Tom J. Obengo is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town. His current research interests include Epidemic Ethics, Genetic Therapies on Debilitating Illnesses, the African Ubuntu Ethics, the Ethics of Care and Gender Roles in the Context of Pandemics, and the Influence of Religion on Bioethics.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Applied Ethics, specialising in Bioethics, from the University of Stellenbosch. His doctoral dissertation titled "A Utilitarian Assessment of the Relevance of Genetic Therapies for HIV/AIDS in Africa, with Special Reference to t…
Tom J. Obengo is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town. His current research interests include Epidemic Ethics, Genetic Therapies on Debilitating Illnesses, the African Ubuntu Ethics, the Ethics of Care and Gender Roles in the Context of Pandemics, and the Influence of Religion on Bioethics.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Applied Ethics, specialising in Bioethics, from the University of Stellenbosch. His doctoral dissertation titled "A Utilitarian Assessment of the Relevance of Genetic Therapies for HIV/AIDS in Africa, with Special Reference to the Situation in Kenya" was carried out and completed under the supervision of Prof. Anton A. van Niekerk of the Department of Philosophy at Stellenbosch.
Tom is a Senior Lecturer of Ethics, Philosophy, and Apologetics at Moffat Bible College in Kijabe, Kenya where he also serves as the Vice-Principal for Academic Affairs; a Visiting Lecturer of Bioethics in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Kabarak University; Adjunct Faculty for Bioethics at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI); a member of both the Bioethics Society of Kenya (BSK) and the AIC Kijabe Hospital Ethics Review Board; and an ordained church minister of the Africa Inland Church (AIC) Kenya.
