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 Mulungushi University, 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 Mulungushi University 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 |