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Sheila Balinda Nina
ID: UNCST-2021-R013804
Assessment of suitability of biomedical prevention products against the contemporary strains of HIV-1 in India and Uganda.
REFNo: HS4843ES

a. Describe the genetic diversity of contemporary HIV-1 Viruses from India and Uganda and compare them with historical viruses using single genomes and next-generation sequencing technologies (Dr. Nanaocha Sharma, Dr. Jyoti Sutar, Dr Sheila Balinda)
b. Assessment of sequence diversity and phylodynamics of contemporary and historical genomic sequences towards elucidating epidemic divergence over time (Dr Nanaocha Sharma, Dr Jyoti Sutar)
c. Determination of features associated with virus replication and their correlation with altered pathogenicity through full genome infectious molecular clones with unique signatures representing recombinants (Dr. Sheila Balinda)
d. Identification of contemporary broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAbs) epitopes from recombinant HIV-1 specifically distinct from historical viruses and in vitro assessment of neutralization sensitivity against clinically important bnAbs towards suitability assessment of bnAb-based preventive vaccines in India and Uganda (Dr Jyoti Sutar, Dr Sheila Balinda)

Uganda 2024-09-23 13:41:04 2027-09-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Success Kamuhanda
ID: UNCST-2024-R004280
Assessing the knowledge, attitude, practices about and barriers to deworming of school aged children among care givers in Kampala slums
REFNo: SS2921ES

To identify the barriers to effective deworming programs for school-aged children in these communities.,To determin the deworming practices among care givers of school-aged children in communities in different slums of Kampala.,To determine the attitude towards deworming among care givers of school-aged children in these communities.,To assess the knowledge about deworming among care givers of school-aged children in communities in different slums of Kampala.,To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding deworming among caregivers of school-aged children in Kampala slums, and to identify the barriers influencing the uptake of deworming medication.,
Uganda 2024-09-23 13:35:08 2027-09-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Kennedy Boyd
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An Exploration Early Life Stress Exposure and Enamel Defect Occurrences in the Kibale Chimpanzee Project’s Primate Skeletal Collection
REFNo: NS864ES

Image the teeth of the primates within the Kibale Chimpanzee Faunal Collection. I plan to image enamel bands on the incisors, canines and premolars of each specimen in the collection in an effort to compare markers of ealry life stress (ELS) between primate species using enamel defects as a proxy.
USA 2024-09-23 13:32:49 2027-09-23 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Aisha Nanyiti
ID: UNCST-2021-R013489
Climate-related risks and sustainable cage fish farming in Vietnam and Uganda
REFNo: SS3009ES

The project aims to investigate cage fish farmers’ adaptation to climate-related risks to inform policy makers regarding sustainable cage fish production.,To identify the determinants of cage fish farmers’ choice of adaptive measures to climate related risk.,To analyze factors affecting cage fish farmers’ perceptions of risks.,To explore cage fish farmers’ perceptions of risks and risk preferences.,
Uganda 2024-09-23 13:26:11 2027-09-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Queenie Nyati Annette
ID: UNCST-2023-R008468
Youth-hood Khat related injuries and their social determinants in North Western Uganda.
REFNo: HS3958ES

To prevent the initiation and use of khat among secondary school youth in North-western Uganda.,4. To develop and test a Psycho-Education (PE) model for prevention of first user of khat among youth in north western Uganda. ,3. To document stakeholder perceptions on the association between youth-hood Khat abuse and injuries and injury deaths. ,2. To establish the social determinants of khat abuse and khat related youth-hood injuries.,1. To estimate the magnitude of khat use, injuries and deaths attributable to Khat abuse among the youth in North Western Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-09-23 13:22:32 2027-09-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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