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Dr. Lilian Kamau Gatogo

Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

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Dr. Lilian Kamau Gatogo

Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

Administrative Position
2018-2021; Coordinator, School of pure and applied sciences, Kenyatta university-Kitui Campus; 2014 - 2021; Secretary; Management and Advisory Board, Kenyatta university-Kitui Campus; 2019-2021; Quality management systems committee, Chemistry, Kenyatta university-Kitui Campus; 2019-2021; member - staff recruitment, appraisal and promotions committee; Kenyatta university - Kitui Campus

Research Interests

ABI DNA/RNA synthesizer (ABI 3400) for synthesis of DNA and RNA
Omnigrid Micro (Cartesian Technologies) for printing nucleic acid probes on the microchips
Microscope (Nikon Eclipse 80i) and an Ultrasensitive charge coupled detector (CCD) camera
X-cite fluorescence illumination system with CCD camera
Electrophoretic methods; gel electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis
Preparative, analytical (reverse and normal) high performance liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Gas chromatography (GC)
Other chromatographic methods; thin layer chromatography, column chromatography, ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Dr. Richard Nthumbi; (December 2020); SCH 403; Phase Equilibria
  2. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo, Dr. Judy Mwaura and Prof. Hudson Nyambaka (December 2020); SCH 404; Instrumental Methods
  3. Nanoparticle-assisted Rapid RNA Detection on RNA Microchip, Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zhen Huang* Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  4. Rapid RNA Preparation and Detection of RNA Virus on RNA Microchip, Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zhen Huang* Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  5. Rapid Cancer mRNAs detection by RNA Microchip. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zhen Huang* Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  6. ICED (International Consortium for educational development) conference abstract reviewer for the conference held in 2022. The conference was facilitated by Danish Network for Educational Development (DUN); 2022
  7. WERK collaborations; in the STEM subtheme, our interest is to promote girl child education especially in STEM subjects. Participate in proposal writing and a pilot project to promote online learning. The pilot project involved teaching in high school for a whole term (semester). The proposal will be presented to funding agencies before the end of the year Proposal Title; ‘ EMPOWERING GIRLS IN MARGINALISED COMMUNITITIES IN PERFOMANCE OF STEM SUBJECTS: A DIGITAL PLATFORM’
  8. The group have participated in project trials for 3 months where we offered tuition to high school students with an aim of writing a proposal. The group submitted a proposal in 2022 (unsuccessful) and we are working on other proposals
  9. Head of the analytical section developing Masters of Science (chemistry) curriculum at Mount Kenya University, 2014 – 2015
  10. Lucy M. Kamau, Department of Animal Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Kenyatta University
  11. Agatha Wagutu, School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kirinyaga University, Kirinyaga.

Books

Development of RNA microchip for pathogen and cancer direct detection

Conference Papers

  1. Conference on Basic and Applied Sciences (CBAS). 10/18 2022. Theme; Embracing Science & Technology for Resilience and Transformation. Kenyatta University School of Pure and Applied Sciences Conference; attendance
  2. International Food Safety Conference. Theme, ‘Food and nutrition safety, from farm to fork: a missing link in consumer health and food security” Venue: Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. 20-24 th May 2019
  3. Visual RNA microchip for detection of pathogen mRNAs”. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zheng Huang. 245 th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition. New Orleans, LA, USA, April 2013
  4. “Novel RNA microarray for rapid and direct detection of Escherichia coli ”. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zheng Huang. The 5 th Annual Poster Day, Chemistry Department. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30303, March 2013
  5. “Rapid and direct cancer and dengue viral serotypes detection on RNA microchip”. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zhen Huang. The 8 th Annual Emerson Center Lectureship Award Symposium. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30322, April 2012
  6. “Rapid and direct detection of cancer and virus on a RNA microchip”. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo and Zhen Huang. The 1 st Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics (CDT) Conference, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30303, March 2012
  7. “Development of an oligonucleotide microarray for detection of RNAs”. Lilian Kamau-Gatogo , Sarah Spencer, Zhen Huang. The 2 nd Annual Poster Day, Department of Chemistry, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30303, March 2011
  8. “Chromatographic Analysis of a-tocopherol and cholesterol in longissimus dorsi muscle: a comparative study of Gas Chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography”. Lilian Kamau 1 , Kyle R. Willian 1 and Christopher Kerth 2 . 1 Department of Chemistry, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, 36088 and 2 Department of Animal Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA, The 35 th Annual Sigma XI Student Research Symposium, April 2008. (Winner of position 1 poster presenter)

Professional Affiliations

  • Kenya Chemical Society (KCS) 2014 - Present
  • American Chemical Society (ACS) 2008 - 2014
  • Women Educational Researchers of Kenya (WERK) A member of stem education and gender thematic group 2019 - Present
  • Kenya Association of Food Safety and Protection (KAFSAP) 2018 - Present
  • Sigma XI Scientific Research Society 2012