Philip King’a

<p><strong>Research project:</strong> Multidrug resistance to pyrethroids and Amitraz in <em>Rhipicephalus</em> and <em>Amblyomma</em> tick species in Kwale County, Kenya</p> <p>Philip is a DRIP MSc scholar supervised by Dr Lilian Wambua (<em>icipe</em>), Dr Bernard Kulohoma (<em>icipe</em>) and Dr Joel Bargul (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya). Philip is currently investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying multi-drug resistance to pyrethroids and Amitraz in <em>Rhipicephalus</em> and <em>Amblyomma</em> tick species in Kwale County, coastal Kenya. He is registered for a MSc at JKUAT and is supported by a scholarship from World Federation of Scientists (WFS).</p> <p>Philip completed his undergraduate studies in BSc Biology at Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya</p>