PBIDS Scientific Leadership & One Health Team

The PBIDS scientific leadership comprises multidisciplinary investigators from KEMRI-CGHR, CDC Kenya, and Washington State University, working jointly to advance integrated clinical, laboratory, household surveillance, and environmental surveillance in Kenya. Guided by a One Health approach, the team brings together expertise in epidemiology, infectious diseases, public health, biomedical sciences, data systems, and community-based research. Their collective leadership ensures scientific rigor, ethical stewardship, operational excellence, and the generation of high-quality evidence that informs policy, strengthens health systems, and enhances outbreak detection and response across human, animal, and environmental interfaces.

Principal Investigators

Scientific Leadership

Amy Herman-Roloff
Principal Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
Godfrey Bigogo
Principal Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya
Kariuki Njenga
Principal Investigator
Washington State University, Kenya

Co-Investigators

Research Experts

Alice Ouma
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Nairobi, Kenya
Allan Audi
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya
Bonventure Juma
Co-Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
Caroline Ochieng
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Nairobi, Kenya
Carolyne Nasimiyu
Co-Investigator
Washington State University, Nairobi
Clayton Onyango
Co-Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
David Obor
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya
Eric Osoro
Co-Investigator
Washington State University, Nairobi
George Agogo
Co-Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
George Aol
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya
Patrick K. Munywoki
Co-Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
Peninah Munyua
Co-Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
Shirley Lidechi
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya
Terrence Lo
Co-Investigator
CDC, Nairobi, Kenya
Terry Komo
Co-Investigator
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya

Data Team

Data Experts

Brian Genga
Statistician
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Nairobi
Joshua A. Auko
Data Analyst
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya
Noel Agumba
Systems Developer
KEMRI-CGHR, Kisumu, Kenya