Florence Nakabiri

Florence Nakabiri is a doctoral student at Makerere University with a research focus in cancer and experience in pathogen genomics (malaria) and genomic epidemiology. She is a University of Cambridge-Cancer Research UK-Cambridge Institute alumna, where she looked at the use of dried blood spots in detecting circulating tumor DNA in resource-limited settings. Florence holds a Master’s in Bioinformatics from Makerere University, during which period she looked at the genomic characterisation of common malaria RDT target genes in Africa, and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences from Mbarara University of Science and Technology. Her doctoral work leverages this interdisciplinary training to apply bioinformatics in uncovering genomic drivers of cancer, contributing to innovative strategies in the fight against the cancer burden, malaria, and NCDs (Chronic Kidney Disease).