NURTURE: RESEARCH TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF FACULTY AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
NURTURE:
Is a Junior Faculty Research Training and mentoring program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Fogarty International Centre and arose from the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI). The five-year program aims to support Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) junior and mid-level faculty, within a structured mentored training environment, to develop their potential of becoming independent researchers.
NURTURE’s thematic focus areas are:
Goal of NURTURE:
To develop a sustainable institutional culture for supporting research training and mentoring for career development of upcoming faculty in an environment that fosters continuous academic growth and retention of independent researchers.
NURTURE’s overarching objective is to develop and maintain research groups of productive, independent scientists who can competitively excel in securing international funding, strengthen MakCHS’ research culture and build the capacity to support its partner universities in Uganda.
Following a 3-step selection process 18 MakCHS faculty shown below were awarded two year NURTURE fellowships starting 2016/2017.
FACULTY |
RESEARCH TOPIC |
THEMATIC GROUP |
MENTORS |
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Risk of Cardiovascular disease after pre-eclampsia in a cohort of Ugandan women |
Cardiovascular |
Dr. Emmy Okello |
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Severe anemia in Ugandan children (under 5 years): Implementation research on prevalence, management and outcomes |
Blood/Lung |
Prof. James Tumwine |
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Mycoplasma pneumonia among HIV-exposed and unexposed children in Uganda: burden, genotypes, risk and outcome |
Blood/Lung |
Prof. James Tumwine |
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Developing and pilot testing a peer support mechanism for depression care in patients with diabetes mellitus |
Mental Health |
Prof. Seggane Musisi |
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The burden of Alzheimer’s disease and caretakers’ stress and coping in the Ugandan population |
Mental Health |
Prof. Seggane Musisi |
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Development and evaluation of a direct PCR based method for the diagnosis of bacteremia and candidemia among febrile patients in Uganda |
HIV/AIDS |
Prof. Moses Joloba Prof. Elly Katabira |
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The Immunological consequences of alcohol consumption in high HIV prevalence fisherfolk communities of L. Victoria, Uganda; Consequences on susceptibility to HIV infection and transmission |
HIV/AIDS |
Prof. Moses Joloba Prof. Elly Katabira |
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Strategies for the prevention of viral Hepatitis B among HIV infected adults in Uganda |
HIV/AIDS |
Prof. Moses Joloba Prof. Elly Katabira |
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Differential impacts of control interventions on the characteristics and consequences of malaria infections |
Malaria |
Prof. Moses Kamya |
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Genetic diversity of plasmodium falciparum in mild and severe malaria of children |
Malaria |
Prof. Moses Kamya |
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Artemether-Lumefantrine Trial with Increased Treatment Duration |
Malaria |
Prof. Moses Kamya |
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Pharmaceutical analysis for improved therapeutic outcomes in treatment of malaria and pneumonia in Uganda |
Biology |
Dr. Steve Reynolds |
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Nutrient bioavailability and effects on immune system in HIV infected rats |
Biology |
Dr. Steve Reynolds |
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Histopathologic diagnosis of acquired conjunctival growths in an adult HIV positive and negative population in a rural setting |
Cancers |
Dr. Jackson Orem, Prof. H. Mayanja-Kizza Assoc. Prof. Damalie Nakanjako |
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Risk factors of oral mucositis and some preventive strategies at the Uganda Cancer Institute among solid tumor patients on chemotherapeutic therapeutic regimens |
Cancers |
Dr. Jackson Orem, Prof. H. Mayanja-Kizza Assoc. Prof. Damalie Nakanjako |
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Evaluating the influence of HIV and ART on dental caries in persons attending the Mulago ISS clinic in Uganda. |
Cancers |
Dr. Jackson Orem, Prof. H. Mayanja-Kizza Assoc. Prof. Damalie Nakanjako |
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Ethical issues associated with regulation, storage, and use of human biological materials collected during tuberculosis research in Uganda |
Research ethics |
Prof. Nelson Sewankambo |
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Improving Undergraduate Teaching of the Management of Hypertensive Disease in Pregnancy |
Cardiovascular |
Dr. Emmy Okello |