Enock Mararo

MSC, PhD Student

Background

Enock Mararo graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry (Molecular Biology Option) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya in 2015. He subsequently interned at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) as a research graduate student. During this period, he delved into tropical diseases (Leishmaniasis, Schistosomiasis and Malaria) found in Sub-Saharan Africa and later obtained a scholarship through the Wellcome Trust to undertake a Masters in Infection Biology at the University of Glasgow in 2016. His master’s course work and research project expanded his expertise in host-pathogen interactions alongside the use of symbiotic bacteria in blocking viruses. Upon completion of his masters, he travelled back to Kenya in search of a novel control strategy against the malaria parasite. He isolated several gut microbes from Anopheles mosquito, the main vector of malaria, with an aim of creating a library of transmission blocking agents. This career path motivated him to apply for a PhD at the University of Edinburgh and got accepted into the four-year Wellcome Trust PhD programme in Host Pathogen and Global Health, September 2019. He recently started his PhD on comparative metabolomics of Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense and their impact on macrophage function and host immune responses. He will be closely supervised by Professors Liam Morisson and Neil Mabbott, and Dr. Pieter Steketee.

 

Hobbies/Interests

During his leisure time, Enock enjoys squash, bouldering, football, free style painting and likes reading novels. On a beautiful Scottish weather, he likes cycling, camping and hill climbing in the Highlands.

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