Career Profile
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A dedicated microbiologist and academic professional with extensive experience in teaching, research, and clinical microbiology. Currently serving as a Lecturer in Microbiology at ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, with a strong background in microbiology and infectious disease research. Passionate about advancing medical microbiology education and ethical research practices. Previously served as Secretary of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà School of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (MUSOMHS_REC) and held key roles as a Scientific Officer at the Tropical Diseases Research Centre and a Biomedical Scientist at Ndola Teaching Hospital, contributing to tuberculosis and infectious disease research. Additionally, possesses significant experience as a part-time lecturer across multiple institutions, mentoring the next generation of biomedical and medical professionals. Key expertise includes microbiology, with a focus on bacteriology, antibiotic resistance, gut microbiome, probiotics, gut microbiota-host interactions, and biomedical research. |
Education Background
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2023-date: PhD fellow, Shandong University, Qingdao, China. 2014 – 2017: Master of Science in Microbiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China. 2006 – 2010: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia 2002 – 2004: GCE ‘O’ Level School Certificate, Kenneth Kaunda Secondary School, Chinsali, Zambia. |
Publications
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1 |
Kamvuma, Kingsley; Masenga, Sepiso; Hamooya, Benson; Chanda, Warren; Munsaka, Sody; |
Prevalence and factors associated with moderate-to-severe anaemia among virally suppressed people with HIV at a tertiary hospital in Zambia |
Plos one |
2024 |
Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA |
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2 |
Chanda, Warren; Jiang, He; Liu, Shuang-Jiang;
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The Ambiguous Correlation of Blautia with Obesity: A Systematic Review |
Microorganisms |
2024 |
MDPI |
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3 |
Mwangu, Joyce Kukeng'a; Siame, Lukundo; Ngosa, Memory; Chanda, Warren; Hamooya, Benson Malambo; Bwalya, Bwalya Bupe; Masenga, Sepiso Kenias; |
Correlates of retinopathy in persons living with type 2 diabetes at a clinic in Zambia |
The Pan African Medical Journal |
2024 |
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4 |
Patel, Shivangi; Daka, Victor; Mudenda, Steward; Samutela, Mulemba; Chileshe, Misheck; Chanda, Warren; Mutanekelwa, Imukusi; Chikwanda, Ephraim; Haakonde, Titus; Mudenda, Tobela; |
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility status of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria on handheld shopping trolleys and baskets in supermarkets in Ndola, Zambia |
Open Journal of Epidemiology |
2023 |
Scientific Research Publishing |
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5 |
Ranjbar, Reza; Alam, Mostafa; |
Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators (2022). Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
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Evidence-based nursing |
2023 |
Royal College of Nursing |
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6 |
Kapanga, Shike; Mulemena, John Amos; Kamvuma, Kingsley; Phiri, Christopher Newton; Chanda, Warren; |
Prevalence and correlates of urogenital schistosomiasis in school going children in Maramba compound of Livingstone District, Zambia
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medRxiv |
2022 |
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press |
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7 |
Mwansa, Thresa N; Kamvuma, Kingsley; Mulemena, John Amos; Phiri, Christopher Newton; Chanda, Warren; |
Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from laboratory specimens at Livingstone Central Hospital in Zambia |
PLOS Global Public Health |
2022 |
Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA |
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8 |
Mwansa, Thresa N; Chanda, Warren; |
Prevalence of antibiotic resistance among blood pathogens isolated from routine laboratory specimens at Livingstone Central Hospital in Zambia
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2022 |
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9 |
Kapanga, Shike; Mulemena, John Amos; Kamvuma, Kingsley; Phiri, Christopher Newton; Chanda, Warren; |
Prevalence and correlates of urogenital schistosomiasis in school-going children at Maramba Primary School in Livingstone District, Zambia
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Infectious Diseases Now |
2022 |
Elsevier Masson |
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10 |
Mwansa, Thresa N; Mulemena, John Amos; Chanda, Warren; |
Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Blood Culture Specimens at Livingstone University Teaching Hospital in Zambia
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Medical Journal of Zambia |
2022 |
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11 |
Ademola, Yusuf Uthman; Wandi, Kalipenta; Kalande Kaimba, Francine Kafula; Kalipenta, Kabwe Hellen; Chanda, Warren; Miyoba, Michelo; |
Extract and Anti-diabetic: hepatoprotective effect in Diabetic Wistar Rats |
World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
2022 |
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12 |
Joseph, Thomson Patrick; Zhao, Qianqian; Chanda, Warren; Kanwal, Sadia; Fang, Yukun; Zhong, MinTao; Huang, Min; |
Expression and in vitro anticancer activity of Lp16-PSP, a member of the YjgF/YER057c/UK114 protein family from the mushroom Lentinula edodes C 91-3
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Archives of Microbiology |
2021 |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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13 |
Kamvuma, Kingsley; Chanda, Warren; Phiri, Christopher Newton; Phiri, Sam Bezza; Mitchelo, Miyoba; Mulemena, John Amos; |
The correlation of tuberculosis smear results and immuno-suppression with CD4+ counts as a surrogate marker among HIV infected patients. |
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2021 |
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14 |
Mulongo, Tony; Kamvuma, Kingsley; Phiri, Christopher N; Mulemena, John A; Chanda, Warren; |
Elevators and staircase handrails as potential sources of nosocomial pathogens at Ndola Teaching Hospital, Zambia
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2021 |
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15 |
John Amos Mulemena, Chileshe Lukwesa-Musyani, James C.L. Mwansa, Victor Daka, Warren Chanda, Geoffrey Kwenda; |
The Prevalence of Potential Pathogens of Pneumonia in Sputum Specimens from Adult Patients at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia |
Acta Scientific MICROBIOLOGY |
2021 |
Acta Scientifica Publications Pvt. Ltd |
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16 |
Ezeala, Christian C; Ezeala, Mercy O; Shaikh, Vaseem; Akapelwa, Tumelo M; Phiri, Sam B; Mulemena, John A; Mushabat, Festus; Kamvuma, Kingsley; Chanda, Warren; Sijumbila, Gibson; |
Medical school admissions: a review of global practices, predictive validity, and practice points for Africa |
Medical Journal of Zambia |
2020 |
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17 |
Salehi, Bahare; Abu-Darwish, Mohammad Sanad; Tarawneh, Amer Hussein; Cabral, Celia; Gadetskaya, Anastassiya V; Salgueiro, Ligia; Hosseinabadi, Tahereh; Rajabi, Sadegh; Chanda, Warren; Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi; |
Thymus spp. plants-Food applications and phytopharmacy properties |
Trends in Food Science & Technology |
2019 |
Elsevier |
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18 |
Chanda, Warren; Manyepa, Mespa; Chikwanda, Ephraim; Daka, Victor; Chileshe, Justin; Tembo, Mathias; Kasongo, Joseph; Chipipa, Allen; Handema, Ray; Mulemena, John A; |
Evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from routine laboratory specimens at Ndola Teaching Hospital: A retrospective study |
Plos one |
2019 |
Public Library of Science San Francisco, CA USA |
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19 |
Chanda, Warren; Mulemena, John Amos; Manyepa, Mespa; Kamvuma, Kingsley; |
Antimicrobial stewardship and oxazolidinones use, a consideration for a Zambian health system
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Medical Journal of Zambia |
2019 |
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20 |
Guo, Xuefang; Wang, Xiaoli; Liu, Min; Chen, Lei; Chanda, Warren; Pahiar, Arshad Ahmed; Li, Xingyun; Zhang, Wei; Ning, Anhong; Huang, Min; |
Expression and Antitumor Function of Latcripin-4 RCC1 and ANK Domain Protein on HepG2 from the Shiitake Medicinal Mushroom, Lentinus edodes C 91–3 (Agaricomycetes), Transcriptome
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International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms |
2018 |
Begel House Inc. |
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21 |
Joseph, Thomson Patrick; Chanda, Warren; Padhiar, Arshad Ahmed; Batool, Samana; LiQun, Shao; Zhong, MinTao; Huang, Min; |
A preclinical evaluation of the antitumor activities of edible and medicinal mushrooms: A molecular insight |
Integrative cancer therapies |
2018 |
SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA |
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22 |
Wang, Wen-dong; Zhang, Nan-nan; Chanda, Warren; Liu, Min; ud Din, Syed Riaz; Diao, Yun-peng; Liu, Lei; Cao, Jing; Wang, Xiao-li; Li, Xing-yun; |
Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity of the lipid extract from Mantidis ootheca on Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B |
2018 |
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23 |
Padhiar, Arshad Ahmed; Chanda, Warren; Joseph, Thomson Patrick; Guo, Xuefang; Liu, Min; Sha, Li; Batool, Samana; Gao, Yifan; Zhang, Wei; Huang, Min; |
Comparative study to develop a single method for retrieving wide class of recombinant proteins from classical inclusion bodies |
Applied microbiology and biotechnology |
2018 |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
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24 |
Chanda, Warren; Joseph, Thomson P; Guo, Xue-fang; Wang, Wen-dong; Liu, Min; Vuai, Miza S; Padhiar, Arshad A; Zhong, Min-tao; |
Effectiveness of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids against microbial pathogens |
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B |
2018 |
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25 |
Chanda, Warren; Chibuye, Sylvia; |
The Outbreaks of Cholera in Zambia-How Far from Eradication |
Annals of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
2018 |
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26 |
Guo XueFang, Guo XueFang; Wang XiaoLi, Wang XiaoLi; Liu Min, Liu Min; Chen Lei, Chen Lei; Chanda, W; Pahiar, AA; Li XingYun, Li XingYun; Zhang Wei, Zhang Wei; Ning AnHong, Ning AnHong; Huang Min, Huang Min; |
Expression and antitumor function of Latcripin-4 RCC1 and ANK domain protein on HepG2 from the shiitake medicinal mushroom, Lentinus edodes C91-3 (Agaricomycetes), transcriptome. |
2018 |
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27 |
Joseph, Thomson Patrick; Chanda, Warren; Mohammad, Abdullah Faqeer; Kanwal, Sadia; Batool, Samana; Zhang, Meishan; Zhong, Mintao; Huang, Min; |
Lp16-PSP, a member of YjgF/YER057c/UK114 protein family induces apoptosis and p21WAF1/CIP1 mediated G1 cell cycle arrest in human acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) HL-60 cells
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
2017 |
MDPI |
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28 |
Chanda, Warren; Joseph, Thomson P; Wang, Wendong; Padhiar, Arshad A; Zhong, Mintao; |
The potential management of oral candidiasis using anti-biofilm therapies |
Medical Hypotheses |
2017 |
Churchill Livingstone |
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29 |
Chanda, Warren; Joseph, Thomson Patrick; Padhiar, Arshad Ahmed; Guo, Xuefang; Min, Liu; Wang, Wendong; Lolokote, Sainyugu; Ning, Anhong; Cao, Jing; Huang, Min; |
Combined effect of linolenic acid and tobramycin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and quorum sensing |
Experimental and therapeutic medicine |
2017 |
Spandidos Publications |
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30 |
Wang, Wendong; Chanda, Warren; Zhong, Mintao; |
The relationship between biofilm and outer membrane vesicles: a novel therapy overview |
FEMS microbiology letters |
2015 |
Oxford University Press |