Martin Kimanya PhD

Dr. Martin Kimanya is affiliated with the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in Arusha, Tanzania, where his research focuses on food safety and public health risks in African contexts. His work addresses critical challenges related to mycotoxin contamination and its health implications, particularly aflatoxin exposure and associated disease burden. His most influential contribution, "Estimating the risk of aflatoxin-induced liver cancer in Tanzania based on biomarker data" (2021), has been cited 52 times and exemplifies his commitment to evidence-based risk assessment using biomarker approaches. With over 14 indexed publications, Dr. Kimanya has established a significant research profile in food safety and toxicology relevant to East Africa and the broader continent.

• Main complementary food ingredients contributing to aflatoxin exposure to infants and young children in Kongwa, Tanzania
• Protocol for the Trial to Establish a Causal Linkage Between Mycotoxin Exposure and Child Stunting: A Cluster Randomized Trial
• First Report of the Co-occurrence of Cylindrospermopsin, Nodularin and Microcystins in the Freshwaters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania
• Complementary feeding in Kongwa, Tanzania: Findings to inform a mycotoxin mitigation trial
• Aflatoxin contamination in Tanzania: quantifying the problem in maize and groundnuts from rural households