Luna Kamau

Kamau was born in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia County. the last one of which was under a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/World Health Organization joint fellowship. Kamau said that as a woman scientist she had "to become resilient [and] face environments that were not gender sensitive" amidst gender inequality in Africa. Kamau studies molecular entomology, molecular vector biology, and ecology as a scientist. KEMRI also awarded her their Gold (Nelion) Excellence/Merit Award in 2015 and Global Research Excellence Award in 2020. ==References==