Dr. William K. Songock

Lecturer, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology

Academic Qualifications

PhD — Virology / Molecular Biology

Research Interests

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Biology
Viral Gene Regulation & Transcriptional Elongation
Interferon Signalling Pathways
Host Immune Evasion by Oncogenic Viruses

Selected Publications

  1. Songock WK et al. Regulation of the human papillomavirus type 16 late promoter by transcriptional elongation. Virology, 2017.
  2. Songock WK et al. HPV E7 as a transcriptional regulator of viral late promoter activity. Virus Research, 2016.
  3. Songock WK et al. HPV E5 inhibits interferon signalling to promote viral persistence. Virology, 2019.
  4. Songock WK et al. HPV Type 16 E7 suppresses interferon-induced antiviral genes. Journal of Virology, 2020.
  5. Lugonzo GO, Njeru E, Songock W, Okumu AA, Ndombi EM. Epidemiology of multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis in the western region of Kenya. AIMS Microbiology, 2024, 10(2): 273–287. doi:10.3934/microbiol.2024014

Professional Activities

  • Presenter, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Conference
  • Peer reviewer, Journal of Virology and Virus Research
  • Member, Kenyatta University Research and Innovation Board