M., & Nyachieo, A.* (2016) Sero-Prevalence of Herpesvirus Papio 2 in Wild-Caught Olive Baboons from Selected Regions in Kenya. J Emerg Dis Virol 2(3): doi http://dx.doi.org/10.16966/2473- 1846.118View →