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Dr Misaki Wayengera

Call Career Development Fellowship (CDF)
Programme EDCTP2
Start Date 2018-08-01
End Date 2020-01-31
Project Code TMA2016CDF1545
Status Active

Title

Reciever Operator Characterization of Novel EBOV/MARV-GP Epitopes using 2014-2015 Sierra Leonian Ebola Patient-Samples at the NICD BSL-IV (EBOV-RDT-ROC)

Host Organisation

Institution Country
Uganda

Current Organisation

Makerere University

Current Job Title

Snr Lecturer

Awards

2018 TMA

Students Supervised

Type Name Title University Start Date End Date
PhD Peace Babirye Student UCSF 2019 2021
Masters of Science Carol Musubika Immunology & Clinical Microbiology Makerere University 2018 2022
Masters of Science Cynthia Nakimuli Immunology & Clinical Microbiology Makerere University 2018 2020

Memberships

Role Committee/board Start Date End Date
Chair Uganda Ministry of Health Scientific Advisory Committee 2020 2022

Education

Institution Degree Year
Makerere University, Uganda PhD

Areas Of Specialisation

Neglected Infectious Diseases (NID)

Grants

Publications

Identity and validity of conserved B cell epitopes of filovirus glycoprotein: towards rapid diagnostic testing for Ebola and possibly Marburg virus disease
Authors:
Peace Babirye , author
Carol Musubika , author
Samuel Kirimunda , author
Robert Downing , author
Julian J Lutwama , author
Edward K Mbidde , author
Jacqueline Weyer , author
Janusz T Paweska , author
Moses L Joloba , author
Misaki Wayengera , author
Date:
2018-12-01
Journal:
BMC Infectious Diseases
Content:
Immuno-diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum, and reduction of timelines for its positive cultures to within 3 h by pathogen-specific thymidylate kinase expression assays
Authors:
Misaki Wayengera , author
Ivan Mwebaza , author
Johnson Welishe , author
Alice Bayiyana , author
David P. Kateete , author
Eddie Wampande , author
Samuel Kirimunda , author
Edgar Kigozi , author
Fred Katabazi , author
Carol Musubika , author
Samuel Kyobe , author
Peace Babirye , author
Benon Asiimwe , author
Moses L. Joloba , author
Date:
2017-12-01
Journal:
BMC Research Notes
Content:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis thymidylate kinase antigen assays for designating incipient, high-risk latent M.tb infection
Authors:
Misaki Wayengera , author
David P. Kateete , author
Benon Asiimwe , author
Moses L. Joloba , author
Date:
2018-12-01
Journal:
BMC Infectious Diseases
Content:
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Thymidylate Kinase is A Potential 2 Diagnostic Biomarker for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Authors:
Janet Peace Babirye , author
Charles Drago Kato , author
Fredrick Lutwama , author
Carol Musubika , author
Rose Nabatanzi , author
Misaki Wayengera , author
Date:
2020-09-08
Journal:
Content:

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