Dr. Thomas Kariuki is an internationally recognized immunologist and Director of Programmes at the African Academy of Sciences where he leads the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa. Dr. Kariuki leads the Academy’s programmatic activities to accelerate world-class research, foster innovation, and promote scientific leadership on the continent while providing oversight for research funding, development, and other key programme contents. His research interests span the immunology of infectious diseases and research capacity development for biomedical sciences, coinciding with his involvement in global research efforts to develop vaccines, drugs and diagnostics for major and neglected infectious diseases of poverty.
