ODIPO OSANO WELCOMES YOU - KARIBU

Email: odipoosano@uoeld.ac.ke; odipoosano@gmail.com

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ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9542-9798

Telephone: +(254)722280381 

Postal Address: P. O. Box 3533, Eldoret 30100, Kenya 

Qualifications: 

- PhD (Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2002)

- Master of Veterinary Public Health(MVPH; University of Nairobi; 1992)

- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM; University of Nairobi; 1989)

Current affiliation: 

- University of Eldoret, School of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources Management, Kenya, P. O. Box 1125, Eldoret 30100 Kenya. 

Languages spoken and Written: 

- English, Kiswahili, Luo, French

• Dynamics and pathways of pollutants in the tropical environment
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  Toxicity especially long-term toxic effects of various pollutants and their transformation products on animals and human
• Uptake, reputation, and impacts of anthropogenic and natural mineral pollutants in the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
• Establishment of of bioassay tools for ecotoxicity tests in the Eastern and Southern Africa regions especially Xenopus spp which are native.
• Establishment of the effect of different climatic and biophysical conditions on toxicity of organic pollutants. 
• Genotoxicity, teratogenic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic effects of degradation products of organic chemicals with special reference to the pesticides used in Eastern Africa.
• Epidemiology of metal accumulation through the coupled life cycles of copepods, tapeworms, cyprinid fish, and humans in the coastal zone of Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Profession-  Research Scientist

Subjects -  

Environmental Toxicology;

Environmental Risk Assessment; 

Environmental Microbiology;

Environmental Impact Assessment;

Occupational Health and safety;

Veterinary Public Health;

Veterinary Surgeon.

1. 2024 - Commonwealth Professional Fellow
2. 2023 to date – Editor, Environmental Geochemistry and Health journal
3. 2023 – Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health Fellow
4. 2022 – Organiser and host for the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health 27^th Annual Scientific Conference in Eldoret, Kenya.
5. 2018 to date – Member of Board, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health
6. 2019 to date - Host Country PI; ‘Dynamics of Environmental Geochemistry and Health in a Lake-wide Basin’ Royal Society International Collaboration Award. ICA\R1\191077 - International Collaboration Awards 2019.
7. 2018 to 2019 – Host Country CoPI; Sustainable aquaculture, safe and nutritious source of protein and healthy Lake Victoria communities free from hunger and poverty. GCRF Interdisciplinary Research Project Award (RIS 636726 / RIS 1065473)
8. Host Country Partner - Aquaculture: Pathway to food security in Kenya, Newton Grants, British Council. Collaborative research between the University of Eldoret and British Geological Survey, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG12,5GG. Project Implementer – Dr Andy Marriot (2018 to date).
9. Project Implementer – An Assessment of Biosand Filter Efficacy in Removal of Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori microbial pathogens in contaminated water; University of Eldoret Annual Research Grants; 2017 to 2018.
10. 2017 -2021 - Member – Planetary Brainstorm Group. Cross-Cutting Principles for Planetary Health Education
11. Coordinator – Micronutrients and Oesophageal Cancer in Africa – Joint British Geological Survey, International Agency for Research on Cancers, Moi University and University of Eldoret collaborative research (2015 to date)
12. Collaborator - Project (Estrus 2) supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Sponsor) entitled OPP1078804: Point-of-care Estrus Detection for Improved Dairy Farming (Primary Grant) awarded to Diagnostics for All (DFA; Boston, US; Prime Award Recipient). Jan 2016 to 2017
13. Lead Author for Intergovernmental Science ­ Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) for Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa. June 2015 to 2017
14. Team member for Food Security and Biotechnology in Africa (FSBA) – An Edulink Supported program for development of Graduate Program for Training in Biotechnology in Africa. Key objective is: “working at the sustainable introduction of biotechnology by addressing biosafety and biosecurity concerns from the viewpoint of all stakeholders: from small holders and consumers to policymakers” (EDULINK II Grant contract FED/2013/320-152. 2013 to 2017. Outcome are lecture notes and presentation (https://www.rug.nl/research/science-society-group/research-and-projects/development-cooperation/projecten/edulink-fsba/fsba-course-modules/module-4-regulation-on-and-policy-approaches-to-biotechnology).
15. Coordinator and founder: Center for Culture, Biological Diversity and Policy Interphase at the University of Eldoret. This is part of the International University Network on Cultural and Biological Diversity established under the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation signed by the three (3) parties: Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN-CBD, Rio 1992, University of Rome Sapienza, IUCNBD and UNCBD. (2012 to date)
16. Dean, School of Environmental Studies, Moi University. (2009 to 2011)
17. AvH-IOEC Institutional Partnership for Environmental Health: Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya. This is under the Research Group Linkage program of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. To start Jan 2010. Host Country Implementers Drs Joseph Lalah and Odipo Osano. Project Implementer Prof. dr dr Karl-Werner Schramm -
18. Project country coordinator Conflicts and Cooperation over Natural Resources in Developing Countries (COCOON) – a knowledge, research and innovation programme on Conflicts and Cooperation over Natural Resources in Developing Countries.
19. Visiting Scientist: Institute for Ecological Chemistry Helmholtz Center, Munich, Germany. The visit was sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung. (2010)
20. Convenor of the Moi University Science Park - 2010
21. Founder member of African Network of Internationalization of Education (ANIE) 2009 to date
22. Initiated, coordinated and lead Sports Training and Recreational (STAR) facility of the Moi University which was to be situated at Chepkoilel Campus – precursor of the University of Eldoret. This was Moi University Holding, Moi University, Delft University, Maastricht University, local sportsmen and women, and Bart Velkamp joint project.
23. Project Implementation of the Biogas Plant at the Chepkoilel Campus- University of Eldoret. This was a GTZ supported project.
24. Project Director: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovation Alliance. A program of five colleges based at Pennsylvania State University on Sustainable Manufacturing in Kenya: Collaborative Design of Agricultural Utility System. (2007)
25. Managing Director, Moi University Holdings Limited. Responsible for mobilizing the personnel and physical resources of Moi University for commercial purposes (2006 to July 2009)
26. Manager, Consultancy Services, Moi University Holdings Limited. Responsible for mobilizing the personnel and physical resources of Moi University for commercial purposes (2005-2006)
27. URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER - Impacts on Food, Livelihoods, Health and Environment in the Nzoia River Basin, Western Kenya. Sub-Theme: Water Resources Management Strategies. A Project supported by the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) I served as a lead researcher in the area of ecotoxicity of effluents in the project.
28. Webmaster for the School of Environmental Studies (2004-2005)
29. Project Leader/ implementer (PI) University of Eldoret Biotechnology Center (UoEBTC). A Rockefeller Foundation-supported Project. (2005 to date)
30. Host Country PI - Host country PI of WOTRO (NL) supported “Epidemiology of metal accumulation…L. Victoria Kenya”;. (2004 to 2007).
31. Water quality Assessment for pesticide contamination of the River Nyando. A project on the water quality component of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Program. A World Bank-funded project.

• Lecturing and Research at the University (1996 to date)
• Administration - majorly as
  • Dean of School of Environmental Studies and
  • Managing Director of the University Commercial Company
• Research Project Leadership 
• Public service with the Government of Kenya as a Veterinary Officer (6 years)
• Veterinary Clinical work (6 years)
  
• Research in Veterinary Public Health and Ecotoxicology 
• Environmental Impact Assessment/Audit
• Environmental Risk Assessment