Web Appendix 3. UVRI-Makerere Collaborative Activities, 2008-12
Highlighted in blue are activities to which MUII has specifically contributed.
1. Appointment to honorary positions at reciprocal institution
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Robert Tweyongyere, lecturer in Veterinary Medicine, appointed to a research fellowship at UVRI (2008)
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Alison Elliott appointed to honorary lectureship at Makerere University College of Health Sciences (2009)
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Pontiano Kaleebu was appointed Honorary Professor, for 3 years, Department of Medical Microbiology
(2012)
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Julius J. Lutwama was appointed Honorary Associate Professor, for 3 years, Department of Medical
Microbiology (2012)
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Pietro Pala was appointed Honorary Associate Professor, for 3 years, Department of Medical Microbiology
(2012)
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Josephine Birungi was appointed Honorary Senior Lecturer, for 3 years, Department of Medical
Microbiology (2012)
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Stephen Cose was appointed Honorary Senior Lecturer, for 3 years, Department of Medical Microbiology
(2012)
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Jonathan Kayondo was appointed Honorary Lecturer, for 3 years, Department of Medical Microbiology
(2012)
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Janet Seeley was appointed Honorary Associate Professor, for 3 years, Department of Community Health
and Behavioural Sciences (2012)
2. Shared supervision and teaching
Makerere PhD students co-supervised by Makerere and UVRI staff:
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Robert Tweyongyere, completed 2008
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Deogratias Ssemwanga, PhD in molecular virology, completed 2012
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Irene Andia, commenced 2009, (sponsored by MUII)
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Agnes Kiragga, commenced 2009, (sponsored by MUII)
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John Kitayimbwa, commenced 2009, (sponsored by MUII)
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Annettee Nakimuli, commenced 2009, (sponsored by MUII)
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Juliet Ndibazza, commenced 2009, (sponsored by the Malaria Capacity Development Consortium)
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David Meya, commenced 2011, (sponsored by THRiVE)
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Doris Mwesigire, commenced 2011 (sponsored by THRiVE)
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Martha Kaddumukasa, department of Zoology, collaborating with UVRI department of Arbovirology
Supervision of Makerere Masters students by UVRI staff:
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Eugene Kinyanda, two MMed students in Psychiatry
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Masters student projects at UVRI, as listed below
UVRI staff assist with Makerere examinations
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Pietro Pala, Pontiano Kaleebu, examiners for a PhD thesis
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Alison Elliott, examiner for MMed theses
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Stephen Cose, examiner Masters in Biological Laboratory Technology thesis
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Eugene Kinyanda, examiner for Masters in the department of Psychiatry
UVRI staff teaching on Makerere MMed module, Infectious Disease, Parasitology and Immunology
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Alison Elliott, 2008, 2009
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Stephen Cose, 2010, 2011, 2012
UVRI staff and PhD students, teaching on Masters course in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2011
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Stephen Cose
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Irene Biraro
Appendix 3, page 1
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Andrew Obuku Ekii
3. Makerere students study at UVRI
Makerere MSc student projects hosted at UVRI
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Andrew Obuku Ekii (graduated), supervised by P. Pala
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Jimreeves Lutangira (graduated 2010), Alice Namatovu (graduated 2011), Dennison Kizito (graduated
2011), supervised by A. Elliott
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Justine Bukirwa, supervised by Barbara Nerima and Stephen Cose, in progress, 2012
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Simon Gwapa, supervised by Stephen Cose, in progress, 2012
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Harriet Namanya, supervised by Robert Tweyongyere, 2012
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Prossy Namuwulya, supervised by Jonathan Kayondo, 2012
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Krystal Birungi, supervised by Jonathan Kayondo, 2012
Undergraduate attachments
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Over 62 undergraduate attachments in 2008; 98 undergraduate attachments in 2009; 106 in 2010; 100 in
2011, 77 in 2012, many of these from Makerere.
4. UVRI staff undertake courses at Makerere
UVRI staff who have undertaken or are undertaking Makerere Bachelors courses
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William Senyonga, Bachelors in Biomedical Laboratory Technology
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Susan Mugaba, Bachelors in Biomedical Laboratory Technology
UVRI staff who have undertaken or are undertaking Makerere Masters courses
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Fred Asiimwe, Public Health (DL)
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Stevens Bechange, Public Health (DL)
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Nicolas Bossa, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Fiona Kalinda, Public Health (DL)
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Paul Kato, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Dennison Kizito, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Abel Kushemererwa, Software engineering
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Jimreeves Lutangira, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Macklyn Kihembo, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Ronald Muyanja, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Anne Kapaata, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Annet Nanyubya, Public Health (DL)
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George Odongo, Software engineering
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Joel Opio, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Jonathan Wandera, Quantitative Economics
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Peter Nkurunziza, Biomedical laboratory science and management
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Josephine Magoba Makuyi, MBA Finance, (DL)
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Robert Lubega, MA Sociology
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Edward Ssenyonjo, MSc Information systems Management
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Anne Nabukenya, MSc Health Services Research
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Martin Mbonye, MA Sociology
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Yunia Mayanja, Masters in Public Health
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Edward Ssenyonjo, MSc Information Management
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Anne Nabukenya, MSc in Health Services Research
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Prossy Namuwulya, MSc Molecular Biology
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Rita Nakiboneka, MSc Biomedical Laboratory Technology and Management
Appendix 3, page 2
UVRI staff who are undertaking a PhD at Makerere
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Josephine Bwogi (supported by THRiVE)
5. Joint workshops
Faculty of Medicine, Health Research Ethics workshop

A workshop for the Faculty of Medicine, March 2008, at which two UVRI senior staff (E.K. Mbidde, A.
Elliott) participated as facilitators.
Workshop on proposal writing
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A workshop on proposal writing funded by the International Association of Public Health Institutes,
March 30th-April 3rd, 2009. Participants from UVRI and Makerere, and elsewhere in the region.
Workshop for supervisors
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A workshop for PhD supervisors from Makerere and UVRI, including MUII and MCDC supervisors and
supervisors from other programmes. December 2009.
Hot topics in Infection and Immunity, Uganda 2008.
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A full day symposium, with speakers from UVRI and Makerere, on current research in Infection and
Immunity, held at Makerere, August 2008, to launch the Makerere-UVRI research training programme.
Young Scientists Symposium, 2010.
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A full day symposium for young scientists from Makerere and UVRI was held on 4th March 2010, with
prizes for the best oral and poster presentations.
Symposium on Infection and Immunity, 2011.
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A full day symposium with keynote speakers and presentations by young scientists from Makerere, UVRI
and other partners, was held on 8th November 2011, with prizes for the best oral and poster
presentations.
Makerere College of Health Sciences Research Agenda meeting, 1 st July 2012
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Attended by Professor Alison Elliott
Makerere College of Health Sciences Meeting on Intellectual Property Rights, November 2012
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Attended by Dr Barbara Nerima
6. Joint seminars and meetings
Collaborative meetings on mathematical modelling
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Modelling use of vaccines, February 2008, participants from MRC/UVRI statistics and School of Public
Health (SPH)
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Two UNAIDS meetings, addressing modelling of the roles of modes of HIV transmission, April and May
2008, participants from MRC/UVRI statistics and SPH
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Informal meetings with modellers in the department of Mathematics, Makerere, and a lecture given by
L.A. Shafer (MRC/UVRI) at the department of Mathematics “Epidemic Potential in Human Sexual
Networks: Networks and Modelling”, November 2008.
Grand Rounds at Makerere Medical School
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A presentation given by E.K. Mbidde, August 2008
Collaborative statistics seminars
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A series of seminars, held sometimes at UVRI, sometimes at Makerere (Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)).
UVRI monthly scientific seminars
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Participation by colleagues from the Infectious Diseases Institute and Makerere Medical School
Research Forum, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University
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Regular meetings at IDI to which UVRI staff are invited to participate, including as presenters
Hot topics seminars in Infection and Immunity
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50 Hot Topics seminars in Infection and Immunity, given by local and international world leaders, 2009 to
2012
Appendix 3, page 3
Peer support meetings for trainees
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A series of meetings held at Makerere University (IDI) for peer support of graduate trainees at which UVRI
and Makerere trainees in health research can meet
Joint laboratory meetings
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UVRI staff and MUII postgraduate students participating with Makerere University College of Health
Sciences, Department of Microbiology, laboratory meetings.
Monthly writing workshops for MUII fellows and other trainees
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Commenced March 2012.
Capacity builders meetings
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Three meetings, held at Makerere University, attended by leaders of capacity building programmes,
aimed at coordinating and streamlining capacity building activities. 4th May 2009; 12th February 2010, 11th
November 2011.
THRiVE annual general meeting, 2011
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Presentations by MUII fellows
THRiVE annual general meeting, 2012
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Attended by Dr Stephen Cose, Dr Jonathan Kayondo and Professor Alison Elliott
6. Makerere staff head projects at UVRI
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Professor David Serwadda heads the Rakai Health Sciences Programme
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Dr Noah Kiwanuka heads the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative at UVRI
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Dr Robert Tweyongyere heads studies on schistosomiasis at UVRI
7. Fellows of the programme appointed to Makerere faculty
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Five fellows of the nine PhD and post-doctoral fellows are substantive members of Makerere faculty
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One is an honorary member of the Makerere faculty
8. Collaborative research
Wellcome Trust Uganda Post-doctoral fellowships in Infection & Immunity
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Jonathan Kayondo
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Robert Tweyongyere
Makerere, UVRI, Johns Hopkins, Joint Clinical Research Centre
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A paediatric phase 1 HIV vaccine trial
The Rakai Health Sciences Program
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A programme of HIV research; a collaboration between Makerere University School of Public Health and
UVRI
DART and ARROW research projects
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Studies of the use of antiretroviral therapy in adults and children, respectively. Collaboration between
MRC/UVRI and the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere, among other centres.
A pilot study to examine human tissue-specific immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly ex vivo
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A THRiVE pump-priming project, a collaboration between Stephen Cose (UVRI) and Robert Lukande
(Makerere University Department of Pathology)
Social Sciences: Relationships Study
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The Social Sciences programme at MRC/UVRI are collaborating on a study on relationships with the Child
Health and Development Centre (Makerere University); Professor Janet Seeley and Dr Anne Katahoire are
co-principal investigators
9. Collaborative capacity building programmes
Appendix 3, page 4
THRiVE: Training Health Researchers into Vocational Excellence
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E.K. Mbidde, P. Kaleebu, J. Kayondo and A. Elliott participated in the successful, Makerere-led proposal,
the “THRiVE consortium”, for the Wellcome Trust African Capacity Building Initiative.
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Members participated in the launch meeting in Arusha in October 2009.
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Experience and materials developed by MUII were adapted for the competitive selection process for PhD
and post-doctoral fellowships in THrIVE.
EACCR: East African Consortium for Clinical Research
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J. Kayondo has coordinated an application, led by P.Kaleebu, for a clinical trials capacity building network
across the region, with participants including the Infectious Disease Institute at Makerere the “East
African Consortium for Clinical Research” (EACCR).
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Members participated in the launch meeting at UVRI in January 2010.
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Collaborative programmes have been undertaken.
MCDC: Malaria Capacity Development Consortium
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One PhD fellow from this Makerere-based programme is undertaking her project, and is co-supervised, at
UVRI.
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MUII and MCDC held a joint workshop for supervisors.
IDEA: Dissecting the Immunological Interplay between Poverty Related Diseases and Helminth Infections: An
African-European Research Initiative
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The capacity building work package of this programme has contributed to the following
o
co-funding of the immunology course
o
faculty for the immunology course
o
diagnostic PCR workshop
o
PhD funding
o
North-South and South-South exchange visits for training in flow cytometry and molecular
biology
10. Short Courses
Short course for ethics committees
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SIDCER, Human participant protection, GCP and SOP training for ethics committees, run by the UVRI
Science and Ethics Committee, May 2008
Genes & Genomes in the Tropics.
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A three-week course at Makerere, run by Prof Kironde, 28th April-16th May 2008. UVRI staff contributed
lectures, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative at UVRI hosted a site-visit for the participants
Uganda Intensive Course in Statistical Methods and Epidemiology
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Short course run by MRC/UVRI statistics unit, August 2008, August 2009, February 2012
Advanced course in Statistics and Epidemiology
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Held in November 2011
Bioinformatics
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The MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, in collaboration
with the EDCTP, the MUII. A 3-day bioinformatics training/mentoring programme, October, 2009.
Immunology in the Tropics
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A modular short course run by MUII, hosted jointly by UVRI and IDI Makerere, with faculty and
participants from both institutions. This is a two part course. Part I has been run four times, in
September 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Part II has been run three times, in March 2010, 2011 and 2012,
with the fourth time scheduled for March 2013
Short course in qualitative methods
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A short course was run by Professor Janet Seeley (UVRI) for THRiVE PhD students between September and
December 2012
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Professor Seeley will run a further qualitative methods course with the School of Public Health in October
2012
Appendix 3, page 5
Good Clinical Practice
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Training held jointly between MRC/UVRI and Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere. Courses co-funded
in February 2012 and May 2012
ACREM (Applied Clinical Research Evidence based Medicine)
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Run by the Infectious Diseases Institute, January to December 2012
Appendix 3, page 6
11. Other
Makerere-UVRI Open Day
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An Open Day for school students and undergraduates held at UVRI. Presentations by researchers form
both UVRI and Makerere University. Undergraduates from Makerere. March 2009.
Creation of the UVRI strategic plan
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D. Serwadda participated in the UVRI strategic plan development September 2009.
Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED) partnership:
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In 2008 UVRI and Makerere (both School of Public Health and Faculty of Medicine) joined a programme
for Health research communication in East Africa.
External Review
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Professor Elliott participated in an external, review of the Makerere University-Tuberculosis Research
Unit “Grand Challenges” project, May 2008
Centers for Disease Control, UVRI – Makerere Walter Reed Program collaboration:
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Laboratories at UVRI have been renovated under this collaboration.
Appendix 3, page 7