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Ronald Moses Galiwango
ID: UNCST-2024-R015239
INTEGRATED FEMALE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION TESTING FOR HIV EPIDEMIC CONTROL THROUGH PREP (IN-STEP)
REFNo: HS5715ES

a) To conduct an individually randomized effectiveness implementation trial of SRST plus cSTI testing to increase PrEP use among African women at high HIV risk.
b) To perform a mixed-methods, implementation science evaluation of female cSTI testing for improving PrEP use for HIV prevention.
c) To determine the most efficient, population-level female cSTI testing strategies to reduce HIV incidence in African settings.

Uganda 2025-03-25 11:13:20 2028-03-25 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Prudence Beinamaryo
ID: UNCST-2023-R007239
Developing a robust interdisciplinary-informed WASH framework for the prevention and elimination of the wicked public-health problem of schistosomiasis (WickedSchisto)
REFNo: HS5707ES

I. What are the true health, economic and societal impacts of schistosomiasis?
a) Characterise what quality of life means to individuals living in Schistosoma endemic areas in Cameroon and Uganda, and how this is affected by infections, WASH access, environmental, spatial, social and other determinants.
b) Measure the diverse impact of schistosomiasis on individual’s and household’s quality of life.
c) Quantify the economic costs associated with schistosomiasis to individuals and society.
d) Develop and validate a field-suitable morbidity marker for mapping and monitoring disease resolution.
II. What are the most cost-effective combinations of WASH and MDA interventions?
a) Test the hypothesis that MDA refusal, due to fear of side effects, is linked with latrine access.
b) Characterise relative contributions of existing WASH on reducing reinfection post MDA: risk to self.
c) Quantify environmental force-of-infection and the impact of ‘risk to self’ and ‘risk to
Uganda 2025-03-25 11:11:44 2028-03-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Riley Derby Nicholas
ID: UNCST-2025-R017680
Impacts of early social life on social and physical development in mountain gorillas
REFNo: NS946ES

Study social and physical change in immature mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, in collaboration with Bwindi Gorilla Project, through combining behavioral, hormonal, and non-invasive growth measures
USA 2025-03-25 11:02:11 2028-03-25 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Erika Sininärhi
ID: UNCST-2025-R017295
Physiological correlates of variation in personality traits in the banded mongoose Mungos mungo
REFNo: NS942ES

1) To determine the relationship between social rank, prenatal androgen exposure, and personality. 2) To investigate whether individual differences in facial thermal patterns are connected to personality, behaviour and stress reactivity.
Finland 2025-03-25 11:01:27 2028-03-25 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
David Hayman T. S.
ID: UNCST-2023-R006403
One Health, multiple factors: an interdisciplinary investigation of emerging infectious disease
REFNo: NS924ES

Infectious diseases significantly impact global health, affecting both humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases, which are transmitted between animals and humans, pose particular risks in regions with high human-wildlife interaction. One such region is Uganda, specifically around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), where communities live in close proximity to domestic and wild animals.

The objectives of this research are to:

Identify and quantify zoonotic pathogens in fecal samples from various animal species.

Assess pathogen prevalence across different species.

Analyze microbial community structures and antimicrobial resistance genes.
New Zealand 2025-03-25 11:00:19 2028-03-25 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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