Dr. Juliet Makanga

Name: Juliet Obanda Makanga Title/Qualification: PhD Department: Pharmaclogy and Clinical Pharmacy Designation/Position: Lecturer Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Contact Address: Area of Specialization: Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Stem Cells, Regenerative Medicine, Cervical Cancer Research Interests: Neurodegerative Diseases, Regenetive Medicine, Cervical cancer prevention Google Scholar: Juliet O. Makanga ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4192-0941 Download Full CV

Publications

Referred Journals

• HDAC8 regulates neural differentiation through embryoid body formation in P19 cells. Katayama S, Morii A, Makanga JO, Suzuki T, Miyata N, Inazu T. Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2018 Mar 25;498(1):45-51.
• Age Estimation using Chronological Changes in the Epiphyseal Ends of the Clavicle. Marera, D.O., Kimeto, P. and , J.O. (2017). Age Estimation using Chronological Changes in the Epiphyseal Ends of the Clavicle. Mara Research Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences. Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 10 - 17.
• Generation of rat induced pluripotent stem cells using a plasmid vector and possible application of a keratan sulfate glycan recognizing antibody in discriminating teratoma formation phenotypes. Makanga JO, Kobayashi M, Ikeda H, Christianto A, Toyoda H, Yamada M, Kawasaki T, Inazu T. Biol Pharm Bull. 2015;38(1):127-33. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b14-00697.
• Simple and rapid detection method for the mutations in SLC22A12 that cause hypouricemia by allele-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction. Takagi S, Omae R, Makanga JO, Kawahara T, Inazu T. Clin Chim Acta. 2013 Jan 16;415:330-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.10.046. Epub 2012 Nov 10.
• Promotion of neuronal differentiation through activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors transiently expressed by undifferentiated neural progenitor cells in fetal rat neocortex. Yoneyama M,
• Nakamichi N, Fukui M, Kitayama T, Georgiev DD, Makanga JO, Nakamura N, Taniura H, Yoneda Y. J Neurosci Res. 2008 Aug 15;86(11):2392-402. doi: 10.1002/jnr.21696.
• Group III metabotropic glutamate receptor activation suppresses self-replication of undifferentiated neocortical progenitor cells. Nakamichi N, Yoshida K, Ishioka Y, Makanga JO, Fukui M, Yoneyama M, Kitayama T, Nakamura N, Taniura H, Yoneda Y. J Neurochem. 2008 Jun;105(5):1996-2012. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05289.x. Epub 2008 Feb 7.

Books and Books Chapters

• [BOOK CHAPTER] Allele-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction as a tool for urate transporter 1 mutation detection. Makanga JO, Christianto A, Inazu T. Methods Mol Biol. 2015;1275:117-25. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2365-6_8.

Other Publications

• Our 'P2 babies': Oops! We popped the morning after pill, but it didn’t work, Daily Nation, Wednesday September 14, 2022
•  With vaccine proven to be safe, time to eradicate cervical cancer, Daily Nation Friday January 4, 2019
• For an even playing field, be fully qualified first, Daily Nation Sunday October 21, 2018

Research

• Determinants of HPV vaccine uptake among adolescent girls aged 10-14 years.
• Attitudes towards mental health and health seeking behaviour among students in institutions of higher learning.

Conferenced/Workshops/Seminars Attended

Conferences Attended

•  5th WOMEN IN SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM 28^th August 2023
• Preventing Cervical Cancer 2022
• The World Congress of the International Network of Research Management Societies INORMS 2021
• Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Annual Symposium, 2020 Virtual Edition.
• Kenyatta University Biennial Research and Innovation Conference (KUBRIC) on 22^nd -25^th October 2019

Workshops Attended

• Dashboards Validation workshop,  22^ndof Nov 2022
• Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reforms (SPHIER) Teaching Pharmacy and Leadership Management (27^th – 28^th June, 2019)
• Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reforms (SPHIER) Bachelor of Pharmacy mapping workshop. (May 2019)

Professional/ Consultancy (Editor/ Peer review in journals, Networks/ Collaborations, External Examiner, Patents)

• Collaboration with Sub Sahara Osaka World Studio Japan Collaborative Consortium 
• Peer reviewer, Scientific African

Community Service and Other Engagements

• DISSEMINATION MEETING FOR THE NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL STRATEGY 2023-2027. 
• Rapporteur, Kenyatta University Biennial Research and Innovation Conference (KUBRIC) on 22^nd-25^th October 2019
• Patron, Kenya Pharmacy Students Association KePHSa (2017-2019)

Affiliation of Professional Bodies

• Pharmaceutical Society Of Kenya (PSK)
• Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA)
• The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PJS)
• Society for Neuroscience
• The Japanese Biochemical Society (JBS)

National and International awards and Recognitions

• Business Daily, Top 40 Under 40 Kenya Women (2018)

Administrative Positions Held

• Head of Department, Pharmacy. KABARAK UNIVERSITY (August 2015- July 2017)

Recognized university administrative positions

• Member Kenyatta University Ethical Review Committee (PRESENT)
• Member School of Health Sciences QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS) committee (PRESENT)
• Member School of Health Sciences Library and School Website Committee (PRESENT)
• Department QMS TEAM Leader (2021- PRESENT)
• Department Examination Co-ordinator (2021-2023)
• Section Head, Pharmacology (2019- Present)
• Member Committee to develop a proposal for the establishment of an Anti-Doping Centre at Kenyatta University (February 2019)