Our publications at ACE-Uganda showcase the impactful research conducted since our establishment in 2019. Collaborating with the Infectious Diseases Institute at Makerere University and international partners, our work involves High Performance Computing(HPC), Bioinformatics, Visualization, and Data Science. The publications reflect our commitment to advancing health in Africa, addressing critical health issues, and training the next generation of quantitative scientists.
Explore our extensive collection of research articles and studies that highlight our dedication to scientific excellence and regional health challenges.
The publications are as listed below:
Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Uganda: implementation of the low-cost ARTIC protocol in resource-limited settings
Publication date: July 2021 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Gerald Mboowa, Savannah Mwesigwa, David Kateete, Misaki Wayengera, Emmanuel Nasinghe, Eric Katagirya, Ashaba Fred Katabazi, Edgar Kigozi, Samuel Kirimunda, Rogers Kamulegeya, Jupiter […]
Whole genome-based characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacae from orthopedic patients and environment of a tertiary referral hospital in …
Publication date: December 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Benson R Kidenya, Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Stephen Kanyerezi, Esther Nakafu, Inyasi Lawrence Akaro, Baraka Mkinze, Moses L Joloba, Jeremiah Seni https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297524002701
Virulence genes and plasmid replicon profiles of selected β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from orthopaedic patients and the environment in a tertiary referral …
Publication date: November 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Benson R Kidenya, Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Stephen Kanyerezi, Esther Nakafu, Inyasi Lawrence Akaro, Baraka Mkinze, Moses L Joloba, Jeremiah Seni https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019567012300292X
Virtual reality technology for surgical learning: qualitative outcomes of the first virtual reality training course for emergency and essential surgery delivered by a UK–Uganda partnership
Publication date: January 2024 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Mike Nsubuga, Henry Mutegeki, Daudi Jjingo, Deogratias Munube, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Philip Kasirye, Grace Ndeezi, Heather Hume, Ezekiel Mupere, Grace Kebirungi, Isaac Birungi, […]
Virtual reality technology for surgical learning: qualitative outcomes of the first virtual reality training course for emergency and essential surgery delivered by a UK–Uganda
Publication date: January 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Helen Please, Karamveer Narang, William Bolton, Mike Nsubuga, Henry Luweesi, Ndiwalana Billy Richards, John Dalton, Catherine Tendo, Mansoor Khan, Daudi Jjingo, Mahmood […]
Urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatizing nomenclature for monkeypox virus
Publication date: August 2022 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Christian Happi, Ifedayo Adetifa, Placide Mbala, Richard Njouom, Emmanuel Nakoune, Anise Happi, Nnaemeka Ndodo, Oyeronke Ayansola, Gerald Mboowa, Trevor Bedford, Richard A […]
Unraveling virulence determinants in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli from East Africa using whole-genome sequencing
Publication date: September 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ivan Sserwadda, Benson R Kidenya, Stephen Kanyerezi, Inyasi Lawrence Akaro, Baraka Mkinze, Stephen E Mshana, Suhaila O Hashim, Everlyne Isoe, Jeremiah Seni, […]
Transparent Machine Vision Techniques For Medicinal Plant Species Identification
Publication date: July 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Christine Kikome, Geoffrey Okumu, Emmanuel Wagisha, Daudi Jjingo, John Kizito, Ggaliwango Marvin https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10660956/
Transcriptomic dysregulations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in human nasopharyngeal and peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Publication date: September 2020 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Caroline Vilas Boas de Melo, Maruf Ahmed Bhuiyan, Winfred Nyoroka Gatua, Stephen Kanyerezi, Leonard Uzairue, Priscilla Abechi, Karan Kumar, Jabale Rahmat, Abdulazeez Giwa, Gracious […]
The Ugandan sickle Pan-African research consortium registry: design, development, and lessons
Publication date: July 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Mike Nsubuga, Henry Mutegeki, Daudi Jjingo, Deogratias Munube, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Philip Kasirye, Grace Ndeezi, Heather Hume, Ezekiel Mupere, Grace Kebirungi, […]
The rise of pathogen genomics in Africa
Publication date: December 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Gerald Mboowa, Francis Kakooza, Moses Egesa, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Stephen Kanyerezi, Ivan Sserwadda, Benson R Kidenya, Jupiter Marina Kabahita, Maria Magdalene Namaganda, Mike […]
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
Publication date: October 2022 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Houriiyah Tegally # 1 2, James E San 1 2, Matthew Cotten 3 4, Monika Moir 1, Bryan Tegomoh 5 6, Gerald Mboowa 7, Darren P Martin 8 9, Cheryl Baxter 1 10, Arnold W Lambisia 11, Amadou Diallo 12, Daniel G Amoako 13 14, Moussa M Diagne 12, Abay Sisay 15 16, Abdel-Rahman N Zekri 17, Abdou Salam […]
The dawn of a cure for sickle cell disease through CRISPR‐based treatment: A critical test of equity in public health genomics
Publication date: March 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Stephen Kanyerezi, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Benson Kidenya https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ahg.12558
The causal effects of lipid traits on kidney function in Africans: bidirectional and multivariable Mendelian-randomization study
Publication date: April 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Christopher Kintu, Opeyemi Soremekun, Abram B Kamiza, Allan Kalungi, Richard Mayanja, Robert Kalyesubula, Bernard Bagaya, Daudi Jjingo, June Fabian, Dipender Gill, Moffat […]
Structural insights into conformational stability of both wild-type and mutant Insulin Receptor Gene
Publication date: October 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Chisom Soremekun, Daudi Jjingo, David Kateete, Oyekanmi Nash, Harald Grallert, Annette Peters, Tinashe Chikowore, Chiara Batini, Opeyemi Soremekun, Segun Fatumo https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050475924000411
Sputum microbiome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a rural Ugandan cohort of well-controlled HIV infection
Publication date: April 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Alex Kayongo, Theda Ulrike Patricia Bartolomaeus, Till Birkner, Lajos Markó, Ulrike Löber, Edgar Kigozi, Carolyne Atugonza, Richard Munana, Denis Mawanda, Rogers Sekibira, […]
Responsible Software Systems for Disease Diagnostics Using Symptom Text
Publication date: August 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ggaliwango Marvin, Ben Kyeyune, Daudi Jjingo https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3675888.3676147
Research ethics and artificial intelligence for global health: perspectives from the global forum on bioethics in research
Publication date: April 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: James Shaw, Joseph Ali, Caesar A Atuire, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Armando Guio Español, Judy Wawira Gichoya, Adrienne Hunt, Daudi Jjingo, Katherine Littler, […]
QuasiFlow: a Nextflow pipeline for analysis of NGS-based HIV-1 drug resistance data
Publication date: January 2022. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Alfred Ssekagiri, Daudi Jjingo, Ibra Lujumba, Nicholas Bbosa, Daniel L Bugembe, David P Kateete, I King Jordan, Pontiano Kaleebu, Deogratius Ssemwanga https://academic.oup.com/bioinformaticsadvances/article-abstract/2/1/vbac089/6849543
Psychological Distress Among Ethnically Diverse Participants From Eastern and Southern Africa
Publication date: October 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Kester BB Tindi, Allan Kalungi, Eugene Kinyanda, Bizu Gelaye, Alicia R Martin, Ronald Galiwango, Wilber Ssembajjwe, Fred Kirumira, Adele Pretorius, Anne Stevenson, […]
Preliminary analysis of selected Sudan Ebola Virus isolates from the 2022 Uganda outbreak
Publication date: January 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Susan Nabadda, Isaac Ssewanyana, Alisen Ayitewala, Aloysious Ssemaganda, Stephen Kanyerezi, Ivan Sserwadda, Pimundu Godfrey, Sofonias Tessema, Gerald Mboowa, Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, Dorcas Waruguru […]
POLICY BRIEF: Experts warn that exclusive use of face masks may not be useful as Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdown beckons
Publication date: May 2020 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Agnes Kiragga, Kitayimbwa John, Galiwango Ronald, Mbonye. Anthony https://www.pmldaily.com/investigations/special-reports/2020/05/policybrief-experts-warn-that-exclusive-use-of-face-masks-may-not-be-useful-as-lifting-of-covid-19-lockdown-beckons.html
PII Detection in Low-Resource Languages Using Explainable Deep Learning Techniques
Publication date: August 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Byamugisha Africano, Gideon Mpungu, Daudi Jjingo, Ggaliwango Marvin https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3675888.3676036
Phylogenomic analysis uncovers a 9-year variation of Uganda influenza type-A strains from the WHO-recommended vaccines and other Africa strains
Publication date: April 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Grace Nabakooza, D Collins Owuor, Zaydah R de Laurent, Ronald Galiwango, Nicholas Owor, John T Kayiwa, Daudi Jjingo, Charles N Agoti, D […]
Phylogenomic analysis of Uganda influenza type-A viruses to assess their relatedness to the vaccine strains and other Africa viruses: a molecular epidemiology study
Publication date: July 2021. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Grace Nabakooza, David Collins Owuor, Zaydah R de Laurent, Nicholas Owor, John Timothy Kayiwa, Daudi Jjingo, Charles Nyaigoti Agoti, David James Nokes, […]
Philosophical Review of Artificial Intelligence for Society 5.0
Publication date: October 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ggaliwango Marvin, Micheal Tamale, Benjamin Kanagwa, Daudi Jjingo https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-4626-6_1
No association of a Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) gene polymorphism with pre-eclampsia among pregnant women in Uganda
Publication date: March 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Sheila Nabweyambo, Stephen Kanyerezi, John H-O Petterson, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Alfred Ssekagiri, Savannah Mwesigwa, Gerald Mboowa, Faith Nakazzi, Annette Keesiga, Moses Adroma, […]
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) reveals low-abundance HIV-1 drug resistance mutations among patients experiencing virological failure at the time of therapy switching in Uganda
Publication date: August 2022 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Maria Magdalene Namaganda, Hakim Sendagire, David Patrick Kateete, Edgar Kigozi, Moses Luutu Nsubuga, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Jupiter Marina Kabahita, Fredrick Elishama Kakembo, […]
Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of human influenza type-A viruses in Africa: A systematic review
Publication date: April 2022 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Grace Nabakooza, Ronald Galiwango, Simon DW Frost, David P Kateete, John M Kitayimbwa https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/5/900
Modelling the Impact and Public Health Response to COVID-19 in Uganda
Publication date: June 2020 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ronald Galiwango, John Kitayimbwa, Agnes N Kiragga, Katherine E Atkins, Andrew Leigh Brown, Anthony K Mbonye https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3633199
Metagenomics insights into the microbial resistome and virulome composition of Kampala’s wastewater
Publication date: July 2024 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Stephen Kanyerezi, Patricia Nabisubi, Grace Kebirungi, Ivan Sserwadda, Benson R. Kidenya, Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa https://openresearchafrica.org/articles/7-8
Meta-analysis of African ancestry genome-wide association studies identified novel locus and validates multiple loci associated with kidney function
Publication date: August 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Christopher Kintu, Opeyemi Soremekun, Tafadzwa Machipisa, Richard Mayanja, Robert Kalyesubula, Bernard S Bagaya, Daudi Jjingo, Tinashe Chikowore, Segun Fatumo https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-023-09601-0
Mendelian Randomization Study Highlights the Role of Haematological Traits on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in African Ancestry Individuals
Publication date: November 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Segun Fatumo, Chisom Soremekun, Daudi Jjingo, David Kateete, Oyekanmi Nashiru, Dorothea Nitsch, Moffat Nyirenda, Dipender Gill, Eleftheria Zeggini, Harald Grallert, Annette Peters, […]
Mapping the distribution of AMR in Shigella Sonnei
Publication date: March 2024 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Mike Nsubuga, Yi Ling Tam, Malaka De Silva, James Hall, Lauren Cowley, Claire Jenkins, Kate Baker, Sion Bayliss http://hprugi.nihr.ac.uk/media/f1uc4ayb/mike-nsubuga.pdf
Local interpretable model-agnostic explanations for online maternal healthcare
Publication date: April 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ggaliwango Marvin, Daudi Jjingo, Joyce Nakatumba-Nabende, Md Golam Rabiul Alam https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10151520/
Knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Nakaseke, Uganda towards HIV transmission and treatment
Publication date: May 2021 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Patricia Nabisubi, Stephen Kanyerezi, Grace Kebirungi, Gerald Mboowa https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8370127/
Killer cell immunoglobulin receptor diversity and its relevance in the human host’s response to HIV infection in African populations
Publication date: March 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: John Mukisa, Marion Amujal, Obondo J Sande, Moses L Joloba, Daudi Jjingo, David P Kateete, Graeme Mardon, Mogomotsi Matshaba, Neil Hanchard, Jill […]
Inclusiveness of the All of Us Research Program improves polygenic risk scores and fosters genomic medicine for all
Publishing date: November 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Benson R. Kidenya & Gerald Mboowa https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-024-00647-z
HIVseqDB: a portable resource for NGS and sample metadata integration for HIV-1 drug resistance analysis
Publication date: January 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Alfred Ssekagiri, Daudi Jjingo, Nicholas Bbosa, Daniel L Bugembe, David P Kateete, I King Jordan, Pontiano Kaleebu, Deogratius Ssemwanga https://academic.oup.com/bioinformaticsadvances/article-abstract/4/1/vbae008/7537536
HIV-DRIVES: HIV Drug Resistance Identification, Variant Evaluation, & Surveillance Pipeline
Publication date: March 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Stephen Kanyerezi, Ivan Sserwadda, Aloysius Ssemaganda, Julius Seruyange, Alisen Ayitewala, Hellen Rosette Oundo, Wilson Tenywa, Brian A Kagurusi, Godwin Tusabe, Stacy Were, […]
Gut microbial profiling of COVID-19 patients in Uganda
Publication date: June 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: David Patrick Kateete, Christopher Lubega, Ronald Galiwango, Emmanuel Nasinghe, Monica Mbabazi, Daudi Jjingo, Alison Elliott https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.06.28.601197.abstract
Genomic analysis of selected Vibrio cholerae isolates from the 2023 Cholera outbreak in Zambia: A use-case for integration of whole-genome sequencing in cholera outbreak response
Publication date: June 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Kasonde Mpanga, Mutale Joseph, Siabenzu Nchimunya, Kapona Otridah, Musonda Kunda, Chilengi Roma, Mwansa Peter, Mtine Frazer, Kanyerezi Stephen, Sserwadda Ivan, Tessema Sofonias, […]
Genome-wide association analysis of cystatin-C kidney function in continental Africa
Publication date: September 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Richard Mayanja, Tafadzwa Machipisa, Opeyemi Soremekun, Abram B Kamiza, Christopher Kintu, Allan Kalungi, Robert Kalyesubula, Obondo J Sande, Daudi Jjingo, June Fabian, […]
Genetic Diversity of Bundibugyo Ebolavirus from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Publication date: October 2021. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Isaac Emmanuel Omara, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Stephen Balinandi, Luke Nyakarahuka, Jocelyn Kiconco, John Timothy Kayiwa, Gerald Mboowa, Daudi Jjingo, Julius J Lutwama https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.18.464898.abstract
Generalizability of machine learning in predicting antimicrobial resistance in E. coli: a multi-country case study in Africa
Publication date: March 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Mike Nsubuga, Ronald Galiwango, Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-024-10214-4
First report of whole-genome analysis of an extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolate with bedaquiline, linezolid and clofazimine resistance from …
Publication date: May 2025 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Kabahita Jupiter, Marina, Kabugo Joel, Kakooza Francis, Adam Isa, Guido Ocung, Byabajungu Henry, Namutebi Joanitah, Namaganda Maria, Magdalene, Lutaaya Pius, Otim James, Kakembo Fredrick, […]
First GWAS of Cystatin-C Kidney Function in Continental Africa Identifies Novel Loci & Refines Known Associations
Publication date: August 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Richard Mayanja, Tafadzwa Machipisa, Opeyemi Soremekun, Abram Kamiza, Christopher Kintu, Allan Kalungi, Robert Kalyesubula, Obondo J Sande, Daudi Jjingo, June Fabian, Cassianne […]
Feasibility of virtual reality based training for optimising COVID-19 case handling in Uganda
Publication date: April 2022 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Paul Buyego, Elizabeth Katwesigye, Grace Kebirungi, Mike Nsubuga, Shirley Nakyejwe, Phillip Cruz, Meghan C McCarthy, Darrell Hurt, Andrew Kambugu, Joseph Walter Arinaitwe, Umaru Ssekabira, […]
Explainable Generative Attention Mechanisms for Chest X-Ray Medical Image Synthesis and Diagnosis of Pediatric Pneumonia
Publication date: May 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Miriam Nanteza, Nabwire Babra Kilo, Daudi Jjingo, Ggaliwango Marvin https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-69197-3_34
Explainable Deep Learning Approaches to Defective Tire Detection
Publication date: May 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Miriam Nanteza, Nabwire Babra Kilo, Daudi Jjingo, Ggaliwango Marvin https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-69197-3_34
Explainable Deep Learning Approaches to Credit Risk Evaluation
Publication date: August 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Daphine Nalule, Elaijah Edekebon, Margaret Nagwovuma, Daudi Jjingo, Ggaliwango Marvin https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3675888.3676052
Enhancing random forest predictive performance for foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Uganda: a calibrated uncertainty prediction approach for varying distributions
Publication date: November 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Geofrey Kapalaga, Florence N Kivunike, Susan Kerfua, Daudi Jjingo, Savino Biryomumaisho, Justus Rutaisire, Paul Ssajjakambwe, Swidiq Mugerwa, Seguya Abbey, Mulindwa H Aaron, […]
Enhancing genomics and bioinformatics access in Africa: an imperative leap
Publication date: May 2024 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Dickson Aruhomukama, Ronald Galiwango, Conor J Meehan, Benon Asiimwe https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00408-1/fulltext
Employing phylogenetic tree shape statistics to resolve the underlying host population structure
Publication date: December, 2021 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Hassan W Kayondo, Alfred Ssekagiri, Grace Nabakooza, Nicholas Bbosa, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Pontiano Kaleebu, Samuel Mwalili, John M Mango, Andrew J Leigh Brown, […]
Digital tools for youth health promotion: principles, policies and practices in sub-Saharan Africa
Publication date: April 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Agata Ferretti, Kwame K Adjei, Joseph Ali, Caesar Atuire, Betrand Tambe Ayuk, Boladé Hamed Banougnin, Nezerith Cengiz, Judy Gichoya, Daudi Jjingo, Damian […]
Designing and delivering bioinformatics project-based learning in East Africa
Publication date: April 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Caleb K Kibet, Jean-Baka Domelevo Entfellner, Daudi Jjingo, Etienne Pierre de Villiers, Santie de Villiers, Karen Wambui, Sam Kinyanjui, Daniel Masiga https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-024-05680-2
Comparative genomic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveals evolution and genomic instability within Uganda I sub-lineage
Publication date: October 2020 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Patricia Nabisubi, Stephen Kanyerezi https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.24.353425.abstract
Community purchases of antimicrobials during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda: An increased risk for antimicrobial resistance
Publication date: March 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Agnes N Kiragga, Leticia Najjemba, Ronald Galiwango, Grace Banturaki, Grace Munyiwra, Idd Iwumbwe, James Atwine, Cedric Ssendiwala, Anthony Natif, Damalie Nakanjako https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001579
Cloud Forensics in Virtual Machines Using Transparent Deep Learning Techniques
Publication date: August 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ssenoga Frank, Daudi Jjingo, Ggaliwango Marvin https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3675888.3676067
Characterizing microbial diversity and resistome in urban sewage using shotgun metagenomics in Kampala, Uganda
Publication date: June 2023 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Stephen Kanyerezi, Patricia Nabisubi, Grace Kebirungi, Ivan Sserwadda, Gerald Mboowa https://tghncollections.pubpub.org/pub/dsezbx7u
Bioinformatics mentorship in a resource limited setting
Publication date: January 2022 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Robert Kakaire, Davis Kiberu, Marion Amujal, Ronald Galiwango, David Kateete, Moses Joloba, Christopher C Whalen https://academic.oup.com/bib/article-abstract/23/1/bbab399/6377513
Bioinformatics mentorship in a resource limited setting
Publication date: September 2021. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Robert Kakaire, Davis Kiberu, Marion Amujal, Ronald Galiwango, David Kateete, Moses Joloba, Christopher C Whalen https://academic.oup.com/bib/article-abstract/23/1/bbab399/6377513
Association between tuberculosis in men and social network structure in Kampala, Uganda
Publication date: December, 2021. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Paige B Miller, Sarah Zalwango, Ronald Galiwango, Robert Kakaire, Juliet Sekandi, Lauren Steinbaum, John M Drake, Christopher C Whalen, Noah Kiwanuka https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-021-06475-z
Assessing a transmission network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an African city using single nucleotide polymorphism threshold analysis
Publication date: June 2021 Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Edriss Yassine, Ronald Galiwango, Willy Ssengooba, Fred Ashaba, Moses L Joloba, Sarah Zalwango, Christopher C Whalen, Frederick Quinn https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mbo3.1211
Airway microbiome signature accurately discriminates Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status
Publication date: May 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Alex Kayongo, Moses Levi Ntayi, Geoffrey Olweny, Edward Kyalo, Josephine Ndawula, Willy Ssengooba, Edgar Kigozi, Robert Kalyesubula, Richard Munana, Jesca Namaganda, Musiime […]
Air pollution and mobility patterns in two Ugandan cities during COVID-19 mobility restrictions suggest the validity of air quality data as a measure for human mobility
Publication date: March 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Ronald Galiwango, Engineer Bainomugisha, Florence Kivunike, David Patrick Kateete, Daudi Jjingo https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-24605-1
African Centers of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Data Intensive Science: Building Capacity for Enhancing Data Intensive Infectious Diseases Research in Africa
Publication date: November 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Maria Y Giovanni, Christopher Whalen, Darrell E Hurt, Latrice Ware-Allen, Karlynn Noble, Meghan McCarthy, Mariam Quinones, Phillip Cruz, Daudi Jjingo, Mamadou Wele, […]
African ancestry meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies a novel locus and validates multiple loci associated with kidney function
Publication date: March 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Christopher Kintu, Opeyemi Soremekun, Tafadzwa Machipisa, Richard Mayanja, Robert Kalyesubula, Bernard S Bagaya, Daudi Jjingo, Tinashe Chikowore, Segun Fatumo https://europepmc.org/article/ppr/ppr631441
A unified Foot and Mouth Disease dataset for Uganda: evaluating machine learning predictive performance degradation under varying distributions
Publication date: July 2024. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: PAUL SSAJJAKAMBWE, Savino Biryomumaisho, Susan D Kerfua, Geofrey Kapalaga , Daudi Jjingo https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/artificial-intelligence/articles/10.3389/frai.2024.1446368/full
A machine learning approach to predict E. coli antibacterial resistance using whole-genome sequencing data
Publication date: 2023 Publishing officer(s)/authors: Mike Nsubuga http://makir.mak.ac.ug/handle/10570/13162
A deep population reference panel of tandem repeat variation
Publication date: October 2023. Publishing officer(s) / Authors: Helyaneh Ziaei Jam, Yang Li, Ross DeVito, Nima Mousavi, Nichole Ma, Ibra Lujumba, Yagoub Adam, Mikhail Maksimov, Bonnie Huang, Egor Dolzhenko, Yunjiang Qiu, Fredrick Elishama Kakembo, Habi Joseph, Blessing Onyido, Jumoke Adeyemi, Mehrdad Bakhtiari, Jonghun Park, Sara Javadzadeh, Daudi Jjingo, Ezekiel […]