Dr. Mustafa Barasa
Department of Medical Microbiology
School of Medicine
P.O. Box 190 – 50100
Kakamega, Kenya
Office MED Block 2nd floor Room 200
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ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-8929
ResearcherID:  GON-5271-2022
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Dr. Mustafa Barasa

Dr. Mustafa Barasa is a Scientist and Lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine .He teaches, supervises and advises postgraduate and undergraduate students on academic and research matters.
Dr Mustafa Barasa holds a PhD in Molecular Medicine from JKUAT. He was instrumental in characterisation of the first Non-human Primate (NHP) model of placental malaria during his MSc research conducted at the Institute of Primate Research (IPR) in Karen, Nairobi. These studies led to the delineation of immunopathological conditions underlying placental malaria (PM).

He was also involved in electroporation transfection experiments to alter microbial phenotypes into transgenic forms releasing immunomodulatory molecules. His PhD work was undertaken at the JKUAT-ITROMID-KEMRI collaboration Center in Nairobi and it focused on combining Cytokines with immunostimulatory CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) against Plasmodial and other infectious disease agents. He is also involved studies on protein trafficking, non-vesicular trafficking molecular machinery, anticancer nanoparticle testing, nuclear medicine imaging in the context of infectious diseases, immunohematology, Infectious disease biomarkers, Cellular signaling crosstalk, Bioinformatics and Computation (2016) and Master of Science in molecular Immunology from Kenyatta University (2009)
His areas of academic and research interest are in the fields of Molecular medicine specifically on malaria in olive baboons and their response.He has supervised 1PhD and 4 Masters.

Professional affiliations and accreditations;
1. Member, Immunology Society of Kenya

Some of his key published works include: -

1. Benard Mutua, Rose Chelangat, Barasa Mustafa, Tom Were, Julie Makani, George Sowayi & Patrick Okoth. High-performance liquid chromatography local reference ranges of hemoglobin fractions (HbA, HbA2, and HbF) in detection of hemoglobinopathies in western Kenya. Published on 29th December 2022 in The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-022-00187-9
2. Barasa, M., Gicheru, M. M., Kagasi, A. E., and Ozwara, S. H. (2010). Characterisation of placental malaria in olive baboons (Papio anubis) infected with Plasmodium knowlesi H strain. Int. J. Integ. Biol: Volume 9, Issue No. 2: 54 – 58. https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3126
3. Barasa, M., Mwangi, I. M., Mutiso, M. J., Kagasi, A. E., Ozwara, S. H. And Gicheru, M. M. (2010). Plasmodium knowlesi H strain pregnancy malaria immune responses in olive baboons (Papio anubis). Int. J. Integ. Biol: Volume 10, Issue No. 1: 54 – 58.  https://arxiv.org/abs/1204.3123
4. Barasa, M., Maamun, J., Kagasi, A. E., and Ozwara, S. H. And Gicheru, M. M. (2010). Immunity to Plasmodium knowlesi H strain malaria in olive baboons. Int. J. Integ. Biol: Volume 10, Issue No. 3: 147 – 152  https://arxiv.org/abs/1201.3232
5. Joshua M. M., Macharia, C. J., Barasa, M., Taracha, E., Bourdichon, A. J. And Gicheru, M. M. (2010). In vitro and in vivo antileishmanial efficacy of a combination therapy of diminazene and artesunate against Leishmania donovani in BALB/C mice. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo: 53 (3): 129-132.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46652011000300003
6. Barasa, M., Ng’ang’a, W. Z., Kagasi, A. E., Gicheru, M. M. And Ozwara, S. H. (2012). Cytokine expression in malaria – infected non – human primate placentas. Open Veterinary Journal, (2012), Vol. 2: 58-64.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26623293/
7. Barasa, M., Shaviya, N., Wamalwa, R., Mambo, F., Okoth, P., Omedo, A. R., Rutto, R., Kagasi A. E., Mutai, C., Sowayi, A. G., Ozwara, S. H., Ng’ang’a, W. Z., and Anjili, O. C. (2015). Expression of Physiologic Biomolecules following Anti-malarial Cytokine Cytokine-CpG Motif Oligodeoxynucleotide Gene Therapy. Merit Research Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences: 3(9): 32-52.  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282341726
8. Barasa, M., Ndeti, M. C., Wanjala, C. L., Ingonga, M. J., Osero, B., Muyonga, S. S., Wanyonyi, K. M., Tireito, F., Mbete. Cytokine-CpG Motif Oligodeoxynucleotide Co-Inoculation in BALB/cMice Infected With Plasmodium berghei ANKA Strain. J.
9. Barasa, M. F., Wanjala, C., Shaviya, N., Barasa, M., Sowayi A. G., Odini, A. V., Wakhisi, J, and Abwajo, O. J. (2015). State of sanitation and hygiene of public primary schools in Kakamega municipality, western Kenya. International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health: 2(12): 215-224.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.15739/irjpeh.041
10. Ndeti, C. M., Kituyi, C. M., Ndirangu, J., Ingonga, J., Chimbevo, L., Ochieng, M., Barasa, M., Kinuthia, G., Maina, E. M., Nyanbati, V. C. S. and Anjili, O. C. (2016). Efficacy of combination therapy using extracts of aloe secundiflora eng and callistemon citrinus illiam c. in Leishmania major infected BALB/c mice. East African Medical Journal: 95(2): 72-77.  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/136372.
11. Patrick, Okoth & Muoma, John & Omayio, Dennis & Barasa, Mustafa & Paul, Angienda. (2018). Molecular Footprint of Kenya’s Gene Bank Repositories Based on the cp –Genome Signatures. American Journal of Molecular Biology. 08. 215-244. 10.4236/ajmb.2018.84019.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ajmb.2018.84019
12. Wafula P., Were T., and Barasa, M . (2020). Anaemia phenotypes in highly active antiretroviral treatment defaulting adults at the comprehensive care clinic at the Siaya County Teaching and Refferal Hospital.Journal of AIDS and HIV Infections. Volume 5, Issue No. 1.

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