Yvonne Mburu (born 1982) is a Kenyan immunologist and Next Einstein Forum Fellow.

Mburu is a co-founder and co-president of the French-African Foundation, as well as a member of the Presidential Council for Africa (Conseil Présidentiel pour l’Afrique).

[1][2] After high school, Mburu moved to Toronto on a scholarship to York University to undertake her undergraduate studies in Chemistry and Biology graduating four years later with honours.

She describes this as a period of deep fascination with the immune system and a key turning point in her decision to pursue a scientific career.

[1] Mburu moved to the United States for her doctoral studies, joining the University of Pittsburgh as a PhD candidate in oncology.