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. Heller, KB, Mohamed, JS, Cherne, SL, Onono, M, Bukusi, EA, Njoroge, BW et al.. High agreement of Seegene AnyplexTM HPV 28 and AllplexTM HPV 28 for High-Risk Vaccine-Type HPV Detection in the KEN SHE Study. J Virol Methods. 2026; :115395. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2026.115395. PubMed PMID:41962590 .
  2. Kebenei, E, Olungae, D, Sang, GN, Nguya, J, Chepngetich, J, Makobu, K et al.. Institution-wide strategies for research integrity training: experience from the Kenya Medical Research Institute: a descriptive case study. BMC Res Notes. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s13104-026-07809-3. PubMed PMID:41952227 .
  3. Odeny, B, Mangale, D, Sharma, D, Balogun, M, Bukusi, E, Suleman, F et al.. An emerging TIMER-2C framework for addressing barriers to research culture and productivity among local healthcare providers in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative study and modified Delphi approach. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6 (4):e0006046. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006046. PubMed PMID:41950187 PubMed Central PMC13061179.
  4. Odak, JJ, Murnane, P, Ndunyu, LN, Omemo, P, Rono, BK, Bukusi, EA et al.. Socioecological drivers and dimensions of household water insecurity among people with HIV in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya. J Water Health. 2026;24 (3):446-459. doi: 10.2166/wh.2026.273. PubMed PMID:41910059 .
  5. Weiser, SD, Sheira, LA, Wekesa, P, Zakaras, JM, Frongillo, EA, Weke, E et al.. A livelihood intervention improved nutritional, mental health and sexual health outcomes among HIV-affected adolescents in western Kenya: results from the Shamba Maisha randomised controlled trial. BMJ Glob Health. 2026;11 (3):. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016886. PubMed PMID:41887665 PubMed Central PMC13034210.
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