Sauda Swaleh
Sauda Swaleh
Associate Professor & Deputy Director, Africa Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership (ACTIL).
Biography
Her educational details are:
Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research Institute (NIBR) in Massachusetts, USA in the
Departments of Investigative
Toxicology (iTox), Early Development, Cambridge, Boston,
United States of America.
2009: Visiting Scientist
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International Summer School, Sustainability in the
Organic Chemistry Course, Technische
University, Carolo – Wilhemina zu Braunschweig, Germany
2001: Post-doctoral Studies
ASCA, Angewandte Synthesechemie, Adlershof-Berlin, Germany.
2001: Dr. rer. nat (Magna cum Laude), Chemistry,
Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
1994: Masters of Science
Research Project –
Organic Chemistry (Natural Products)
Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.
1990: Bachelor of
Education (Science)
Second Class Honours (Upper Division), Kenyatta University, Nairobi.
1986: Kenya Advanced Certificate of
Education (KACE), Allidina Visram High School,
Research Interest
Biomedical research, Organic, Bioorganic chemistry and Applied Analytical chemistry –
Food Science.
ï‚· Phytochemical and Biological Studies of Kenyan Medicinal Plants.
ï‚· Evaluation of antimicrobials efficacy of
medicinal plants traditionally used in the controlled
of infectious diseases and
Investigation of Natural Products with Antimalarial, Trypanocidal
and Leishmanicidal Activity from Medicinal Plants.
ï‚· Combination of Synthesis and Natural Product Chemistry
ï‚· Synthesis of Potential Antimalarial Agents by Chemical Coupling of Novel Natural Products
and Synthetic Templates.
ï‚· Quantification of Phytochemicals with Antioxidant activities from different varieties of fruits
and specific vegetables from selected areas in Kenya.
ï‚· Determination of Cyanogenic Potential levels in Cassava from Different Agro - ecological
zones in Kenya.
ï‚· Potential of Plant crops as Bio-diesel.
ï‚· Bioavailability of Vitamin A, E and C in People living with AIDS and Effects of Indigenous
Food in the
Management of
HIV & AIDS.
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