Immaculate is an experienced research scientist specialising in various aspects of plant science, including cell and molecular biology, conventional and modern plant breeding techniques, host-pathogen interactions, plant physiology and nutrition, and the efficacy of biocontrol agents.
After completing her PhD in Agricultural, Health, and Environmental Science, Immaculate worked as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the Natural Resources Institute (UK), focusing on the optimisation of in vitro regeneration of the host-less parasitic weed Striga, studying nutrient treatments on Striga and investigating its interaction with the pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum to identify specific pathogenicity chromosomes and assess its potential as a biocontrol agent. Prior to this, she served as a Post-Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Greenwich (UK), where she actively led and collaborated on research projects while tutoring, mentoring, and supervising post-graduate students.
Immaculate holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a Master of Science degree in Biotechnology from Kenyatta University (Kenya), a Master of Science degree in Molecular Plant Sciences from the University of Bath (UK), and a PhD in Agricultural, Health, and Environmental Science focusing on enhancing tolerance and resistance in sorghum against the parasitic weed Striga through improved nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa from the University of Greenwich (UK). Throughout her academic journey, Immaculate has received international awards, including the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, and Research England’s ‘Expanding Research Excellence’ award, which supported her studies.
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