The Department of ophthalmology hosted the First interdisciplinary Retinoblastoma genetics workshop on 14th to 15th May 2024. The training which comprised of molecular biology and bioinformatics was held as part of a wider Research project “Building capacity in molecular cancer research in Kenya through analysis of retinoblastoma heterogeneity” that has been funded by the Velux Stiftung Foundation.

Prof.

The current chairman of the department of ophthalmology has been promoted to an Associate Professor. Prof Stephen Gichuhi has a PHD from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He has published widely with over 70 publications in various journals.