Videlis Nduba, MD, PhD

Centre Director, Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research (CRDR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

Dr. Videlis Nduba, MD, PhD, is a centre director at the Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, in Nairobi, Kenya. As a medical officer from Kenya and epidemiologist trained at the school of public health at the University of Washington, Seattle, he started his career working in HIV and eventually transitioned to respiratory diseases. He has 18 years of clinical trials experience and has conducted multiple trials in tuberculosis vaccines, TB drug trials, sickle cell disease, and malaria drug trials.

Publications

  1. Newby, RE, Kijaro, L, Dill-McFarland, KA, Njagi, LN, Murithi, WB, Mwongera, Z et al.. A whole-blood transcriptional signature associated with obstructive post-tuberculosis lung disease. medRxiv. 2026; :. doi: 10.64898/2026.03.11.26348051. PubMed PMID:42051569 PubMed Central PMC13119348.
  2. Mullen, B, Githua, J, Escudero, JN, Mecha, J, Kijaro, L, Ndunge, M et al.. Evaluation of non-sputum-based diagnostics for pediatric tuberculosis: the Pediatric TB Diagnostic (PDTBDx) cohort protocol. medRxiv. 2026; :. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.01.26350011. PubMed PMID:41959800 PubMed Central PMC13060392.
  3. Zifodya, JS, Kijaro, LA, Nduba, V, Khatun S, MS, Njagi, LN, Segnitz, RM et al.. Clinical and transcriptomic risk factors for post-tuberculosis lung disease in a cohort of Kenyan adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026; :. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag063. PubMed PMID:41738226 PubMed Central PMC13119622.
  4. Githua, J, Mecha, J, Stern, J, Escudero, JN, Njagi, L, Kijaro, L et al.. C-Reactive Protein for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring in Children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026;13 (2):ofaf816. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf816. PubMed PMID:41660661 PubMed Central PMC12872367.
  5. Palmer, M, Kik, SV, Kohli, M, Fataar, A, Anyebe, V, Frey, N et al.. Catalysing Artificial Intelligence for Paediatric Tuberculosis Research (CAPTURE): protocol for a global multicentre study establishing a paediatric chest X-ray repository to evaluate computer-aided detection algorithms. BMJ Open. 2026;16 (1):e108668. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108668. PubMed PMID:41526020 PubMed Central PMC12815126.
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