Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health

Team & Partner Institutions

WSU Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health
Thumbi Mwangi – Director Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health, Associate Professor & Epidemiologist
Jonathan Yoder – Professor, Sustainable Development
Shanthi Manian – Assistant Professor, Economics, gender specialist
Sylvia Omulo – Assistant Professor, Microbiologist
Josphat Muema – Veterinarian and Interim Project Manager
Laura Lockard - public affairs and media relations

University of Nairobi
Prof. Maingi Ndichu – Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Prof. George Gitau – Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology
Dr. Gabriel Aboge – Lecturer and Molecular Biologist
Prof. Salome Bukachi – Professor of Anthropology
Prof. Julius Oyugi – Professor of microbiology

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Dr. Vish Nene – Co-leader ILRI Human and Animal Health program, Immunology and vaccinologyDr. Lucilla Steinaa– Senior Scientist, Immunologist
Dr. Naftaly Githaka– Scientist, Tick Biologist
Dr. Henry Kiara – Senior Scientist, Veterinary Epidemiologist
Dr. Sonal Henson – Bio-informatics-Scientist
Dr. Nicholas Svitek– Senior Scientist, Immunology and vaccinology
Dr. Anna Lacasta – Scientist, Vaccine development
Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
Dr. John Mugambi - Parasitologist & Assistant Director, Animal Health Research, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research organization
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Dr. Zipporah Bukania – Director, Center for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute & Nutritionist and Chair of the Research in Nutrition technical Working Group, Division of Nutrition, Ministry of Health Kenya
Technical Advisory Team
- Patricia Conrad – Professor and Associate Dean of Programs Vet School, University of California Global Health Institute
- Guy Palmer – Senior Director of Global Health, Washington State University
- Lorne A Babiuk – Prof and Past Vice President Research, University of Alberta
Representatives
- Directorate of Veterinary Services
- Ministry of Health, Division of Nutrition
- USAID
- Transformation of Animal Health Services and Solution in LMIC (TAHSSL)
Contact
Dr. Thumbi Mwangi, thumbi.mwangi@wsu.edu
Laura Lockard, Public Affairs and Media Relations, laura.lockard@wsu.edu, +1 206-861-6884 (mobile and WhatsApp)