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Patience Kiyuka
Dr. Patience Kiyuka is a Postdoctoral Research Scientists at the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kilifi, Kenya. Her research interest includes epidemiology, immunology, and host-pathogen interactions. Dr. Kiyuka is deeply passionate about public engagement; always intrigued as to how we can make science accessible and understood by the general public. Her current project is using virtual reality technology to give high school students a virtual tour of their research centre, to spur the students interest in science.