The Oria Lab

Mission

Our goal is to advance molecular cancer research in Kenya by addressing clinically relevant questions. We are committed to advancing scientific equity while training the next generation of Kenyan researchers.

We will accomplish this by investigating how the tumor microenvironment drives metastatic progression, and identify vulnerabilities that can be exploited for diagnostics and therapeutic discoveries.

Meet the PI

Victor Oginga Oria, Ph.D.

2026 – Present: Principal Research Scientist, VIBRI, Kenya

2024 – 2025: Assistant Professor, BRIC (University of Copenhagen), Denmark

2021 – 2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, BRIC (University of Copenhagen), Denmark

2019 – 2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale Medical School, United States

2014 – 2018: Doctoral Fellow, IMMZ (University of Freiburg), Germany