Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD

Research Professor, Global Health

Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD, is a chief research officer at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), a research professor at the University of Washington ( Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health), and volunteer faculty member at the University of California San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive sciences. She is a visiting scientist at the University of Nairobi, an honorary lecturer at Aga Khan University in Nairobi, and is faculty at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture at the Sind Institute for urology and transplantation Karachi. Her primary research interest includes STIs, reproductive health, and HIV prevention, care, and treatment in addition to an interest in ethics and the development of systems and structures for regulating research, She has had a focus on capacity building for many years and has been engaged in the training and mentorship young scientists. She serves on many international boards, task forces, and committees and is a co-lead on the IARTP Women and HIV program.

Publications

  1. Haberer, JE, Rono, B, Ravi, R, Bagaria, V, Shetty, S, Moparthi, S et al.. Natural Language Processing Analysis of WhatsApp Messages to Identify Unrecognized HIV Prevention Needs Among Young Women in Kenya. J Int AIDS Soc. 2026;29 (10):e70214. doi: 10.1002/jia2.70214. PubMed PMID:42834789 PubMed Central PMC13639533.
  2. Makanga, PK, Adhiambo, HF, Mangale, D, Nansereko, M, Nalubega, JF, Knight, R et al.. End-user perspectives on design and implementation of a novel SkinScan3D (SS3D) device for monitoring Kaposi Sarcoma in East Africa: a qualitative study. medRxiv. 2026; :. doi: 10.64898/2026.08.12.26360308. PubMed PMID:42818979 PubMed Central PMC13622982.
  3. Oliver, CR, Bemer, MJ, Lauff, A, Morton, JF, Cooper, S, Humphries, H et al.. Acceptability and usability of home-based HIV and blood glucose self-testing and home-based blood pressure measurement in Kenya, South Africa, and Zambia. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6 (9):e0005445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005445. PubMed PMID:42789602 PubMed Central PMC13614574.
  4. Harrington, EK, Orii, L, Cheruiyot, NK, Awuor, M, Aoko, C, Ouma, DC et al.. Co-design of a digital health intervention to provide pharmacy-based, person-centered contraceptive decision support for youth in Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6 (9):e0007335. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007335. PubMed PMID:42752571 PubMed Central PMC13585247.
  5. Koss, CA, Kamya, MR, Nyabuti, M, Okochi, H, Kabami, J, Glidden, DV et al.. Sex differences in long-acting cabotegravir trough concentrations in the SEARCH study in Kenya and Uganda. AIDS. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004605. PubMed PMID:42592848 .
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