CURRICULUM VITAE
1.0 PERSONAL PARTICULARS
1.00 Name: Wycliffe Andrew Chapya
1.01 Date of Birth: August 14, 1949
1.02 Place of Birth: Kakamega District, Kenya
1.03 Passport Number: A037409
1.04 Nationality: Kenyan
1.05 Present address: P.O Box 46665-00110,Nairobi
1.06 E-mail: andrewchapya@thin-kenya.org
2.0 ACADEMIC TRAINING
2.01 Kakamega High School, 1962-1965
English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Health Sciences, Biology, Literature. Cambridge School
Certificate Div.Il
2.02 British Tutorial College, (Correspondence) 1967-1971
Mathematics (Applied), Chemistry, General Paper,
G.C.E. ‘A’ Level - Pass
2.03 Kenya Polytechnic (Sand witch) 1969-1971
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, General Laboratory, Techniques
City and Guilds Ordinary Certificate – Pass With Credit
2.04 Kenya Polytechnic (Sand witch) 1969-1971
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Advanced Laboratory
Techniques, General Studies, Laboratory Management.
City and Guilds Advanced Certificate – Pass With Credit
2.05 International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) 1974-1975.
First African Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science and Application (ARPIS),
Entomology, Botany, Histology, Plant/Insect, Taxonomy, Insect-Breeding, Organic Chemistry, Photography, Data Processing.
Certificate-Pass with Credit.
2.06 International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) 1971-1978
Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Instrumentation, Photomicrography, and Immunochemistry-
Pass with credit
2.07 Universita Roma, Departmento di Biologia Vegetale I.go
Christina di Svezia Roma; Instituto orto Botanica, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Via 00168 Regina Elena, Roma; Universita Cattolica del S. Cuore. Facolta Medicina E Chirgia Via della Pineta Sachetti, 644 Roma, 1982- 1984
Dotore/Professore. (PhD) Natural Products Chemistry.
2.08 International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Regional Training Course on handling and safe use of Radioisotopes in research
Certificate of Participation.
3.0 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
Jestan Herbal Health Inc. 1988 to date
Consultant Herbalist – Diagnose, Advise and Dispense plant based medicines serving the health protection and the curing of living beings (humans, plants, animals). Collaboration with herbalists, traditional healers, traditional birth attendants and “modern” doctors to collect information on methods and practices used in traditional health care, their feasibility and application in Healthcare.
3.01 ICIPE Nairobi, 1988-2001
Chief technician, carrying out research. under the head of chemistry and biochemistry research unit (CBRU) in isolating, identification, characterization and biological assays of natural products used as pesticides, antibiotics, antiprotozoa, etc.
3.02 East Africa Community, 1966-1974
(East Africa Industrial Research Organization – EAIRO) laboratory technician. carrying out applied research and industrial analytical quality control on various aspects of the industries: those already established and those to be established in east Africa.
Research and Development (R&D): Ranging from bench work to pilot plant scale to establish and modify existing process in the utilization of vegetal and animal products, e.g woods, resins essential oils, sisal juice, coffee husks, polymers, etc.
analytical: providing analytical services in minerals, mineral oils, beverages, soaps, detergents, cosmetics, vegetable oils, plant products, pharmaceuticals, etc.
4.0 SOME PUBLICATIONS
4.01 Cashew nuts as a source of ethanol production. (1968) E.A., D.A.V. Dendy, A Chapya, S. Mutangili
4.02 Chemical composition in coffee drying, Science and Industry (1969), 93-99. A.N.H. Wootten, A.Chapya, R.O. Arunga.
4.03 Structure of Ajugarisns. J.C.S. Chemical. comm (1976), 949-50. Isao Kubo, Yue-Wei-Lee, Valerie Balogh – Naiv, Andrew Chapya and Koji Nakanishi.
4.04 Screeningof East African Plants for Antimicrobial Activity 1. Chem.. Pharm Bull. (1978), 26(9), 2910-13. Makato Taniguchi, A. Chapya, and T. Tsujimoto.
4.05 An Insect Antifeendants and antimicrobial agent from Plumbago Capencis. Planta Medica (1980), 185-87.1. Kubo, M. Taniguchi, A. Chapya, and T. Tsujimoto.
4.06 Antifeedants from clausena anisata (wild). Hook natural products for innovative pests’ management (1980), 230-41. T. Gebreyesus and A. Chapya.
4.07 Acridone Insect Antifeedants Alkaloids from Teclea-Trichocuorpa. Insect SCI. APPLI. (1983), 1393-95. Lwande, W. Hassanali,A .Chapya, A. and Macfoy, C.
4.08 N-(A)-Acytyl -11-Methoxystrychnospledine. A new alkaloid from the Root Bark of Strychnos Henningsii. Gazetta Chimica Italione (1983), 773-75. Chapya, A. Galefi, C. and Spirandei, M.
4.09 Structure of mukadiol; A molluscicide from warbugia plants. chemistry letters. (183), 979-80. Kubo, 1, Chapya, A, Matsumoto, T.
4.10 Quinolizine Alkaloids from the African plant calporina aurea; molluscidal activity and Structural Study By 2D-Nmr. Agri. Boil. Chem..(1984) 48, 2839-41. Kubo, 1, Matsumoto, T. Kuzoko, M. Chapya, A. and Nawak, H.
4.11 Glucosides Of Hypoxis Nyasica. Structure of nayzoxide: a new glycoside related to hypoxoside. tetrahedrone (1985) 41, 665-70. Marini-Bettolo, Nicoletti Marcello, Irene Messano, Corradio Gallefi, Jerome Musonthi and Andrew Chapya.
4.12 Biocidal alkaloids from Africa fagara plants. inhibition of mitochondrial function. Agri.Biol.Chem. (1980)49, 3051-51. A. Chapya and I. Kubo.
4.13 A novel spiro tetranorterpernoid insect antifeedant from Harrisonia abyssinica olive. phytochemistry 29 (1986), 1193-99. A. Hassanali, M.D. Bentley, A.M Millanso, D.J Shepard and A. Chapya.
4.14 2-Hydroxyacetophenone: Principa: root volatile of the African medicinal plant, Carissa Edulis. J. Nat Products 37 (1987), 67. Bentley, M.D, Chapya, A. and Brackets.
4.15 New iridoid glucosides from Rubiaceae mussaende arcuata (HAM) and Tarrena graveolens (S. Moore) Bremek. Gazetta Chimica Italiena 114 (1988), 49-53. M. Nicolleti, A. Chapya, (Messana, C. Galeffi)
4.16 Weevil repellant constituents of O. Suave leaves and E. Carropyllata as grain protectants. Discovery and innovation Vol. 2. No. June 90.
4.17 Herbal Medicine and Preperations in Africa. African medical news Feb-April (1997), 6-7. W.Andrew Chapya.
4.18. The New Development Paradigm United Nations Development Programme. – 2009
5.00 SYMPOSIA, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
5.01 Industrial Relations in public and private sectors for productivity.
East Africa Community (EAC) July, 1972, Arusha, Tanzania.
5.02 Staffing, Training and Supervision for Research Organizations. EAC. Dec. 1972, Arusha Tanzania.
5.03 Co-Operative Societies as a tool for Development, Ministry of Co-operave Development, Oct. 1979. Nairobi, Kenya.
5.04 Financial Accounting and budgeting for business and public organizations. Techno serve Inc. May 1980. Nairobi, Kenya.
5.05 Participatory Reforestation. Aga Khan Rural Support Programme. July 1993. Mombasa, Kenya.
5.06 Natural Resource Management and Environmental Degradation. Institute of Environmental Development (IIED), Sept. 1993, Nairobi, Kenya.
5.07 Critical Programmes to bring new products, technology and other skills in Kenya. Ministry of Applied Science and Technology. Dec. 1993, Nairobi, Kenya.
5.08 Population Environmental Balance (BALANCE) for grassroots organizations. Academy for Educational Development, Jan. 1994. Nairobi, Kenya.
5.09 Business approaches for Traditional Healthcare in Development Traditional Medicine Development Agency (TREMEDA) July 1996. Eldoret, Kenya.
5.10 Using indigenous knowledge in the tree demonstrations and its impact on farmers. CARE, Oct. 1996. Kisumu, Kenya.
5.11 The Demographics of consumer market place. World Resources Institute. Feb. 1998. Nairobi, Kenya.
5.12 The role of environmental conservation and indigenous knowledge. Ministry of Culture and Social Services. June 1998. Nairobi, Kenya.
5.13 Net-working on Bioprospecting for anti-malarial, mosquito repellant and insecticidal plants. July, 1998. World Health Organization (WHO) ICIPE, Nairobi, Kenya.
5.14 Bioprospecting, Biodiversity Law Training. Global Biodiversity Institute USA/ICIPE –. July 1999. Nairobi, Kenya.
5.16 The conservation of Kakamega Forest, reducing population pressure on forest resources. MacArthur Foundation/ ICIPE, Sept. 1999-Dec 2003, Kakamega, Kenya.
6.0 LEADERSHIP ROLES
6.01 Captain of School Hockey Team 1963-65
6.02 Chairman, Mathematical and Astronomy Club, 1964-65.
6.03 Member, Staff Welfare Association, E.A.C, Ind. Research Org. Branch, 1971-1974.
6.04 Member, E.A.C Regional Housing Allocation Committee, 1970-1974.
6.05 Member, ICIPE Staff Reviews Committee, 1975-1992
6.06 Member, ICIPE Library and Publications Committee, 1977-1985.
6.07 Secretary, ICIPE Security Planning Committee, 1987-1992
6.08 Senior Consultant and Director, Jestan Herbal Health Clinic, 1988-To Date.
6.09 Hon. Secretary, Dudu Sacco Society, 1978-1992
7.0 AWARDS
7.01 Best Mathematics Student, 1964 And 1965, Kakamega High School.
7.02 Best Overall Science Student, Kenya Polytechnic, 1969-70
7.03 Fellowship – Italo-Africano Institute Rome 9 Months, 1982 Oct. to June 1983
7.04 ICSE – World Laboratory and ICIPE, 6 Weeks, Oct. to Dec, 1999.
8.0 HOBBIES
8.01 Travel, Nature, Sports, Culture, Meeting and dealing with the people
9.0 REFEREES
9.01 Isao Kubo
Professor of Natural Products Chemistry
Department of Environmental Policy and Management
University of California
201 Wellman Hall
Berkeley, California 947203112
E-mail: ikubo@uclink.berkeley.edu
9.02. Professor George Eshiwani
Mount Kenya University
P.O Box 342-00100 Thika
Telephone 0722724106
