CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name
Date of Birth
Gender
Nationality
Home district
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:
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Allen Nalugwa
21/11/1969
Female
Ugandan
Mityana
Official Language
: English
Contact address
:
Department of Science, Technical and Vocational Education
College of Education and External Studies
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256-414-545385/542472
Mobile Contact
0772456429 / 0752456429
Email - Address
analugwa@cees.mak.ac.ug / analugwa@chdc.mak.ac.ug
Home address:
P.O.Box 28462
Kampala
Uganda
EDUCATION / ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Level
Institution
Year of
Completion
Award
Tertiary
Makerere University
2010
Ph. D ( Molecular Biology
Techniques)
Tertiary
Danish Bilharziasis
Laboratory
2004
Diploma (Research
Methodology)
Tertiary
Makerere University
2003
Msc. ( Molecular Biology
Techniques)
Tertiary
Makerere University
1994
Bsc.Educ (Bio / Chem.)
Secondary
Caltec Academy Makerere
1991
U.A.C.E
Secondary
Nakasero .S. S.
1988
U.C.E
Primary
Mityana Public School
1983
P.L.E
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY / CAREER SUMMARY
Organization
Position
Year
Makerere University- CEES-DSTVE
Lecturer
2014
Makerere University – CHS, CHDC
Postdoc Research Fellow
2012- 2014
Makerere University – CoNaS, CEES-DSTVE
Part- Time Lecturer
2010 -2013
Makerere University
(EU-CONTRAST)
Research Scientist
2006-2010
Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo
Trainer-Laboratory
Technicians
1999-2001
St. Mark’s S.S. Kammengo
Bio/Chem. Teacher
2004-2012
Ntare School
Bio/Chem. Teacher
1996-2003
Modern S.S
Bio/Chem. Teacher
1995
Entrusted Responsibilities

Conduction of interviews – Ministry of Education representative (2005)
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Head of Biology Department –Ntare School (1997-2001)
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Class Teacher- Ntare School – (1996-2001)
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Head of Biology Department – Modern .S.S. (1995)
Research Experience

Intestinal schistosomiasis in children aged 1-5 years, morbidity assessment and
the effect of praziquantel on morbidity; along Lake Victoria shoreline (2012 – 2014).

Molecular characterization of schistosomiasis hosts (genus Bulinus snails) in the Albertine Rift
freshwater bodies (2006-2010).
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Molecular characterization of schistosomiasis hosts (genus Bulinus snails) in Lake Albert
(2002-2003)
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Malaria prevalence and mosquito abundance at Ntare School (1998-2000)
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Population structure of Marabou storks at Makerere University Campus (1993-1994)
Work/Research Interests

Teaching/Lecturing at tertiary institutions
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Biological Research ( especially involving the use of Molecular Techniques – DNA analysis)
Extra-curricular interests
Praying and Music
Publications
1. Nalugwa, A., Jørgensen, A., Nyakaana, S. & Kristensen, T.K., (2011). Genetic variation within and
between populations of hermaphroditic Bulinus truncatus tetraploid freshwater snails of the
Albertine Rift, East Africa. Hydrobiologia 673:53-61
2.
Nalugwa, A., Kristensen, T.K., Nyakaana, S & Jørgensen, A. (2010) Mitochondrial
DNA variation in sibling species of the Bulinus truncatus/tropicus complex in Lake Albert, western
Uganda. Zoological Studies, 49(4):515-522
3. Nalugwa, A., Jørgensen, A, Nyakaana, S. & Kristensen, T.K. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of Bulinus
(Gastropoda: Planorbidae) reveals the presence of three species complexes in the Albertine Rift
freshwater bodies. International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2(7): 130-139
4. Jørgensen, A., Madsen, H., Nalugwa, A., Nyakaana, S., Rollinson, D., Stothard, J. R. and Kristensen, T.
K. (2010) A molecular phylogenetic analysis of Bulinus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with conserved
nuclear genes. Zoologica Scripta
5. Jørgensen, Aslak, J. Russell Stothard, Henry Madsen, Allen Nalugwa, Silvester Nyakaana, and David
Rollinson. "The ITS2 of the genus Bulinus: novel secondary structure among freshwater snails
and potential new taxonomic markers." Acta Tropica (2012).
6. Nyakaana, Silvester, J. Russell Stothard, Allen Nalugwa, Bonnie Webster, Charles Lange, Aslak
Jørgensen, David Rollinson, and Thomas K. Kristensen. "Bulinus globosus (Planorbidae;
Gastropoda) populations in the Lake Victoria basin and coastal Kenya show extreme nuclear
genetic differentiation." Acta tropica (2012).
Courses / Workshops / Conferences attended
National Research Dissemination workshop – ChildMed Project - 17th October,
1.
2014
Introduction to the ICH-Good Clinical Practice course (10th – 11th June, 2013)
Stata12 Statistics Course (Aug 20-31, 2012) – University of Nairobi
EU- CONTRAST annual meeting/ Conference (13th – 17th September, 2010)
Bioinformatics Analysis of African Pathogens and Disease Vectors course (28th
2.
3.
4.
5.
– 30th October
2009)
GIS training course –Geospatial Health & Environment course (1-3rd October
6.
2009)
International Life Sciences –Students’ Conference (2008) - Warsaw Poland
Genes and Genomes in the tropics (2005) – Makerere University and Karolinska
7.
8.
Institute,
Sweden
Eastern and Central African Biosciences Workshop (2004) – Makerere
9.
University
Laboratory Training
 Experience in the use of a PCR machine and other related techniques like DNA
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extraction trained from Makerere University, Molecular Biology Laboratory.
Trained in the detection, identification and quantification of parasite DNA in snails
using a Real-Time PCR as well as Post-PCR detection of parasite DNA using the
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oligochromatographic method. The training took place at the Wolfson Wellcome
Biomedical Laboratories, Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum of London.
Karyotyping - using chromosome counts to characterise snails - trained at the Danish
Bilharziasis Laboratory - Denmark.
REFEREES
1.
Dr. Henry Busulwa
Department of Science, Technology & Vocational Education
College of Education and External Studies
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala
UGANDA
Tel: +256 712 695726
2.
Prof. James K. Tumwine
School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala
UGANDA
Phone: +256 414 531875
Mobile: +256 772 494120
3.
Dr. Arthur K. Tugume
Department of Biological Sciences,
School of Biosciences, College of Natural Sciences,
Makerere University
P.O. Box 7062
Kampala
UGANDA
Tel: +256-772-514841, +256-713-514841, +256-704-514841