Education and training
2022
PhD, Bioscience Engineering
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
2014
MSc., Molecular Biology
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2007
BSc., Biomedical Science and Technology
Maseno University
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Kariuki, C.K., Doijen, J., Mann, M.K., Xie, J., Loock, M. V. & Van Damme, E. (2026). Beyond assembly: functions of the coronavirus M protein. Virology Journal.
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Mann, M., Yin, Y., Marsili, S., Xie, J., Doijen, J., Miller, R., Piassek, M., Broeck, N. V. den, Kariuki, C. K., Gruyter, H. L. M. D., Leijs, A. A., Snijder, E. J., Hemert, M. J. van, Keustermans, K., Gool, M. V., Yu, X., Loock, M. V., Koul, A., Sharma, S., … Abeywickrema, P. (2025). Structural insights into MERS and SARS coronavirus membrane proteins. Communications Biology, 8(1).
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Waweru, G., Nyakundi, R., Kutima, B., Owuor, S., Konyino, G., Gitonga, J. N., Lugano, D., Maina, A., Musyoki, J., Ochola, L., Alfred, M. O., Kariuki, C. K., Ogongo, P., Mwachari, C., Shee, F., Agoti, C. N., Sande, C., Uyoga, S., Kagucia, E. W., & Nyagwange, J. (2025). Assessing the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutations on Antibody Binding: A Comparative Assessment of the Wuhan and JN.1 Variants’ Full-Length Spikes in a Multiplex Luminex Assay. Viruses, 17(9), 1248
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Debing, Y., Vanrusselt, H., Degrauwe, L., Oliveira, D., Kariuki, C. K., Ebwanga, E. J., Bashir, S., Merckx, W., Thatikonda, S. K., Rajwanshi, V. K., Gohil, V., Jin, H., Kum, D. B., Sanchez, A. A., Chanda, S., Blatt, L. M., Jekle, A., Symons, J., Smith, D. B., & Paeshuyse, J. (2024). An in vivo duck hepatitis B virus model recapitulates key aspects of nucleic acid polymer treatment outcomes in chronic hepatitis B patients. Antiviral Research, 224, 105835.
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Woldemariyam FT, Kariuki CK, Kamau J, De Vleeschauwer A, De Clercq K, Lefebvre DJ, & Paeshuyse, J. Epidemiologic Dynamics of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the Horn of Africa: The Role of Virus Diversity and Animal Movement. Viruses. 2023;15(4).
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Kariuki, C. K., & Magez, S. (2021). Improving the yield of recalcitrant Nanobodies® by simple modifications to the standard protocol. Protein Expression and Purification, 185, 105906.
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Kariuki CK, Stijlemans B, Magez S. The Trypanosomal Transferrin Receptor of Trypanosoma Brucei-A Review. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease [Internet]. 2019; 4(4)
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Kamuyu, G., Tuju, J., Kimathi, R., Mwai, K., Mburu, J., Kibinge, N., Kwan, M. C., Hawkings, S., Yaa, R. M., Chepsat, E., Njunge, J. M., Chege, T., Guleid, F., Rosenkranz, M., Kariuki, C. K., Frank, R., Kinyanjui, S., Murungi, L., Bejon, P., … Osier, F. (2018). KILchip v1.0: A Novel Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Protein Microarray to Facilitate Malaria Vaccine Candidate Prioritization. Frontiers in Immunology,
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Kariuki, C. K., Kagira, J., Mwadime, V., & Ngotho, M. (2015). Virulence and pathogenicity of three Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense stabilates in a Swiss white mouse model. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 4(1
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Maranga, D. N., Kagira, J., Kariuki, C. K., Karanja, S., Maina, N., & Ngotho, M. (2013). IL-6 is Upregulated in Late-Stage Disease in Monkeys Experimentally Infected withTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Clinical and Developmental Immunology,2013, 1-6.
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Ngotho, M., Kagira, J., Kariuki, C. K., Maina, N., Thuita, J. K., Mwangangi, D. M., & Hau, J. (2011). Influence of trypanocidal therapy on the haematology of vervet monkeys experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Acta Tropica, 119(1), 14-18.
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VLIR-UOS IPMB, Organising Committee Member and Technical Trainer: Hands-on Workshop and Practical training in Molecular Biology
2017 - 2025
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'VLIR-UOS JOINT, Co-PI (Kenya): Initiating a Training Network and Capacity Building to Improve Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Kenya and Ethiopia
2019 - 2021
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Network and Capacity Building to Improve Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Kenya and Ethiopia
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IPR/EU FP7, Research fellow: NANOTRYP-exploiting nanobodies in development of new diagnostic tools and treatment methods for trypanosomiasis
2007 - 2012
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'Expanding diagnostic capacity of COVID-19 and understanding the role of immunity in disease progression in Kenya
2021-2022'
