Dr Vincent Obaga NYANDORO

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PERSONAL DETAILS

Designation: Lecturer, Pharmaceutics
Department: Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Pharmaceutics

SUMMARY

: I’m a pharmacist, lecturer and researcher in the School of Pharmacy, Kabarak university. I'm passionate and committed to facilitating knowledge acquisition and guiding students in the area of pharmaceutics. I’m experienced in drug delivery and nanomedicine, pharmaceutical quality control, current good manufacturing practices, and formulation science. My research work primarily focuses on designing, synthesizing, and characterizing novel drug delivery nanosystems and studying their behavior in vitro and in vivo.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=M4j9FdsAAAAJ
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincent-Nyandoro-3

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2023- to date: PhD in Pharmaceutics- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

2018-2019: Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Technology- Univeristy of Jos, Jos Plateau, Nigeria

2011-2016: Bachelor of Pharmacy- Kenyatta Univeristy, Nairobi, Kenya

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Bioethics and Animal welfare training, 2023
Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening 101 Course, 2022.
Research Methods Certificate Course by CBEC-KEMRI, 2021.
JHPIEGO workshop on Advanced Family Planning certificate, 2021.
AfroPHC - Leadership Management and Governance for Health Systems Strengthening,2021.

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

1. Drug delivery approaches

2. Drug formulation

WORK EXPERIENCE

2020-01– Current: PHARMACEUTICS LECTURER, KABARAK UNIVERSITY

· Curriculum development (Master of pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ongoing)

· Curriculum review (reviewed pharmaceutics content in Bachelor of pharmacy curriculum)

· Guiding and facilitating students to acquire knowledge in the field of pharmaceutics.

· Assessing and supervising students on attachment

· Carrying out research and supervising students’ research projects.

2019-10 – 2019-12: PHARMACEUTICS ASSISTANT LECTURER, KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY, MERU

· Guiding and facilitating students to acquire knowledge in the field of pharmaceutics.

· Checking and assessing students’ work

· Lecture planning, preparation and research

2017-05- 2018-03: PHARMACIST INTERN, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, KENYA

· Experiential learning through working within a professional work setting (hospital, pharmaceutical industry and community pharmacy).

· Gained career knowledge through hands on training for one year.

· Gained necessary skills to practice pharmacy and serve humanity.

· Enhanced my professionalism and work ethics

KEY PROJECTS

1. Green synthesis of nanoparticles

2. Novel drug delivery nanosystems for enhancing treatment of bacterial infections

RESEARCH INTERESTS

: Novel design and formulation strategies to enhance drug delivery

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Onyancha, J. M., Moriasi, G. A., Meroka, J. O., Wainaina, S. M., Sengera, G. O., & Nyandoro, V. O. (2024). Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, And Pharmacology of the Sarcophyte genus: A Review. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, 1301672.
Nyandoro, V. O., Omolo, C. A., Ismail, E. A., Yong, L., Govender, T. (2023). Inflammation-responsive Drug Delivery Nanosystems for Treatment of Bacterial-induced Sepsis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics.
Onyancha, J. M., Moriasi, G. A., Nyandoro, V. O., Onyancha, B. M., & Onsinyo, J. M. (2023). Ethnomedicinal review of plants utilized by the Abagusii people of Western Kenya. Advances in Traditional Medicine, 1-31.
Vugigi, S., Mshila, C., Nyandoro, V., & Obat, R. (2022). Laboratory Glassware Cleaning Validation by Liquid Chromatographic Quantitation of Betamethasone Valerate Residues. Kabarak Journal of Research & Innovation, 12(2), 66-78.
Nyandoro, V. O., Ogaji, J. I., & Audu-Peter, J. D. (2020). Influence of electrolyte type, pH, temperature and aging on the viscosity property of okra gum as a suspending agent in paracetamol suspension. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources, 8(2): 01-06.
Nyandoro, V. O., & Ogaji, J. I (2019). Effect of particle size of okra gum as suspending agent on some physicochemical properties of reconstituted dry paracetamol suspension. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 8(11): 129-141.

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Annual Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, incorporating the 44^th AGM of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences held on 31^st August to 2^nd September 2023.
Intentional Teaching and Total Participation Techniques workshop held on 20^th to 22^nd June, 2023 at Kabarak University Auditorium
42^nd Annual Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya Scientific Conference on Disruptive and Advances on Pharmacy for Improved Healthcare held on 2^nd to 5^th June 2022
First Africa Conference on Public Health (CPHIA 2021), from 14^th to 16^th December, 2022
Research Methods Certificate Course by CBEC-KEMRI held on 5^th -9^th July, 2021
JHPIEGO workshop on Advanced Family Planning held on 23^rd -26^th June, 2021.
First Ever Virtual Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2021), 8^th to 10^th March 2021
Tablet Development Workshop held on 2^nd-6^th December 2019 at School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi.

TEACHING AREAS

PHM 1111. Introducion to pharmacy

PHAM 3126: Introduction to pharmaceutics and cGMPs

PHAM 3127: Pharmaceutical calculations

PHAM 3228: Biopharmaceutics and Kinetics

PHAM 3331: Sterilization and Disinfection

PHAM 4133: Pharmaceutical microbiology

PHAM 4235: Pharmaceutical dispensing

PHAM 4236: Pharmaceutical biotechnology

PHAM 5339: Novel drug delivery systems

MEMBERSHIP / ASSOCIATION

1. Registered Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya (PPB)

2. Member of Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya (PSK)

3. Associate member of Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA)

4. Member of Seventh-day Adventist church (SDA)

Our Moral Code

As members of Kabarak University family, we purpose at all times and in all places, to set apart in one’s heart, Jesus as Lord. (1 Peter 3:15)