Dr. Martin Kangwa

/Own, manage and coordinate activities on early stage (preclinical to clinical) process development and preclinical manufacturing of CMC programs. /Lead process scale-up, transfer, and implementation for GMP manufacturing. /Perform development and improvement of platform process and innovative process technologies. /Design and outline experimental plan to meet the assigned objectives. /Write, Analyze, review experimental results and data, approves process descriptions, protocols, scientific reports.

/Responsible for essential lab operations: Research, Management, and Administrative responsibilities • Status and responsibilities for proposals and manuscripts in preparation • Student progress/evaluation reports • Research plans • Back-up resource persons on campus • Deadlines for reports, proposals, and updates. • Establishing authority to purchase supplies and equipment; maintaining laboratory instruments and facilities

/Management and organization of the research laboratory; writing scientific reports, research projects, research grants and manuscripts /Assignment of research projects and coordination of partner projects with other group leaders /Supervising undergraduate and masters . Helping and advising PhD students

Design and construct vectors for gene expression and pathway engineering; transform, screen and analyse hybrid cyanobacterial strains for enhanced biohydrogen production Perform molecular, biochemical and physiological studies of hybrid cyanobacteria. Plan and conduct experiments; assemble, analyze, document, report and present data. Experience in process optimization and development of bioprocesses (fermentation, upstream and downstream processing technology)