DR. FRANCIS MACHUMI

Personal Information

Full Name

Dr. Francis Machumi

  
     
Gender Male
Nationality Tanzania
Occupation Research Fellow

Contact Address

 

 

 

Tel Number (Office)

Mobile Number

Department of Natural Products Development and Formulations

Institute of Traditional Medicine

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

P. O. Box 65001 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

+255-22-2150096

+255-752-333211

Email fmachumi@muhas.ac.tz/francis.machumi@gmail.com

 

Institutional Responsibilities

Oct 2014 to Date Chairperson of the ITM-Consultancy Bureau Committee
Jan 2014 to Date Responsible for Teaching of TM 603 Module 2: Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolites
Nov 2013 to Date Research on phytochemical constituents and bioactivities of traditionally used medicinal plants

Educational Background

Sept 2007 – Nov 2011 University of Nairobi – PhD in Chemistry
Sept 2002 – Aug 2004 University of Botswana – MSc in Organic Chemistry
Sept 1998 –   Jun 2002 University of Dar es Salaam – BSc. Ed (Chemistry/Physics)

Professional Development

Nov 2013 to Date Research Fellow at Institute of Traditional Medicine – MUHAS
July 2011 – Oct 2013 Lecturer of chemistry at the Open University of Tanzania
Jun 2005 – Jun 2011 Assistant Lecturer of chemistry at the Open University of Tanzania
Oct 2004 – Jun 2005 Research Assistant at Institute of Traditional Medicine – MUHAS

MSc and PhD Supervision

Sept 2012 – Nov 2014 Raymond Ndumbaro, MSc in Environmental Studies, Open University of Tanzania
Sept 2014 – Sept 2015 Ismail Athuman, MSc in Traditional Medicine Development, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dec 2014 to Date Daniel Z. Matata, PhD in Traditional Medicine Development, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Sept 2015 to 2016 Walter E. Macha, MSc in Traditional Medicine Development, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Sept 2015 to Date Baraka Samwel, PhD in Traditional Medicine Development, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Sept 2016 to Date Ismail Athumani, PhD in Traditional Medicine Development, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Research Interests

  1. Separation and identification of compounds from traditionally used medicinal plants from Africa
  2. Antimicrobial and ant parasitic assays
  3. Derivatization and synthesis of natural products

Publications

  1. Athuman, I., Innocent, E., Machumi, F., Augustino, S., Kisinza, W. (2016). Repellency properties of oils from plants traditionally used as mosquito repellents in Longido district, Tanzania. International Journal of Mosquito Research, 3, 04-08
  2. 2.Machumi F., Midiwo J. O., Jacob M. R., Khan S. I., Tekwani B. L., Zhang J., Walker L. A., Muhammad I. (2013). Phytochemical, Antimicrobial and Antiplasmodial Investigations of Terminalia brownii. Natural product communications 8: 761-764
  3. Muhammad I., Samoylenko V., Machumi F., Zaki M. A., Mohammed R., Hetta M. H., Gillum V. (2013). “Preparation and Application of Reversed Phase ChromatorotorTM for the Isolation of Natural Products by Centrifugal Preparative Chromatography”. Natural Product Communications, 8: 311-314
  4. Machumi F., Yenesew A., Midiwo J. O., Heydenreich M., Kleinpeter E., Tekwani B. L., Khan S. I., Walker L. A., Muhammad I. (2012). “Antiparasitic and Anticancer Carvotacetone Derivatives of Sphaeranthus bullatus”. Natural Product Communications, 7: 1123-1126
  1. Machumi F., Samoylenko V., Yenesew A., Derese S., Midiwo J. O., Wiggers F. T., Jacob M. R., Tekwani B. L., Khan S. I., Walker L. A., Muhammad I. (2010). “Antimicrobial and Antiparasitic Abietane Diterpenoids from the Roots of Clerodendrum eriophyllum”. Natural Product Communications, 5: 853-858
  2. Mbwambo Z. H., Kapingu M. C., Moshi M. J., Machumi F., Apers S., Cos P., Ferreira D., Marais J. P. J., Vanden B. D., Maes L., Vlietinck A., Pieters L. “Antiparasitic activity of some xanthones and biflavonoids from the root bark of Garcinia livingstonei”. Journal of natural products, 69: 369-372
  1. Machumi F., Bojase-Moleta G., Mapitse R., Masesane I., Runner Majinda R. T. (2006). “Radical Scavenging-Flavonoids from Erythrina abyssinica”. Natural product communications, 1: 287-292