NURTURE Year 1 and Year 2 Intakes
| TRAINEE RESEARCH PROJECT TITLE | TRAINEE NAME | THEMATIC AREA | NAME OF MENTOR | |
| 1. | The burden of Alzheimer’s disease and caretaker’s stress and coping in the Ugandan population | Noeline Nakasujja | Mental Health | Prof. Seggane Musisi Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 2. | Risk of Cardiovascular disease after pre-eclampsia in a cohort of Ugandan women | Annette Nakimuli | Cardiovascular | Dr. Emmy Okello Dr. Chris Longenecker Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 3. | Severe anemia in Ugandan children under 5 years: Implementation research on prevalence, management and outcomes | Robert Opoka | Blood/Lung | Prof. James Tumwine Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 4. | Mycoplasma pneumonia among HIV-exposed and unexposed children In Uganda: burden, genotypes, risk and outcome | Rebecca Nantanda | Blood/Lung | Prof. James Tumwine Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 5. | Developing and pilot testing a peer support for depression care in patients with diabetes mellitus | Dickens Howard Akena | Mental Health | Prof. Seggane Musisi Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 6. | Development and evaluation of a direct PCR based method for the diagnosis of bacteremia and candidemia among febrile patients in Uganda | Henry Kajumbula | HIV/AIDS | Prof. Moses Joloba Prof. Elly Katabira Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 7. | The Immunological consequences of alcohol consumption in high HIV prevalence fisherfolk communities of L. Victoria, Uganda; Consequences on susceptibility to HIV infection and transmission | Bernard Bagaya | HIV/AIDS | Prof. Moses Joloba Prof. Elly Katabira Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 8. | Strategies for the prevention of viral Hepatitis B among HIV infected adults in Uganda | Emmanuel Seremba | HIV/AIDS | Prof. Moses Joloba Prof. Elly Katabira Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 9. | Differential impacts of control interventions on the characteristics and consequences of malaria infections | Joanita Nankabirwa | Malaria | Prof. Moses Kamya Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 10. | Genetic diversity of plasmodium falciparum in mild and severe malaria of children | Steven Kiwuwa | Malaria | Prof. Moses Kamya Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 11. | Artemether-Lumefantrine Trial with Increased Treatment Duration | Sarah Nanzigu | Malaria | Prof. Moses Kamya Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 12. | Pharmaceutical analysis for improved therapeutic outcomes in treatment of malaria and pneumonia in Uganda | Bruhan Kaggwa | Biology | Dr. Steve Reynolds Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 13. | Nutrient bioavailability and effects on immune system in HIV infected rats | Joshua Nfambi | Biology | Dr. Steve Reynolds Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 14. | Histopathologic diagnosis of acquired conjunctival growths in an adult HIV positive and negative population in a rural setting | Juliet Otiti | HIV/AIDS | Prof. H. Mayanja-Kizza Assoc. Prof. Damalie Nakanjako Dr. Jackson Orem Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 15. | Oral mucositis among patients undergoing chemotherapeutic treatment at Uganda cancer Institute | Adriane Kamulegeya | Cancers/Dental | Prof. H. Mayanja-Kizza Dr. Jackson Orem Assoc. Prof. Damalie Nakanjako Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 16. | Evaluating the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on dental caries in HIV+ patients in Uganda: A Case Control study | Dunstan Kalanzi | Cancers/Dental | Prof. H. Mayanja-Kizza Assoc. Prof. Damalie Nakanjako Dr. Jackson Orem Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 17. | Ethical issues associated with regulation, storage, and use of human biological materials collected during tuberculosis research in Uganda | Joseph Ochieng | Research ethics | Prof. Nelson Sewankambo Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 18. | Improving Undergraduate Teaching of the Management of Hypertensive Disease in Pregnancy | Mike Kagawa | Cardiovascular | Dr. Emmy Okello Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 19. | RCT: Evaluating the effect of oral care for Periodontitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in Uganda | William Buwembo | Cancers/Dental | Dr. Emmy Okello |
| 20. | Inflammation, Cardiometabolic factors and 5 year outcomes among patients receiving HAART at an urban clinic, Uganda | Isaac Ssinabulya | Cardiovascular | Dr. Emmy Okello Steve Longenecker |
| 21. | Forensic age estimation based on the third molar development among adolescents attending Mulago hospital dental clinics: Optimising age estimation for juvenile justice | Annet Kutesa | Cancers/Dental | D Nakanjako H. Mayanja-Kizza |
| 22. | Outcomes of HIV co-infected presumptive TB patients started on tuberculosis treatment without bacteriological confirmation of TB | Lydia Nakiyingi | HIV/AIDS | D Nakanjako H. Mayanja-Kizza Prof. Yukari Manabe |
| 23. | Predictors for cognitive impairment among patients with first episode psychosis in Uganda. | Emmanuel Mwesigwa Kizza | Mental Health | S. Musisi Noeline Nakasujja Dickens Akena |
| 24. | Prevalence and assessment of the risk factors of dental caries in adolescents attending secondary school in Uganda | Ndagire Barbara | Cancers/Dental | D Nakanjako H. Mayanja-Kizza |
| 25. | Long term performance of Intrauterine Contraception among HIV positive women. A randomized controlled trial of copper and levonorgestrel intrauterine system | Othman Kakaire | Maternal Health | Dr. Emmy Okello Annette Nakimuli |
| 26. | Preventing long-term mental health problems in children admitted with severe malaria at Mulago Hospital | Paul Bangirana | Mental Health | Prof. Seggane Musisi Noeline Nakasujja Dickens Akena |