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Christine Wangia the JKUAT researcher conquering arthritis

Dr Wangia explaining an aspect of her research in one of the labs at JKUAT.

A researcher at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has been honoured by Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) for her scientific work that offers hope to patients of arthritis.

 Dr Christine Ong’ayo Wangia, a senior lecturer  at the School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology/Pharmacognosy, has been feted for “discovering a Kenyan medicinal plant that possess anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties that can be harnessed and used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

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