Ag. Chairperson
Message from Chairperson
The Department was established in 2011, and is within the School of Science and Applied Technology. The department qualified academic staff in diverse areas of biology with a large academic staff. This should enhance the department to be an ideal centre of excellence in Biological and Biomedical Sciences training and research.
Members of staff are involved in overarching research that is of great socio-economic importance in Kenya and the world over. The research strengths include; Health and disease, Immunology, Parasitology, Ecology, Limnology, Microbiology, Plant pathology, Physiology and Bioinformatics among others. The Department prides itself in providing relevant and high-quality teaching, research and consultancy coupled with a very exciting and informative learning environment as well as with well-equipped laboratories.
The department houses the Laikipia University Botanic Garden which is a teaching and learning resource situated close to an intact natural forest that hosts a great diversity of flora and fauna. The same forest is a source to many springs and streams that flow through the University punctuated with pools, ponds, and wetlands. Apart from providing a rich area for study and research, this environment provides us with a reason to conserve this natural laboratory for our current and future students. The department intends to host a vibrant Public Health with IT and Plant Pathology post graduate community.
Opportunities for Graduates of our Programmes
The BSc in Biomedical Sciences and Technology aims to provide biomedical graduates with the skills and knowledge to take on appropriate professional positions in management and application of biomedical information, apply biomedical technology in day to day life activities, teaching and undertaking research activities. At Laikipia University, we equip the student to acquire the important skills of self-directed learning, problem solving and effective communication. We provide the foundational teaching and training in basic biochemical sciences and computational biology, and build capacity in large data analysis, as well as the intricacies of integrative and multidisciplinary molecular sciences, that enable the graduates to utilise the expertise and skills to effect meaningful change.