Hellen Onyango
@Jb_Atwech
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Medical Microbiologist /Infectious Disease Enthusiast.
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined May 2017
Congratulations to my alma mater.
St Andrews top in Scotland and second in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2026 🎉 Maths, History and International Relations take the top spot in the new rankings with a further 16 subjects ranking in the top 10 🎉 Read more 👇 https://t.co/wsKEp41sxN
#EverToExcel
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On July 4th, 2025, I was officially conferred my PhD. in medicine from @univofstandrews-the third oldest university in the UK. An unforgettable milestone! Grateful for every step that led me here. @SabiitiwWilber @winterzie @DiplomaticIfe @DiscoverJKUAT
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Congratulations. I am delighted by your success.
Very warm congratulations to three East Africans, Dr Winters Muttamba, Dr Hellen Onyango and Dr Ritah Nikiboneka who have been conferred Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in Medicine at University of St Andrews @Infection_StAnd @StAndMedicine @TBtrials_StAnd @univofstandrews
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👏Congratulations to today's Medicine PhD graduates! Your research spans global health, diagnostics, AI, and more — a remarkable contribution to science and society. We so enjoyed being part of this academic journey with you! #ForeverSaints #EverToExcel
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It was a great delight to see the young scholars graduate @winterzie @Jb_Atwech @BMudarshiru @RitahNakibon @Lung_Institute @StAndMedicine @univofstandrews
Congratulations. I am delighted by your success.
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I have listened to the British Defence Secretary argue passionately at #BBBLauraK about cutting overseas aid to beef up UK defence. This includes enhancing nuclear and weapon manufacturing capabilities. Much as this is a great development, it is important to note that the
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Thrilled to have passed my PhD. viva yesterday. Huge thanks to my amazing supervisors for their guidance and support throughout this journey. @kkeenanstA @derekjsloan @MikeKesby, @ Rob. @StAndMedicine @StAndrewsSGSD @SabiitiwWilber @winterzie @RitahNakibon
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Highly recommend this to all students interested in global health ‼️
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@Jb_Atwech @kkeenanstA et al. show that the lack of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility tests and increased incidence of #AMR has contributed to 40% of UTI patients receiving inappropriate empirical therapy: https://t.co/XsIeJsi0QR
@OUPMedicine @OxfordJournals #JACAMRNews
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AbstractBackground. In low- and middle-income countries, symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) patients are often prescribed antibiotics without microb
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Well done Winters and Hellen for representing us at this important conference. Thanks to @GCRFstandrews for supporting for PhDs and @StAndMedicine for making your travel possible. @Infection_StAnd @UStAResearch @univofstandrews @SStaahr
Delighted to make a poster presentation @ASLM_News conference. I summarize lessons learned from the lab response to #COVID & make recommendations that countries could adopt to build resilient lab systems to withstand emerging & remerging health threats. Thanks to @StAndMedicine
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Well done Hellen for showcasing the St Andrews SLIC technology for detecting antibiotic resistant infections @Infection_StAnd @UStAResearch @EngineeringStA4 @St_AInnovation
It was an honour and pleasure to present two abstracts (oral/poster)@ASLM_News conference on the utility of a novel technology ##SLIC in diagnostics @UStAResearch @winterzie @univofstandrews @StAndMedicine @SabiitiwWilber @RitahNakibon @EmmanuelMusisi3
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It was an honour and pleasure to present two abstracts (oral/poster)@ASLM_News conference on the utility of a novel technology ##SLIC in diagnostics @UStAResearch @winterzie @univofstandrews @StAndMedicine @SabiitiwWilber @RitahNakibon @EmmanuelMusisi3
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An interesting discussion on the challenges faced by new diagnostic technologies before adoption. The 3 valleys of death that limit novel technology use👇👇
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Safely in Cape Town, South Africa for the 6th Biennial #ASLM2023 conference. Theme: Shaping laboratory systems and diagnostic services for the 21st century-Embracing change. @UStAResearch @StAndMedicine @StAndrewsSGSD @SabiitiwWilber @winterzie @derekjsloan @RitahNakibon @kkeenan
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Excellent presentation by our @univofstandrews PhD student, Ritah showcasing the utility of human gene expression in TB diagnosis & monitoring treatment response @Infection_StAnd @TBtrials_StAnd @StAndMedicine @KUHeS_mw @RitahNakibon @EmmanuelMusisi3 @derekjsloan @MarriottNliwasa
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⬇️New PhD blog post ⬇️ Hellen Onyango is tackling the problem of UTI diagnosis and treatment, using the scattered light integrating collector @DiscoverJKUAT @Jb_Atwech @StAndMedicine @StAndrewsSGSD @univofstandrews
https://t.co/kIyuGSOzSN
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Dr Musisi receives a hat of academic honour from his supervisor Dr Sabiiti. @RitahNakibon @winterzie @Jb_Atwech present to witness the rituals as they prepare for their graduation in the next one year or so @StAndMedicine @univofstandrews
Dr Emmanuel Musisi makes history graduating with a PhD from the University of St Andrews. Thanks to the @EDCTP @PanACEA_II scholarship @univofstandrews St Leonards scholarship @GovUganda @Makerere MAKRIF & @StAndMedicine @Infection_StAnd for all the support @EmmanuelMusisi3
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Great research by @MbeleleP et al., The future of TB diagnosis and treatment monitoring lies in TB-MBLA. #KCRI_TB_MBLA_TRAINING. @EmmanuelMusisi3 @asiqov
Dr P Mbelele of Kibongoto Infectious Diseases Hosp has concluded our training day with excellent talk on utility of TB-MBLA in monitoring treaement of drugresistant TB @MbeleleP @TBtrials_StAnd @derekjsloan @BarikiMtafya3 @NNtinginya @MpagamaStellah @Infection_StAnd @Jb_Atwech
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Glad to be part of the research scientists being trained on this novel TB diagnostic tool #KCRI_TB_MBLA_TRAINING
We got to a good start evaluating the effectiveness of online training video https://t.co/41RWIeDBPm in equipping learners with handson lab skills. Baseline opinion survey shows 50/50 split of yes or no. @Infection_StAnd @TBtrials_StAnd @KCRITanzania @NIMRMbeya @GCRFstandrews
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