CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: MARGARET NG’WONO ODECK – OLUKA
NATIONALITY: KENYAN
DATE OF BIRTH: 25TH APRIL, 1957
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED, THREE CHILDREN
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 19498, 0020 KNH, Nairobi,
TEL (Off) 2725099, (Hse) 2730177,Cell 0722604216.
FAX 2 718073, 2711132
Email.
ACADEMIC STATUS: B. PHARM (1981),
MSc. PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY (1996)
PRESENT POSITION: LECTURER IN PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY,
DEPT. OF PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACOGNOSY, FACULTY OF PHARMACY, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1964 – 1970 PRIMARY SIGER PRIMARY SCHOOL,
CPE, 30 POINTS
1971 – 1974 SECONDARY NG’IYA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL,
EACE, DIV. ONE – 11 POINTS
1975 – 1976 HIGHER KAAGA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL,
EAACE, 3 PRINCIPALS, I SUBSIDIARY.
1977 – 1981 UNDER GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI]
BACHELOR OF PHARMACY
1981 – 1982 INTERNSHIP PHARMACY AND POISONS’ BOARD;
REGISTERED AS A PHARMACIST.
1991 – 1994 POST GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI,
MASTER OF SCIENCE COURSE IN PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
1983 – 1984 NYANDARUA DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Designation: Pharmacist in charge.
Duties: (I) Administration.
(ii) Drug management
(iii) Member District Health Management Team.
(iv) Resource person in Essential Drugs Management Seminars.
1985 – 1995 KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
Designation: lecturer.
Subjects:
(i) Pharmacology to Pharmacy, Nursing,
Community Oral Health and
Physiotherapy Students.
(ii) Medicinal Chemistry
Other duties: member, faculty Board Academic committee.
1996 – PRESENT UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, FACULTY OF
PHARMACY
Designation: Lecturer & Head of Pharmacology
section
Subjects: Pharmacology & Toxicology
COURSES, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES.
1988 Senior Management Seminar
(Oct. – Dec.) Kenya Institute of Administration.
1989 Regional Training Course in Drug Regulation,
(Jan – Feb) Information and Registration, Yaunde Cameroon.
1989 Senior Level WHO Regional Training Course in
(Aug – Nov.) Epidemiology and Disease Control, Nairobi.
1990 Computer Application to data Management, Kenya
(Oct. – Nov.) Institute of Administration, Nairobi
1993 USAID sponsored seminar on Drug Information,
(Sept.) Nairobi.
1998
(3rd – 8th Feb) GEF small grants programme;
Stakeholder workshop. Sponsored by Global Environmental Facility and UNDP.
1999 The Pan African Environmental Mutagen Society
(1st –5th March) (PAEMS) Third International Conference on;
Susceptibility to Environmental Mutagens: Molecular, Epidemiological and Public Health Aspects
Presented poster on; Hodgkin’s disease and the environment. Harare Zimbabwe.
2000 The Society for Free Radical Research – Africa
(16th – 20th July) (SFRR – Africa) First International Conference on;
Biomedical Relevance of Free Radicals: From Molecular Mechanisms
to Therapeutic Interventions. Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga,
South Africa.
2001
(26th Aug – 8th Sept) Promoting Rational Drug use Course. Sponsored by
INRUD,WHO and University of Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe.
2001
(18th – 26th Oct) International Training Course on Drugs and Therapeutic Committee. Sponsored by WHO, MSH and Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network Nairobi, Kenya.
2002(18th 23rd) A course on Drug Discovery: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism
and Excretion (ADME) Science and Technology. Organized by the
African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Cape Town,
South Africa
RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
1989 Formulation of SIDA sponsored proposal on Consumer Education in support of appropriate use of drugs. Ministry of Health, Kenya. Sponsored by SIDA and Ministry of Health.
A survey of the prescribing practices of clinicians in Nyeri, District. A study sponsored by the WHO Regional Training Course in Epidemiology and Disease Control, Nairobi. Paper presented at the 1990 KEMRI/KETRI Scientific conference, Nairobi.
1990 A drug Utilization study in Rural Health Facilities in three Districts of Kenya. Undertaken as an impact evaluation of the Essential Drugs Programme, Ministry of Health and University of Nairobi.
A study of knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and disease concepts that
influence health seeking behavior and drug use in the community. Ministry of Health and AMREF.
Participation in workshop for the formulation of a National Drug policy for Kenya.
1991 –1996 Master of Science in Pharmacology and Toxicology.
· Principles and Methods in Pharmacology & Toxicology
· Advanced Analytical Techniques and Drug Regulation
· Advanced Toxicology
· Principles of Scientific Communications
· Biostatistics and Computer use.
1993 – 1994 Research and Thesis Preparation
· Comparative bioavailability of four carbamazepine tablets formulations
· in healthy human volunteers. Paper published, East Africa Medical Journal, 1996.
· High Performance liquid Chromatographic determination of carbamazepine and its Epoxide in plasma.
· Evaluation of the Bio Pharmaceutical characteristics of four carbamazepine tablet formulations available in the Kenyan Market.
Present PhD Student University of Nairobi.
Pharmacogenetics of drug metabolizing enzymes in black African
Populations and clinical impact on therapeutic outcomes.
Professional Associations:
· Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK).
· Kenya Women Pharmacists Association (KEWOPHA)
· Health Action International, (HAI)
· Pan African Environmental Mutagen, Society. (PAEMS)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
· Member, Annual Symposium organizing committee, Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya, 1996 & 1997.
· Secretary, Faculty of Pharmacy Curriculum Review Committee. 1997.
· Member, 25th Graduation Ceremony Planning Committee, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1997.
· Member, Editorial Committee, Pharmaceutical Journal of Kenya, 1997.
· Acting Chairman, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy from April to May 1997.
· Member, Committee for Drug Registration. (CDR) Pharmacy and Poisons Board, Kenya.
REFEREES
Academic
1. Prof. A. N. Guantai,
Dept of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy,
Faculty of Pharmacy,
University of Nairobi,
P.O. Box 19676,
NAIROBI.
2. Prof. I.O Kibwage,
Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Nairobi
P.O. Box 19676
NAIROBI
Personal
1. Mrs. Rose P. Oluoch
Programme Manager,
Catholic Mission Board,
P.O. Box 74055,
NAIROBI
2 Dr. Jennifer A. Orwa,
Senior Researcher,
Kenya Medical Research Institute,
NAIROBI
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