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Schultz, B., Agamah, F. E., Ewuoso, C., Madden, E. B., Troyer, J., Skelton, M., & Mwaka, E. (2024). Webinar report: stakeholder perspectives on informed consent for the use of genomic data by commercial entities. Journal of Medical Ethics, 50(1), 57-61.

Nankya, H. (2024). Considerations for Community Engagement in Artificial Intelligence in Africa: A Review of Literature. The Journal of Hospital Ethics, 10(2), 85-85.

Nankya, H., Alibu, V. P., Wamala, E., Matovu, E., & Barugahare, J. (2024). Understanding of Key Considerations for Effective Community Engagement in Genetics and Genomics Research: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Research Ethics Committee Members and National Research Regulators in a low Resource Setting. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 19(4-5), 197-207.

Nankya, H., Wamala, E., Alibu, V. P., & Barugahare, J. (2024). Community engagement in genetics and genomics research: a qualitative study of the perspectives of genetics and genomics researchers in Uganda. BMC Medical Ethics, 25(1), 1.

Nanyonga, M. M., Kutyabami, P., Kituuka, O., & Sewankambo, N. K. (2024). Exploration of Clinical Ethics Consultation in Uganda: A case study of Uganda Cancer Institute. Research Square.

Kampi, R., Okello, C., Ochieng, J., & Mwaka, E. S. (2024). Informed consent in cancer clinical care: perspectives of healthcare professionals on information disclosure at a tertiary institution in Uganda. Plos one, 19(4), e0301586.

Nalubega, S., Kutyabami, P., Twimukye, A., Kaawa-Mafigiri, D., & Sewankambo, N. K. (2024). Practices and attitudes of herbalists regarding informed consent in Uganda: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Ethics, 25(1), 106.

Owino, R. S., Sewankambo, N. K., Kituuka, O., & Kutyabami, P. (2024). Experiences and ethical issues during shared decision-making in healthcare at rural health facilities in Uganda: An exploratory qualitative study. Research Square, rs-3.

Nabukenya, S., Kyaddondo, D., Munabi, I. G., Waitt, C., Twimukye, A., & Mwaka, E. S. (2024). The role of community engagement in promoting research participants’ understanding of pharmacogenomic research results: Perspectives of stakeholders involved in HIV/AIDS research and treatment. Plos one, 19(4), e0299081.

Nabukenya, S., Kyaddondo, D., Twimukye, A., Munabi, I. G., Waitt, C., & Mwaka, E. S. (2024). ‘It is a complex process, but it’s very important to return these results to participants’. Stakeholders’ perspectives on the ethical considerations for returning individual pharmacogenomics research results to people living with HIV. Research Ethics, 20(2), 363-387.

Twimukye, A., Nabukenya, S., Kawuma, A. N., Bayigga, J., Nakijoba, R., Asiimwe, S. P., … & Waitt, C. (2024). ‘Some parts of the consent form are written using complex scientific language’: community perspectives on informed consent for research with pregnant and lactating mothers in Uganda. BMC medical ethics, 25(1), 149.

Ochieng, J., Kwagala, B., Barugahare, J., Möller, M., & Moodley, K. (2024). Awareness, experiences and perceptions regarding genetic testing and the return of genetic and genomics results in a hypothetical research context among patients in Uganda: a qualitative study. Journal of Medical Ethics.

Barugahare, J., Kwagala, B., & Ochieng, J. (2024). Stakeholder’s Perspectives on Rationing COVID-19 Vaccines Amidst Scarcity: a Qualitative Study. Archives of Microbiology and Immunology, 8, 23-34.


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April 20, 2024 PhD Defense

The Dean, School of Biomedical, Makerere University College of Health Sciences invites you to be part of Richard Mayanja’s Public PhD Defense scheduled for Friday 10th May 2024 at 10:00 AM (EAT). See details below:

PhD Candidate: Richard Mayanja

Title: Genetic Determinants of Kidney Function in Sub-Saharan Africa

Date: Friday 10th May 2024

Time:  10:00 AM (East African Time)

Venue: Online and MakCHS BoardRoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92313800716?pwd=bjUvaHNyUFpnbVVacjFsNHJLQnNUQT09

Meeting ID: 923 1380 0716
Passcode: 158038

 

Opponent/External Examiner

Prof Ananyo Chondhury
University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Supervisors

Prof. Segun Fatumo
Department of Non-Communicable Diseases,
Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)
and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda

Dr. Tinashe Chikowore
Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dr. Daudi Jjingo
African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics (ACE-B),
College of Computing
Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda

Dr. Obondo J. Sande
Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology,
Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda

Internal Examiners

Dr. Misaki Wayengera, Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda

A/Prof. Nicholas Bbosa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases. Scientist/Project Leader, Medical Research Council Uganda Research Unit

Defense Chair

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




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April 20, 2024 PhD Defense

The Dean, School of Biomedical, Makerere University College of Health Sciences invites you to be part of Christopher Kintu’s Public PhD Defense scheduled for Friday 3rd May 2024 at 11:30 AM (EAT). See details below:

PhD Candidate: Christopher Kintu

Title: The Predictive Utility of Polygenic Risk Scores for Chronic Kidney Disease in Africans

Date: Friday 3rd May 2024

Time:  11:30 AM (East African Time)

Venue: Online and MakCHS BoardRoom

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/97949114729?pwd=dVdkNTVpNUZvSGlWdW5OTmoxRnk5QT09

 

Meeting ID: 979 4911 4729

Passcode: 979681

 

Opponent/External Examiner

Professor Emile Chimusa: Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, UK

Supervisors

Prof. Segun Fatumo (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

Dr. Tinashe Chikowore (Harvard Medical School)

Dr. Daudi Jjingo (Makerere University)

Dr. Bagaya S. Bernard (Makerere University)

Dr. Kalyesubula Robert (Makerere University)

Internal Examiners

Dr. Gerald Mboowa: Immunology and Molecular Biology Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University

Dr. Haruna Muwonge: Physiology Department, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University

Defense Chair

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






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