Prof Lucy W Irungu is currently the Principal of the University of Nairobi's College of Biological and Physical Sciences - commonly known as Chiromo Campus. She is also a full Professor of Entomology in the School of Biological Sciences.
Prof Irungu's academic career in the sciences began following her graduation from the University of Nairobi in 1978 with a first class honours Bachelor of Science degree in Entomology (the study of insects).
She immediately joined the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) as a graduate research scholar and was awarded a scholarship by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation to pursue a Master of Science degree in Medical Entomology and Applied Parasitology at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine which she completed in 1979.
Thereafter, she proceeded to Imperial College and the British Museum on internship for six months before returning to ICIPE. In 1981, she was awarded a scholarship by the Association of Commonwealth Universities to pursue a doctorate degree. She completed her PhD at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 1984 and returned to ICIPE for her postdoctoral work.
In 1988, she joined the University of Nairobi's Department of Zoology as a lecturer and rose through the ranks to full Professor. Prof Irungu also served as the Chair of the Department of Zoology from 1999 to 2004. She was then appointed as the Principal of the College of Biological and Physical Sciences, a position she has held to date.
Prof Lucy Irungu has conducted research in the area of vector biology and control with special reference to malaria vectors and other vectors and parasites of Neglected Diseases. In addition, she has supervised over 20 MSc students and four PhD students. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and a member of several other professional organizations.
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