The Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University (MakCHS), invites you to the Public Ph.D. Defense of Dr. Lwere Kamada.

📌 Date: Wednesday, 15th October 2025
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM (EAT) | 6:00 AM (CDT – Houston, Texas)
📍 Venue: MakCHS Conference Room and Online

Ph.D. Candidate

Dr. Lwere Kamada

Thesis Title

Gut Microbiome Composition, Immune Response, and Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in a Ugandan Population

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Mark Kaddu Mukasa, PhD – Department of Internal Medicine, MakCHS

• Associate Professor Noeline Nakasujja, PhD – Department of Psychiatry, MakCHS

• Dr. Haruna Muwonge, PhD – Department of Physiology, MakCHS

• Dr. Hakim Sendagire, PhD – Department of Medical Microbiology, MakCHS

Opponent / External Examiner

• Associate Professor Priya Bhanu Ganesh, PhD – The University of Texas (UTHSCS), Houston, Texas, USA

Internal Examiners

• Associate Professor David P. Kateete, PhD – School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS

• Dr. Beatrice Achan, PhD – Department of Medical Microbiology, MakCHS

Defense Chair

• Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS

Join Online

🔗 Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 899 4869 0856
Passcode: 781047

You are most welcome to join and be part of this important academic milestone.

Supervisors

1. Prof. Moses L. Joloba – Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

2. Assoc. Prof. David Patrick Kateete – Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

3. Dr. Daudi Jjingo – Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences, Uganda

4. Prof. Graeme Mardon – Baylor College of Medicine, USA

Internal Examiners

• Dr. Rose Nabatansi – Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

• Dr. Allan Kalungi – MRC/UVRI Entebbe, Uganda

External Examiner

Prof. Joanne Berghout – Biosciences and Computational Biology Branch, NIH/NIAID

Defense Chairperson

Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences

Online Participation

• Zoom Link: https://rb.gy/tsdljs

• Meeting ID: 867 1502 5923

• Passcode: 550654

Or scan the QR code on the poster to join directly.

The Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences invites you to be part of Dr Olivia Kituuka’s PhD defense Today Friday 20th December 2024 at 12: 00 pm (EAT).  See details below:

PhD Candidate: Dr Olivia Kituuka

Thesis Title: The Informed Consent Process for Emergency Surgery at Public and Private Hospital Surgical Emergency Units in The Urban Ugandan Setting

Date: Friday 20^th December, 2024

Time: 12: 00 pm (East African Time)

Venue: MakCHS, Conference Room and Online

Join Zoom Meeting

https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/85056051308?pwd=TTHsnRL1ruOnAAs9WflS4OGpzqc4pd.1

Meeting ID: 850 5605 1308

Passcode: 042601

External Examiner/Opponent:

Prof. Shenuka Singh. Discipline of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kwazulu-Natal

Supervisors:

Assoc. Prof. Erisa S. Mwaka, Head Department of Anatomy, SBS,  College of Health Sciences Makerere University

Dr. Ian G. Munabi, Department of Anatomy,  SBS, College of Health Sciences Makerere University

Prof. Moses Galukande, Head Department of Surgery, SOM, College of Health Sciences,  Makerere University

Internal Examiners:

Assoc. Prof. Mark Kaddumukasa, Department of Medicine, SOM, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

Prof. Dan Kaye, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,  SOM, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

Defense Chair: 

Assoc. Prof. David P. Kateete, Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences

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You are invited to the Public PhD Defense of Haruna Muhmood Kiryowa (BDS, MSc.).

🗓 Date: Friday, 20th December 2024
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM (EAT)
📍 Venue: MakCHS Conference Room and Online

Thesis Title:

Periodontal Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Attending Kiruddu National Referral Hospital: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Association with Glycemic Control, and Insulin Resistance

Supervisors:

1. Assoc. Prof. William Buwembo (PhD)
2. Assoc. Prof. Erisa S. Mwaka (PhD)
3. Assoc. Prof. Mark Kaddumukasa

Doctoral Committee:

• Assoc. Prof. Charles Rwenyonyi
• Dr. Jane Nakibuuka

Internal Examiners:

• Assoc. Prof. David P. Kateete
• Dr. Isaac Okullo

External Examiner/Opponent:

Assoc. Prof. Tina Roberts

Defense Chair:

Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS

Join us live!

💻 Meeting ID: 862 6246 3585
🔒 Passcode: 280504

🔍 Scan the QR code in the flyer to join the session directly.

The Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University invites you to be part of KULE KYOLO Samuel’s PhD defense scheduled for Thursday 7th November 2024, at 10:00 am (EAT).  See details below:

PhD Candidate: KULE KYOLO Samuel

Thesis Title: Assessment of Management of Mental Illnesses in Goma City: A Study of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants, Effectiveness and Safety

Date: Thursday 7th November 2024

Time: 10:00 am (East African Time)

Venue: MakCHS College Boardroom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/86209749055?pwd=pGfLYc8UCRJfpNUyq7Ral0KLfk9s0v.1

Meeting ID: 862 0974 9055
Passcode: 904775

Opponent/External Examiner:

Dr. Samuel Baker Obakiro (PhD; MSc. Pharm; PGDE; BSc.) Senior Lecturer and Head of Department

Internal Examiners:

1. Dr. Catherine Abbo, MBChB, MMED (Psychiatry), Cert (Child and Adolescent, Psychiatry), PhD ( Transcultural Psychiatry). Associate Professor / Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

2. Dr. Lydia Bunalema, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS

3. Professor Emeritus Willy W. Anokbonggo (MD, PhD), Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Biomedical Sciences

Supervisors:

1. Dr. Godfrey Bbosa (MSc. Pharmacol., MSc. IPHC., M. Neuroscience, PhD), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MAKCHS, Kampala-Uganda

2. Dr. Esther Katuura (MSc, PDGE, PhD),  Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, MAK, College of Natural Sciences, Kamala-Uganda

3. Dr. John Odda (MS. Clinical Lab., PhD), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, MAKCHS, Kampala-Uganda

4. Prof. DR. Zacharie Tsongo Kibendelwa (MD, PhD), Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kisangani, DRC

Defense Chair: 

The Dean School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University