Simon Kiplimo Tawich
<p><strong>Research project</strong>: Plant derived Semiochemicals for the attraction of stable fly <em>stomoxys calcitrans</em> L. (Diptera: muscidae) to host plant for sugar acquisition.</p>
<p>Simon is a DRIP MSc Scholar supervised by Dr. Merid Getahun (<em>Icipe</em>) and Dr. Joel Bargul (JKUAT, Kenya). His research interest in behavioural ecology, including chemical interaction of <em>Stomoxys calcitrans</em> and plants and how the interactions can be utilized in the development of control bait technologies. Simon has a BSc degree in Agricultural Biotechnology from University of Eldoret and is currently undertaking his MSc degree in Molecular biology and Bioinformatics at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.</p>