Medical Microbiology Unit Staff

Academic Staff

 

PROFFESSOR NYASHA CHIN’OMBE

Qualifications: PhD in Medical Microbiology (UCT), MSc in Biotechnology (UZ), BSc in Biological Sciences (UZ)

Outstanding Achievements

1. Vaccinology convenor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe.
2. African Fellowship to participate in 2nd Global Workshop on Advanced Vaccinology Training to be held on 22-24 March 2022, Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac/Annecy, France.
3. African Fellowship to participate in Vaccinology in Africa – A Virtual Master’s Level Course, 04 -15 October, 2021. Edward Jenner Institute, University of Oxford.
4. ALIVE (African Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise) fellowship to attend 3rd African Advanced Vaccinology Course, 13- 22 September, 2021, Johannesburg, South Africa.
5. University of Zimbabwe Research Board funding: Mycobacteria Research project: 2015-2018.
6. Claude Leon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011-2012: University of Cape, Cape Town, Division of Human Genetics. RSA.
7. Emory-South Africa NRF Drug Discovery Post-doctoral Fellowship, 2010-11: Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
8. Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise scholarship to attend 5th African AIDS Vaccine Programme (AAVP) Forum, 13-15 December, 2009, Kampala, Uganda.
9. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Award for registration subsidy of the Keystone Conference on Overcoming the Crisis of TB and AIDS. Arusha, Tanzania, October, 2009.
10. International Society for Infectious Diseases scholarship for registration for the 13th International Conference on Infectious Diseases Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 2008.

11. South African National Research Foundation/University of Cape Town Travel fellowship to attend the 13th International Conference on Infectious Diseases Conference, Kuala Lumpur, June 2008.
12. International 2008 AIDS Vaccine Complementary Registration Scholarship to attend 2008 International AIDS Vaccine Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, October, 2008.
13. Global Health Travel Award to attend Keystone Symposia on Challenges of Global Vaccine Development, Cape Town, South Africa, October 2007.
14. South African National Research Foundation SARChI Chair (Vaccinology) postdoctoral fellowship, 2007-2009,UCT.
15. World Health Organization scholarship to attend 7th Global Vaccine Research Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 2006.
16. International 2005 AIDS Vaccine Scholarship to attend 2005 AIDS Vaccine Conference in Montreal, Canada, September 2005.
17. Africa Genome Institute 2005 Fellowship to attend the Africa Genome Conference in Nairobi, March 2005.
18. International 2004 AIDS Vaccine Scholarship to attend AIDS Vaccine Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2004.
19. South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI) Scholarship to study PhD in Medical Microbiology (Virology) at University of Cape Town, 2001-2006..
20. International Livestock Research Institute Graduate Fellowship to do MSc (Biotechnology) research project at the Institute, 1996.
21. Hiram Wild Memorium Prize and University Book Prize for being best student in Coursework and Examination for the BSc Honours degree in Biological Sciences, 1993

 

SENIOR LECTURER

DR PASIPANODYA NZIRAMASANGA

Qualifications: PhD Theoretical Medicine (Frankfurt, Germany) MSc in Biology/Microbiology (Nevada-Reno USA) BSc Bacteriology and Public Health (Washington State USA

Research Interests

Rapid laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis using improved specimen processing for stained smear microscopy, isolation and characterization of environmental mycobacteria, rapid methods for tuberculosis diagnosis poliovirus surveillance , rubella virus disease surveillance by serotyping and molecular diagnosis rotavirus surveillance serotyping and genotyping

 

LECTURER

VURAYAI RUHANYA

Qualifications: MSc Med Virology (UP); MSc Med. Micro. (UZ); BSc (Hons) Bio. Sci. (MSU); Postgrad Dip. WATSAN (IWSD) DipEd (GTC)

Research Interest

Molecular epidemiology of enteric viruses of major public health concern like rotavirus, Hepatitis A, Calicviruses and enteroviruses

 

Non-Teaching Staff Members

Chief Technologist 

Ms Chipo Berejena   

Qualifications: Micro Master in Bioinformatics, University Systems of Maryland, March 2019

 

Senior Technician       

Mr Rambai Mudengezerwa 

Qualifications: State Certified Medical Laboratory Technician, Chitungwiza Hospital 2008

 

Senior Technician

Mr Paradzai Chibukira

Qualifications: National Diploma Applied Biotechnology, Harare Polytechnic 2012

 

Technician   

Ms Tricia Magombei    

Qualifications: HND Applied Biotechnology, Harare Polytechnic 2012

 

Laboratory Assistant

Mrs Pamela Mungoni

Qualifications: National Diploma in Applied Biotechnology, Harare Polytechnic 2018

 

Laboratory Assistant

Mr Brian Gwatinyanya       

Qualifications: 8 Ordinary levels 2002

 

Laboratory Assistant

Mr Jack Gode

Qualifications: 5 Ordinary levels 2000

 

Office Manager

Mrs Isabella Ncube

Qualifications: BCom Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations, ZOU, 2013