Philip Onyono

MSc
Assistant Teaching Professor
Biomedical Sciences
515-294-2998
2080 1800 Christensen Dr
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Education & Certifications  
  • Master of Science in Veterinary Anatomy and Cell Biology, 2017, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, 2013, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Teaching  
  • 2024 – Present: Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, USA.  
  • 2021- 2023: Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology, Egerton University, Kenya.
  • 2015 – 2021: Teaching Assistant, Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology, Egerton University, Kenya.
Research Focus & Interests  
  • Olfaction, olfactory structures, comparative morphology, microscopic anatomy, evolutionary biology and congenital malformations.  
Honors & Awards  
  • 2015: Kenya’s National Commission for Science, Technology & Innovation grant towards my Master of Science research project.  
  • 2013: The University of Nairobi scholarship for the degree of Master of Science in Veterinary Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Leadership/Committees/Council  
  • 2018 -2020: Honorary Secretary of the Kenya Veterinary Association, Nairobi branch.
  • 2018 – 2023: Member of the Curriculum Review Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, Egerton University, Kenya.
  • 2017 – 2023: Member of the Staff Welfare and Promotions Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, Egerton University, Kenya.
Selected Publications  
  • Onyono P. N., Kavoi B. M., Makanya A. N. and Kiama S. G. (2024): Comparative ultrastructure of the olfactory system in the East African Root Rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) and the Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Journal of Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 53, e13034. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.13034
  • Kisipan M. L., Nyaga S. N., Onyono P. N., Orenge, C. O. and Ojoo, R. O. (2020): Lobar holoprosencephaly with craniofacialdefects in a Friesian calf: A case report. Vet Med Sci. 2020;00:1-8.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.244
  • Onyono P. N., Kavoi B. M., Kiama S. G. and Makanya A. N. (2017): Functional morphology of the olfactory mucosa and olfactory bulb in fossorial rodents: the East African root rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) and the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Tissue and Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tice.2017.07.005