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Dr Royford Magiri

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Assistant Professor
Dr Royford Magiri is an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Microbiology in the Department of Veterinary Science, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at the College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Fiji National University. He studied his PhD in Vaccinology and Immunotherapeutics at the School of Public health, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His other qualifications are MSc. In Clinical Studies and Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine both from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has been involved in tertiary teaching for the last 10 years in areas of Veterinary surgery, Veterinary internal Medicine, Reproduction and obstetrics, Immunology, Microbiology and Virology, Immunotherapeutics, adjuvants and antibiotics, vaccine, vaccination and infectious diseases, Animal welfare and ethics working first in Kenya, Canada and Fiji. Dr Magiri’s main area of research is Mechanism of Action of Adjuvants and Immunotherapeutics Agents, Antimicrobial resistance and susceptibility, and Climate Change. Microbiology, Immunology and Disease Pathogenesis, Biotechnology, Development of vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Improving Vaccines through Formulation and Delivery. Dr Magiri is also a member of East Africa Community Small Scale Farmer’s Policy Think Tank, Kenya Veterinary Board, Kenya Veterinary Association, and Fiji Veterinary Association in addition to being a consultant in veterinary disease control and management. He has published numerous journal and conference papers in areas Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Microbiology and Veterinary pathology.
Topics of Interest:
Effect of climate change on livestock production and infectious diseases
Dr Royford Magiri has 3 years of experience in teaching and research in the Pacific in the areas of Veterinary Science, One Health, Antimicrobial Resistance and Climate Change.

He closely works with the ACIAR, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and medical services, Fiji Co-operative Dairy Company Limited, Pacific Community (SPC), BAF, and CSIRO.
Currently Principal Supervisor to 3 Masters students
Co-Supervisor to 1 PhD student

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