19 researchers found
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Position / Designation
Student
Department / Unit
Animal production and rangeland management
Main area of expertise
Broiler welfare
Vaccine research theme
Assessment of litters on broiler welfare
Preferred role
Co-Investigator
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
My capabilities are in interdisciplinary communication, coordination of project, data collection and analysis
Current / previous relevant research
Understanding now poultry litter affects the welfare and performance of Ross 308 broiler chickens
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Additional information
Analysis of data especially on poultry birds
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Position / Designation
Director of research
Department / Unit
Nabuin Zonal Agricultural research and development Institute
Main area of expertise
Agricultural economics, agribusiness and supply chain analysis
Vaccine research theme
Vaccine acceptance, perception
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Survey design, data analysis, manuscript development
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda
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Epidemiologist and Knowledge Management Expert
Department / Unit
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Main area of expertise
Epidemiology, Public Health, Health systems research
Vaccine research theme
Pharmacovigilance, Vaccine acceptance
Preferred role
Technical Expert
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Health systems programming, Knowledeg management, Political Economy Analysis, Data analysis, Public Health Research Development, Multi-country project coordination, Resource mobillization
Current / previous relevant research
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, uptake among healthcare workers and pharmacovigilance systems in 24 African countries
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Additional information
Epidemiologist with 8 years in applied public health research & three years leading manuscript development, peer-review coordination and research output management for a continental public health programme. Raised departmental scholarly output from 10 to 45 products per year at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, and led two peer-reviewed journal supplements end-to-end across 24 African countries. Contracted by five research teams as methodologist on systematic & scoping reviews, covering protocol writing, Boolean search design, Rayyan screening set-up and team training, risk-of-bias assessment & synthesis. Good at human-centered design thinking and programn development.
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Palliative care specialist , digital health marketer
Department / Unit
Nursing, digital health and palliative care
Main area of expertise
Digital health, nursing research, palliative care research
Vaccine research theme
Vaccine acceptance
Preferred role
Researcher
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Design digital tools, online campaigns
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda
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Lecturer
Department / Unit
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Main area of expertise
Clinical trials, Infectious Diseases
Vaccine research theme
Vaccine acceptance, regulatory syst strengthening and Vaccine delivery
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Experience and expertise in regulatory framework
Networking
Skills in capacity building
Research capacity, including clinical trial
Networking
Skills in capacity building
Research capacity, including clinical trial
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
Yes
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
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Position / Designation
Masters student
Department / Unit
Business and Management
Main area of expertise
Project planning and management
Vaccine research theme
Construction project management
Preferred role
Principal Investigator (PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
As an engineer, i can contribute to plann8ng and managing construction projects.
Current / previous relevant research
Project management practices ( planning, resource allocation, and monitoring and control) and construction project performance in district local government in Uganda.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda
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Masters student
Department / Unit
Business and Management
Main area of expertise
Project planning and management
Vaccine research theme
Construction project management
Preferred role
Principal Investigator (PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
As an engineer, i can contribute to plann8ng and managing construction projects.
Current / previous relevant research
Project management practices ( planning, resource allocation, and monitoring and control) and construction project performance in district local government in Uganda.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
Yes
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda
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Position / Designation
Research Associate
Department / Unit
Public Health
Main area of expertise
Primary expertise Implementation Science Health Systems Strengthening Global/Public Health Digital Health Data Science Additional expertise Health Equity / GEI Mixed Methods Research Community-Based Participatory Research Behaviour Change Research Tran
Vaccine research theme
Implementation and health-systems research for equitable uptake and delivery of vaccines, including digital health and data-enabled approaches.
Preferred role
Technical Expert
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Implementation science; health systems strengthening; digital health; data science and analytics; mixed-methods research; vaccine programme implementation and evaluation; health equity/GEI; community engagement and participatory research; monitoring and evaluation; implementation strategy development; research translation and knowledge mobilisation.
Current / previous relevant research
Research and implementation experience in health systems strengthening, implementation science, digital health, data science and community-based health programmes, including HIV/TB and NCD integration, health-service delivery, behavioural interventions, monitoring and evaluation, and equitable access. Experience spans Uganda, South Africa and NHS England, with multidisciplinary research, mixed-methods evaluation, implementation strategy development and research translation.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
Additional information
Interested in multidisciplinary collaborations across implementation science, health systems strengthening, digital health, data science, and equitable community-based health research. Open to partnerships involving vaccine implementation, programme evaluation, behavioural research, GEI/GESI, capacity strengthening, and policy translation. Interested in contributing to multi-country research consortia, implementation studies, data-driven health-system innovations, and knowledge translation across Uganda, Africa and international settings.
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Acting Dean
Department / Unit
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Main area of expertise
Microbial Biotechnology: Molecular cloning, PCR, Recombinant DNA technology, Veterinary Public Health
Vaccine research theme
Postgraduate training in research and development of vaccines/skills/capacity development
Preferred role
Principal Investigator (PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Curriculum design, development and implementation
Training in recombinant DNA technology, molecular cloning and gene expression
Training in recombinant DNA technology, molecular cloning and gene expression
Current / previous relevant research
Molecular epidemiological studies of food pathogens and antimicrobial resistance. My research has been on use of molecular techniques to carry out epidemiological studies of important food and zoonotic pathogens and the determinants of antimicrobial resistance.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Additional information
Faculty of Veterinary medicine has capacity to train postgraduate students in vaccinology. It has basic equipment for molecular and immunological studies. Training can benefit from partnerships in form of expert trainers in vaccine design, antigen selection, immune response evaluation etc.
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Assistant Lecturer
Department / Unit
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Main area of expertise
Renewable Energy, Environmental Policy and Ethics
Vaccine research theme
Analyse and propose strategies to strengthen and harmonize national and regional regulatory processes for vaccine development and deployment
Preferred role
Researcher
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Literature review
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Additional information
I am dedicated to learn and improve knowledge, skills and values through collaboration and task management
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Position / Designation
Acting Dean
Department / Unit
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Main area of expertise
Microbial Biotechnology: Molecular cloning, PCR, Recombinant DNA technology
Vaccine research theme
Research and development capacity of subunit vaccines
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Molecular cloning of genes coding for immunogenic proteins, creation of recombinant substances, gene expression
Current / previous relevant research
Molecular cloning of genes coding for Bacillus cereus enterotoxins and creating genomic library
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
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Position / Designation
Resident
Department / Unit
Ophthalmology
Main area of expertise
Ophthalmology
Vaccine research theme
Vernokerato conjuctivitis
Preferred role
Principal Investigator (PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
SLIT LAMP BIOMICROSCOPY
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
Yes
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya
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Deputy Director Research and Development
Department / Unit
Research and Development
Main area of expertise
immunology, vaccinology, veterinary clinical trials
Vaccine research theme
vaccine safety and efficacy
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
immunological analyses, ELISA, molecular biology, virology,
Current / previous relevant research
developing improved veterinary vaccines, evaluating the safety and efficacy of vaccine candidates
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
Yes
Countries open to collaborating with
Tanzania, Sierra Leone
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Position / Designation
Lecturer
Department / Unit
Department of Political Science and Public Administration & Population Studies and Research Centre, College of Social Sciences -University of Dar es Salaam
Main area of expertise
Health Policy and Systems Management; Service Delivery and Utilization; Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of community-level health policy and health governance interventions; Community and Public Engagement; Community-Based Monitoring (CBM)
Vaccine research theme
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Vaccine Uptake, Hesitance, and Acceptance; Research Capacity Development; Governance of Immunization Programs and Community Trust; Co-production and Partnership Development for Improving Immunization Outcomes
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Designing community-level interventions and ME&L frameworks, Mixed Methods Research Design, Capacity -building and Mentorship, Qualitative Methods, Design of Community and Public Engagement Strategies and Frameworks, Research Design and Research Capacity facilitation, Implementation Science and Program Sustainability Strategy.
Current / previous relevant research
Tanzania country focal person, coordinator, and principal investigator, and mentor under the an Eastern Africa Hub for Behavioural and Social Science Research and Capacity Strengthening for Vaccine Uptake (EAR-VU Hub). PI for projects including Community-Based Monitoring for Improving Accountability for Financial Resources and Service Delivery in Tanzania (CBM4 Tanzania), Rural Community Partnership (RCP) for Health Financing, and Digital Technologies for Health Financing in Tanzania
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
Yes
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Additional information
None
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Lecturer
Department / Unit
Department of Political Science and Public Administration & Population Studies and Research Centre, College of Social Sciences -University of Dar es Salaam
Main area of expertise
Health Policy and Systems Management; Service Delivery and Utilization; Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of community-level health policy and health governance interventions; Community and Public Engagement; Community-Based Monitoring (CBM)
Vaccine research theme
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Vaccine Uptake, Hesitance, and Acceptance; Research Capacity Development; Governance of Immunization Programs and Community Trust; Co-production and Partnership Development for Improving Immunization Outcomes
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Designing community-level interventions and ME&L frameworks, Mixed Methods Research Design, Capacity -building and Mentorship, Qualitative Methods, Design of Community and Public Engagement Strategies and Frameworks, Research Design and Research Capacity facilitation, Implementation Science and Program Sustainability Strategy.
Current / previous relevant research
Tanzania country focal person, coordinator, and principal investigator, and mentor under the an Eastern Africa Hub for Behavioural and Social Science Research and Capacity Strengthening for Vaccine Uptake (EAR-VU Hub). PI for projects including Community-Based Monitoring for Improving Accountability for Financial Resources and Service Delivery in Tanzania (CBM4 Tanzania), Rural Community Partnership (RCP) for Health Financing, and Digital Technologies for Health Financing in Tanzania
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
Yes
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
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Director
Department / Unit
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Main area of expertise
Genomics
Vaccine research theme
Development
Preferred role
Technical Expert
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
-Genome sequencing capacity and high performance compute.
-Protein sequencing
-AI machine learning target identification and optimization
-Protein sequencing
-AI machine learning target identification and optimization
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
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Position / Designation
Executive Director
Department / Unit
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Main area of expertise
Genomics
Vaccine research theme
R&D Capacity
Preferred role
Technical Expert
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
I bring expertise in high-performance computing (HPC), genomic data processing, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies to support vaccine development research. My expertise enables the efficient processing and analysis of large-scale sequencing data generated from pathogen and genomic studies. This provides the computational infrastructure needed to support identification of vaccine targets, genomic analysis, and data-driven vaccine development. My role will complement biological and immunological expertise within the research team by providing the technical foundation for large-scale genomic R&D.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
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Senior Lecturer
Department / Unit
School of Public Health, Dept. Community Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Main area of expertise
My main research expertise areas include community /public health, implementation research and community engagement
Vaccine research theme
Vaccine Acceptance - Community Engagement and Trust Building
Preferred role
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
I bring expertise in participatory community engagement, implementation research, epidemiology, stakeholder engagement and partnership development, and evidence-based health communication to strengthen vaccine confidence, trust and uptake across diverse African communities.
Current / previous relevant research
1.Vaccine hesitancy and acceptance research – Supervision of research on vaccine hesitancy/acceptance and its motivators among healthcare workers in Lower Juba, Jubaland State, Somalia, providing direct experience relevant to understanding factors influencing vaccine confidence and acceptance
2.Immunization uptake research – Supervised research assessing uptake of immunization services among households with children under five years in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2.Immunization uptake research – Supervised research assessing uptake of immunization services among households with children under five years in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone
Additional information
1. https://cgsr.mku.ac.ke/team/dr-dominic-m-mogere/
2. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-4489
2. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4412-4489
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Head of Department & Lecturer
Department / Unit
Bioethics and Health Professionalism
Main area of expertise
Research Ethics, Bioethics, Public Health Ethics
Vaccine research theme
Regulatory Harmonization
Preferred role
Principal Investigator (PI)
Collaboration profile
Specific skills / expertise
Health research regulation and governance; Qualitative study design & analysis; Proposal writing
Current / previous relevant research
My research is primarily focused on both normative and evidence-informed research ethics/bioethics. Including the ethics vaccine trials conducted in resource-poor settings.
Interested in joining a cross-country team
Yes
Already in a team preparing a proposal
No
Countries open to collaborating with
Uganda, Kenya, Sierra Leone
Additional information
Looking for research partners interested in developing innovative regulatory frameworks for harmonization of vaccine research in East and West Africa. Individuals could be from health and social sciences, with some experience in health research, regulation, and ethics.