Background
Tonui, Willy Kiprotich was born on December 16, 1965 in Kericho, Kenya. Son of Stephen Kiptonui and Mary Cheboo Sang.
Tonui, Willy Kiprotich was born on December 16, 1965 in Kericho, Kenya. Son of Stephen Kiptonui and Mary Cheboo Sang.
Bachelor of Science, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India, 1991. Master of Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1998. Doctor of Philosophy, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1999—2002.
Biology teacher Teachers Service Commission, Kericho, Kenya, 1987—1988, Kenya, 1994. Assistant research officer Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, 1995—1999, research officer, since 1999. Consultant Ministry on Leishmaniasis Control, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya, since 1995, Social Management Network, Nairobi, Kenya, 1997—2001, Kenya Expanded Program for Immunization, Nairobi, 2000—2001, World Health Organization/African Region on polio eradication in the Horn of Africa (southern Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti) and Kenya.
Visiting scientist Colorado State University, Fort Collins, since 2001.
Member of Institute Biology, London, East African Leishmaniasis Network (Kenya representative, coordinator 2000-2001), Federation of African Immunological Societies, African Malaria Vaccine Testing Network (travel grant 2001), World Health Organization/African Region Harare/Nairobi (director 2000-2001), African Federation Health Sciences (life), Kenya Society Immunologists (life).
Married Florence Chepkirui Birir, May 1, 1999. Children: Andrew A. Kipkoech, Bennie M. Kibet.