Harrison Osundwa Lutta

Dr
Harrison Osundwa
Lutta

Chief Research Scientist
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization-Biotechnology Research Institute
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Biography
Dr. Harrison Osundwa Lutta holds a Ph.D. and an MSc in applied parasitology from the University of Nairobi. Dr. Lutta also undertook his Bachelor of Science at the University of Nairobi between 1998 and 2002. He joined the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), formerly the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in 2005. Dr. Lutta is a Chief Research Scientist and the Head of the Livestock Biotechnology Program at KALRO-Biotechnology Research Institute (BioRI).
Research interests
My research interests are bacteriology, virology, immunology, molecular biology, vaccines and diagnostics development towards the control of important bacterial and viral diseases in Kenya. Also, I have an interest in research related to emerging and neglected bacterial and viral diseases of economic importance such as Contagious Bovine and Caprine Pleuropneumonia, Poxviruses, Newcastle Virus, Infectious Bursal Virus, Fowl pox, and Infectious Bronchitis Viruses. My interest is in the use of my knowledge and techniques in biotechnology, applied parasitology, and immunology to develop vaccines to control these priority diseases.
Projects you're working on
I have been involved in the development of vaccines and diagnostics for cattle and goat pneumonia (Contagious Bovine and Caprine Pleuropneumonia) diseases. Also, I have been involved in the development of inactivated Mucosal Vaccine formulations for Newcastle, Gumboro, and Capripox Diseases.
Discipline
Bacteriology Cellular biology Challenge model development Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Commercialisation Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Parasitology Protein biology Virology
Host species
Cattle Poultry Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
Bacteria›Mycoplasma Viruses Viruses›Arboviruses Viruses›Capripoxvirus Viruses›Infectious bursal disease virus Viruses›Newcastle disease virus Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus Viruses›Poxviruses Viruses›Rift Valley fever virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Commercialisation Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials