Samson Gombe

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FTWAS (5 November 1938 – 4 February 1989) was a Kenyan professor of Biological Systems and Organisms. He was a Fellow of

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and a Founding Fellow and Secretary of

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Early life and education

Gombe was born on 5 November 1938 in Seme,

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, Kenya. He attended Maseno School, Makerere College between 1958 and 1960. Then educated at the

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(1961-9167) and

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(1969-1972).

Career and research

Gombe was a lecturer at the Department of Animal Physiology,

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from 1968 until his death on 4 February 1989, aged 50, after a short illness. Gombe was one of the founders of the

in 1985, and later became the Secretary/Scientific General (1987–1989) and Treasurer (1987–1989). He was an Honorary Assistant Treasurer of Kenya National Academy of Science. Gombe focused more on

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malnutrition Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems. Specifically, it is a deficiency, excess, or imbalance of energy, protein and other nutrients which adversely affects the body's tissues a ...

mineral deficiencies Mineral deficiency is a lack of dietary minerals, the micronutrients that are needed for an organism's proper health. The cause may be a poor diet, impaired uptake of the minerals that are consumed, or a dysfunction in the organism's use of the min ...

, adverse environmental and parasitic infections that may lead to infertility.

Awards and recognitions

Gombe was a Foundry Fellow of the

as of its inception in 1985 a Fellow of

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since 1985, and a Fellow of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences in 1986.

Selected publications

* Gombe, Samson; Oduor-Okelo, Dominic (1991-06).
Development of the foetal membranes in the cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus): a re‐interpretation

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,'' Volume 29, Issue 2, pages 157–167 * Samson Gombe, William Hansel (1973-09-01). ''Plasma Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Progesterone Levels in Heifers on Restricted Energy Intakes Get access Arrow''.

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, Volume 37, Issue 3, September 1973, Pages 728–733. * Norman, Charles; Gombe, Samson (1975-09-01)
Stimulatory effect of the lysosomal stabilizer, chloroquine, on the respiration and motility of fresh and aged bovine spermatozoa.

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. 44 (3): 481–486. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0440481. ISSN 0022-4251. * Alila, Hector W.; Rogo, Khama O.; Gombe, Samson (1987-06-01)
Effects of prolactin on steroidogenesis by human luteal cells in culture

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. 47 (6): 947–955. doi:10.1016/S0015-0282(16)59228-0. ISSN 0015-0282.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gombe, Samson Makerere University alumni Cornell University alumni 1938 births 1989 deaths Founder fellows of the African Academy of Sciences TWAS fellows Alumni of Maseno School 20th-century Kenyan scientists