KEMRI scientists Stories

KEMRI-JKUAT collaboration secures court ruling to protect senior scientists from early retirement

Farhiya Hussein | Nov 30, 2025

Following the court’s ruling, KEMRI scientists can now continue serving until 74, aligning their terms of service with university faculty.

Flu shots: how scientists around the world cooperate to choose the strains to vaccinate against each year

The Conversation | Nov 29, 2025

After a tour around his lab, Barr explains how the different parts of the global flu monitoring system cooperate – and why it can be misleading to thi...

Scientists discover brain cells linked to depression, offering hope for better treatments

Charity Kilei | Oct 11, 2025

The researchers focused on two types of brain cells. The first type helps control mood and how the brain responds to stress. The second type acts like...

UASU sues KEMRI over plan to retire scientists, professors before age 74

Farhiya Hussein | Jul 24, 2025

The University Academic Staff Union argues that KEMRI’s decision to retire staff at 65 is unlawful and violates an existing collective bargaining agre...

South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts

Reuters | Feb 19, 2025

Trump in January ordered a 90-day pause in all foreign development assistance pending assessment of its consistency with his "America First" foreign p...