SACIDS ACE Research Programme Coordinated by Sokoine University of Agriculture and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania July 2018
STRAND 1: | Addressing Viral Disease Threat to Human Health, Food Security and Livelihoods
Professors: Gerald Misinzo, Leonard Mboera, Mark Rweyemamu and Janusz Paweska
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CoP1 Theme: Emerging and Vector-Borne Diseases (EVBD)
Professors: Professors: Gerald Misinzo, Leonard Mboera, Mark Rweyemamu and Janusz Paweska (NICD)
Strategic Objective:Enhancing One Health Based Scientific Capability for Preparedness against Emerging and Vector-Borne Diseases in Eastern and Southern Africa
Researcher/Student | Research Focus: | Registering University | Gender | Nationality |
Calvin Sindato BVM, MSc, PhD
PANDORA Senior Postdoc:
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Modelling and Mapping of Emerging and Vector borne Diseases and other zoonoses as appropriate | SUA |
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Tanzania |
Sima Rugarabamu
PhD 1(WB-ACE) |
Mapping pandemic potential and improving on-site detection and differentiation of viral hemorrhagic fevers | SUA | F
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Tanzania |
Gaspary Mwanyika PhD 2(WB-ACE): | Development of nanobody-Based assay for the Detection of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses | SUA | M
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DRC |
STRAND 1: | Addressing Viral Disease Threat to Human Health, Food Security and Livelihoods
Professors: Gerald Misinzo, Leonard Mboera, Mark Rweyemamu and Janusz Paweska
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CoP2 Theme: Viral Diseases of Food Security and Livelihoods Importance
Professors: Professors: Gerald Misinzo, Christopher Kasanga, Mark Rweyemamu, Donald King (TPI) and Richard Kock (RVC)
STRAND 1: | Addressing Viral Disease Threat to Human Health, Food Security and Livelihoods.
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Strategic Objective:To advance the SACIDS Theory of Change for Community Level One Health Security through employing the power of the genomics and analytical epidemiology to study the emergence and spread of animal viral epidemic diseases (ie viral Transboundary Animal Diseases)
Researcher/Student | Research Focus: | Registering University | Gender | Nationality |
Dr Francis Wamonje
BSc, MSc, PhD
WB-ACE Senior Postdoc:
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Genomics and Metagenomics of Transboundary Animal Diseases with a special focus on African Swine Fever Virus and its Tick Vectors | SUA |
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Kenya |
Latoya Seoke
PhD 1(WB-ACE): |
Development of genomic-based, field-deployable assays for detection and identification of FMDV in endemic settings. | SUA | F
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Botswana |
Mkama Mashinagu PhD 2 (WB-ACE) | Antigenic characterization of foot-and-mouth disease virus in relation to vaccine effectiveness in endemic settings in Africa | SUA | M
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Tanzania |
Clara Yona
PhD 3 (WB-ACE) |
Metagenomic virome and host differential transcriptome analyses of domestic pigs and warthogs infected with african swine fever virus (asfv) | SUA | F | Tanzania |
STRAND 2: | Addressing Chronic Neglected Tropical Infectious Diseases (NTDs) with a focus on bacterial zoonoses, including Mycobacterial infections, and on Antimicrobial resistance.
Prof: Mecky Matee (MUHAS), Prof Stephen Mshana (CUHAS) and Prof Mark Rweyemamu (SUA) |
CoP 1 Theme: Bacterial Zoonoses & Antimicrobial Resistance (BAMR)
Prof Mecky Matee, Stephen Mshana, Sharadhuli I. Kimera (SUA) and Taane Clarke (LSHTM)
Strategic Objective:A genomics driven multidisciplinary approach towards providing evidence based action for Antimicrobial Resistance in Low Resource Settings Eastern and Southern Africa Africa
Researcher/Student | Research Focus: | Registering University | Duration | Primary Mentor
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Africa Co-mentors/co-supervisors | Indicative UK co-supervisor(s) & other non-Africa |
Bugwesa Katale Postdoc (WB-ACE) | MUHAS | 2017-2019 | Prof Mecky Matee (MUHAS) | Prof. Van Helden (Stellenbosch)
Prof Stephen Mshana (CUHAS), Prof Christopher Kasanga (SUA), Prof. Gerald Misinzo (SUA) Dr Abubakar Hoza (SUA) Prof Mark Rweyemamu (SUA) |
Prof. Taane Clark (LSHTM), Prof. Liam Good (RVC)
Prof Trinad Chakraborty, UoGiessen, Germany and Prof Blomberg University of Bergen, Norway
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Zuhura Kimera PhD 1(WB-ACE) | Genomic epidemiology of esbls escherichia coli in poultry, pigs, fish and environment and the drivers for antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in Tanzania | MUHAS | 2017-2021
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Prof Mecky Matee (MUHAS) | Prof Stephen Mshana (CUHAS),
Prof Esron Karimuribo (SUA), Prof. Christopher Kasanga (SUA), Dr. Bugwesa Katale (SACIDS-Postdoc-MUHAS) |
Prof. Taane Clark (LSHTM),
Prof. Liam Good (RVC |
Harriet ChinyangiPhD2 (WB-ACE) | Genomic epidemiology of ESBL producing Escherichia coli in hospital settings and the environment in Tanzania | MUHAS | 2017-2021
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Prof Mecky Matee (MUHAS) | Dr Abubakar Hoza (SUA), Prof Christopher Kasanga,
Prof. Bernard Hang’ombe (UNZA), Prof Stephen Mshana (CUHAS), Bugwesa Katale (SACIDS-Postdoc-MUHAS) |
Prof. Taane Clark (LSHTM),
Prof. Liam Good (RVC |
Rogers Azabo
PhD3 (WB-ACE) |
Antimicrobial use and the prevalence of resistant extended-spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia .coli from cattle, poultry and environment in tanzania | SUA | 2017-2021
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Prof. Sharadhuli Kimera (SUA)
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Dr. Innocent Semali (MUHAS), Profs Stephen Mshana (CUHAS), Mecky Matee (MUHAS) and Mark Rweyemamu (SUA) | LSHTM (to be identified)
RVC (to be nominated) |
Noel Gahamanyi
PhD4 (PASET): |
Campylobacter Transmission Dynamics in Humans, Animals and the Environment in Tanzania | SUA | 2018-2022 | Dr. Eric Komba | Profs. Matee, Misinzo, Dr. Hoza | Prof. Cassidy (Virginia Tec University) |