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Kennedy Okeyo

Kennedy Okeyo

Central Laboratory of Hitachi Ltd.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Information Scientist and Project Manager at JAX; Adjunct faculty, Purdue University

  • Education

    • Kyoto Univ. PhD

      2007 - 2010
      Kyoto Univ. Mech. Eng.

    • Osaka Univ. BESc

      2003 - 2005
      Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering & Science

    • Kyoto University

      2007 - 2010
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering (biomechanics core)

      Performed research on the exciting topic of cell migration, focusing on elucidation of how mechanical forces in the actin cytoskeleton regulate cell migration. Succeeded in mapping strain fields in freely locomoting fish keratocytes using a combination of fluorescence speckle microscopy (FSM) and particle imaging velocimetry applied on time-lapse high resolution microscopic images.

  • Experience

    • Hitachi Ltd.

      Apr 2010 - Mar 2012
      Central Laboratory of Hitachi Ltd.

      Research on biosystems

    • Tokyo University, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering

      Apr 2012 - Jan 2023
      Assistant Professor

      Supervision of undergrad and grad studentsOther duties

    • Kyoto University

      Feb 2017 - Jan 2023
      Senior Lecturer

    • Purdue University

      Oct 2022 - now

      Exciting research aimed at developing optical sensors for high sensitivity detection of mycotoxins, with future extension to human health biomarkers.

      • Adjunct Faculty

        Jun 2024 - now

      • Visiting Scholar

        Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

    • The Jackson Laboratory

      Sept 2023 - now
      Project Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Biomedical Researcher

      Kyoto University

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kennedy Okeyo
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