Dr. Cynthia Mugo 

Dr. Cynthia Mugo is a full-time lecturer in the School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences. Dr. Cynthia received her Masters (MSc) and Doctorate (PhD) in Life Sciences (Molecular Biosciences) from Yamaguchi University, Japan. She has served as the Chairman of Department (CoD) Biological Sciences from 2019 to 2023. Currently, she is the Director, of Postgraduate Studies a position she has held from December 2023 to date. Her research interest is understanding the function and significance of secondary metabolites, plant-microbe interactions, plant defense mechanisms, agrobiology, and molecular and integrative biology. My objective is to disseminate knowledge as a University-lecturer, researcher, and mentor in Biosciences and related fields of Life Sciences. Actively engage in scientific research through research grant writing and collaborations

Publications
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  • Plant volatiles
  • Plant defense
  • Plant interactions
  • Molecular and Integrative Biosciences
  • Agrobiology
  1. Cynthia N. Mugo-Mwenda and Egidio Mbogoh (2023) Phytochemical constituents and antibacterial properties of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) leaf and seed extracts of Meru County, Kenya – Poster presented at 2023 2nd Annual Meru University of Science and Technology International Conference (MUSTIC), 26th -28th June, 2023, MUST, Meru.
  2. Cynthia Mugo, Atsushi Matsuki, and Kenji Matsui (2013) Spatiotemporal expression of hydroperoxide lyase gene in Arabidopsis -its fine control distinct from that of allene oxide synthase gene-. Poster presented at 2013 Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Plant Biologists & the 5th Asian Symposium on Plant Lipids, 29th November – 1st December, 2013, Gwangju, Korea
  3. Cynthia Mugo Mwenda, Atsushi Matsuki, and Kenji Matsui (2013) Spatiotemporal expression of hydroperoxide lyase gene in Arabidopsis, 5th -6th September, 2013, Hiroshima University
  4. Cynthia Mugo Mwenda, Alessandra Scala, 松井健二、高林純示、Robert C. Schuurink (2012) Deficiency in green leaf volatiles attenuates Arabidopsis early response against Pseudomonas syringae. Talk presented at JSPS Core-to-Core Program Symposium, 15th -16th, October 2012 Max Plank Institute of Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.
  5. Cynthia Mugo Mwenda, Alessandra Scala, 松井健二、高林純示、Robert C. Schuurink (2012) Deficiency in green leaf volatiles attenuate Arabidopsis early response against Pseudomonas syringae, symposium 21st – 22nd September, 2012, Ube campus, Yamaguchi University.

Utsunomiya University-Africa (UU-A) Inter-exchange project titled; “Programme for Developing Human Resource to Contribute to SDGs by Merging African Potential and Japanese Scientific Technology.”

Tree Planting: Chancellor’s Forest Meru University of Science and Technology

  1. Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
  2. Protein Biochemistry
  3. Biomembranes and Cellular Signaling
  4. Laboratory Techniques
  5. Integrated Biochemical Techniques I-IV
  6. Advanced Plant Biochemistry and Physiology
  7. Advances in Molecular Biotechniques I & II
  8. Nutritional Biochemistry

Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship