Member Profile
Membership type: full
Ruth Kihika
Country of origin: Kenya Currently in: Kenya, Nairobi General field of specialization: Chemical Sciences-
Degrees
2017 Master Chemical Sciences -
Current Research Activities
Other
Chemistry/Chemical Ecology
Publications resulting from Research:
Kihika R.M., Murungi L.K., Ng’ang’a M.M., Coyne, D.L., Teal, P.E.A., Hassanali A., and Torto B. (2017) Parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita interactions with different Capsicum annum cultivars reveal the chemical constituents modulating root herbivory, Scientific Reports, 7: 2903. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02379-8.
Torto, B., Kirwa, H., Murungi L.K., Kihika R.M., (2018) Strategies for the Manipulation of Root Knot Nematode Behaviour with Natural Products in Small Scale Farming Systems. In Roles of Natural Products for Biorational Pesticides in Agriculture. August 2018 ACS Symposium Series. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2018-1294.ch009
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Higher Education StudyAfrican Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Sciences (ARPPIS) PhD Scholar, icipe
Affiliations
International Society of Chemical EcologyRoyal Society of Chemistry -
Other Awards
Nov 2019L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Fellowship-2019Endowment fund of EURO 10,000Nov 2017First runner-up in the icipe Governing Council Award for best published science paper by icipe scholarDec 2015Overall winner in the oral presentations’ category at the 15th Horticultural Association of Kenya Workshop
