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Hire Erastus K.

Kenya

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I am a medical scientist with 9 years' experience using RStudio, OMIQ, QGIS, and flowjo.

Profile Summary

i am an Immunologist specializing in designing robust experiments and turning complex immuno-epidemiological data into clear, actionable insights using R/RStudio. I help researchers build studies, analyze longitudinal data, and communicate results with rigor and clarity.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Embryology
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Evolutionary Biology
• ☆ Botany
• ☆ Dendrochronology
• ☆ Marine Botany
• ☆ Pollen & Spores
• ☆ Phytogeography
• ☆ Ethnobotany
• ☆ Plant Pathology
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Plant Physiology
• ☆ Phytochemistry
• ☆ Cannabis/CBD
• ☆ Medicinal Plants
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Phycology/Algae
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Virology
• ☆ Coronaviruses
• ☆ Coxsackie B Virus
• ☆ Noroviruses
• ☆ Enteroviruses
• ☆ Zika Virus
• ☆ Retrovirology
• ☆ Cytomegaloviruses
• ☆ Adenoviruses
• ☆ Molecular Virology
• ☆ Industrial Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Mathematical Biology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Microarrays
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ Chromatin
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ ATAC-Seq
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Synthetic Genomics
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Genome Sequencing
• ☆ Microinjection
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Exome Sequencing
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ RNA Synthesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Oligonucleotide Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ ChIP-Seq
• ☆ Kinases
• ☆ Monoclonal Antibody Production
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cytochemistry
• ☆ Cytogenetics
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Membrane Biology
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Adjuvant & Antigen Research
• ☆ Biophysics
• ☆ Histology
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Clinical Microbiology
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ Cell Line Engineering
• ☆ Large Scale Cell Culture
• ☆ Cell Surface Receptors
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Plasma Technology
• ☆ Biological Taxonomy/Classification
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Population Genetics
• ☆ Circadian Rhythm Research
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Cell Aging
• ☆ Information Retrieval
• ☆ Library & Information Science
• ☆ Abstracting & Indexing
• ☆ Digital Libraries
• ☆ Library Reference Services
• ☆ Medical Libraries

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Market Research, User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Healthcare Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Laboratory Analyst

Kenya Medical Research Institute

September 2025 - Present

Medical Scientist

AMPATH

September 2023 - August 2025

Assistant Research Officer

Kenya Medical Research Institute

June 2017 - August 2023

Education

PhD. Molecular Medicine (BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

May 2025 - Present

Msc. Medical Immunology (Biomedical Sciences)

Maseno University

October 2020 - March 2026

Bsc. Biomedical Sciences (College of pure health and applied sciences)

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

January 2012 - November 2015

Certifications

• Certified Clinical Research Professional

  Viares

  January 2023 - Present

Publications

PREPRINT

Erastus Kirwa, Christine F Markwalter, Emmah Kimachas, Joseph Kipkoech, Samuel Kahindi, Lucy Abel, Zay Yar Han, Judith N Mangeni, Andrew A Obala, Wendy Prudhomme O’Meara, et al. (2025). Sickle-trait hemoglobin does not influence <i>Anopheles</i> biting rates .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Muriuki BM, Forconi CS, Kirwa EK, Maina TK, Ariera BO, Bailey JA, Ghansah A, Moormann AM, Ong&#39;echa JM (2023). Evaluation of KIR3DL1/KIR3DS1 allelic polymorphisms in Kenyan children with endemic Burkitt lymphoma . PloS one.

Erastus Kirwa, Gail H Vance, Teresa Lotodo, Nicholas Kigen, Ryan Stohler, Haki Choi, Festus Njuguna, Ann M Moormann, Sandra Langat, Patrick Loehrer, et al. (2023). Improvement of diagnosis in children with Burkitt lymphoma in Kenya: feasibility study for the implementation of fluorescence in situ hybridisation testing for MYC and the MYC/IGH translocation . ecancermedicalscience.