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Name:     Bernard N. Kanoi

Contact:  Med Biotech Laboratories
Tel: +256 312 266 153
bkanoi[at]gmail.com

Education: BSc Biomedical Sciences 2004 Maseno University
MSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 2008 Makerere University
PhD in molecular biology and Immunology Candidate

Research Interests:  understanding the host molecular and immunological responses as a result of Plasmodium falciparum infection.

Publication and abstracts

1. Bernard N. Kanoi & Thomas G. Egwang. (2007) New concepts in vaccine development in malaria. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases; 20 (3): 311-316.

1. Bernard Kanoi, Betty Magambo, Brenda Okech & Thomas G Egwang (2005) Differential Serum expression of the CC-chemokine MCP-1, MIP-3a and RANTES in Uganda Infants with severe or uncomplicated malaria. Acta Tropica 95S: S1-S506 (296B)

1. Bernard N. Kanoi (2009) A bioinformatic approach to the identification of plasmodial proteins interacting with Toll-interleukin 1 receptor-resistance (TIR) homology domains (accepted for presentation at the Student Council Symposium at ISMB/ECCB 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden, June 27, 2009).

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Name:     Connie Agwang

Contact:  Med Biotech Laboratories
Tel: +256 312 266 153
mobile: +256 773 257791
Connie.Mande[at]gmail.com     

Education:  Bachelor of Biomedical Laboratory Technology, 2007
MSc Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Makerere    University, Kampala (2008- )

Research Interests:  Understanding Plasmodium falciparum antigen alleles, distribution, frequencies and polymorphisms in a malaria endemic area in Uganda

AWARDS

Best Young African Scientist Presenter, AMANET-2007

Name:     Sylvia Kiconco

Contact:  Med Biotech Laboratories
Tel: +256 312 266 153
Tel: +256 -782-558-621
kicsylvia[at]yahoo.ca

Education: BSc. Technology (Biological Sc.)
Certificate: International Biomedical Research
MSc. Biomedical  Laboratory Sciences & Mgt;                   Makerere University

Research Interests:  Severe Malaria Anemia in Children & associated cytokines

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Name:     Dr Betty Balikagala Mawagali

Contact:  Med Biotech Laboratories
Tel: +256 312 266 153
Tel: +256 772 565 506,
Balikagalabetty[at]yahoo.com

Education:  MbChB Mbarara University of Science and Technology Mbarara , 2003
MSc clinical epidemiology and Biostatistics (candidate)  Makerere University

Research Interests:  Correlation of Chemokine Expression and Host genetic Polymorphisms in  malaria pathogenesis in children in a malaria endemic area in Uganda

Previous positions

Study Coordinator-Clinical Trials assessing the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Artemether-Lumefantrine and Dihydroartemesinin-Piperaquine drugs in Ugandan children  Feburary 2006 to June 2008

Anti Retroviral Physician The Aids Support Organisation Mulago Hospital June 2005 to Feburary 2006.