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David Njoroge Thuo PhD (Born summer 1987) is a Kenyan - Australian Animal geneticist.He was born in Kiambu County to his parents Johnson Thuo Wairiri and Gladys Wamaitha Thuo. Dr Thuo started his primary education at Ruai Primary School then transfered to Iten Primary School in Elgeyo Marakwet County, he was later transfered to Githunguri Primary School when his father (a public servant) was transfered to Kiambu County. He sat for his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in Githunguri and then proceeded to Njabini Boys High School in Nyandarua County where he obtained his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

He then enrolled at the University of Nairobi's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 2011. shortly after graduationg, Dr Thuo received a partial scholarship to pursue a Master degree in Animal Genetics and Breeding at the Univerity of Nairobi and he successfully graduated in December of 2015. His master's research project based at the National Museums of Kenya with Dr Kem Githui evaluated the genetic status of one of breeding populations of black rhino in Kenya and his reasearch resulted in publication of a master thesis and three peer-reviewed journals (for more information https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iEvP8tEAAAAJ&hl=en). Dr Thuo's career began at the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya where he was involved in conservation education and recruitment of schools to join the Wildlife Clubs later on he would join the Kenya Wildlife Trust as a Senior Research Officer tasked with biological sampling, laboratory analysis, training and publishing. In 2017 Dr Thuo to Canberra, Australia to start his PhD and completed his studies in 2020. Dr Thuo is now a researcher at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and is engaged in eDNA research, bioinformatics and genomics. Dr Thuo has a special interest in inclusion of minoty groups in science. He is an affiliate of Australian National University's Research School of Biology (Keogh Lab) and University of Canberra.

Dr Thuo is an active member of numerous national and international professional societies.

OTHER In 2006 (at age 19) Thuo Co-founded Smartex Marketing Limited to solve the youth unemployment in Kenya. Within 2 year Smartex Marketing Limited had employed over 250 young Kenyans to marchadise assorted goods among them simcards and airtime - at the time mobile phones were blooming in East Africa. Dr Thuo would later shut the organisation to focus on his University studies.

FAMILY

Dr Thuo's extended family is in Kenya and he lives with his lovely wife and kids in Canberra, Australia.