Misaki Wayengera

I am a medical doctor with graduate training (MSc, Fellowship, PhD) in a diverse array of basic science fields (Immunology, Vaccinology, Clinical Microbiology, Genetics and Filovirology). My research interests’ center on pathogen OMICS:-with a focus on identifying new molecular targets for research and development of diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. In 2019, my team won 1st Prize for the WHO innovation Challenge (Product Development), and I was nominated as REACH /RLM finalist. I am current (2019-2020) TWAS-SAREP Young Scientist award winner (Infectious Diseases). I am acting chair of the Uganda Ministry of Health Scientific Advisory Committee for EVD, following through COVID19. As a teacher and assistant Professor at the University, I have taught and mentored thousands of students over the past coming to 18 years; and supervised tens of Masters and PhD students. I have guided and shaped local, regional and international policy on various aspects of genetics, genomics and infectious diseases guidelines and policy. Lastly, I have inspired many young scientists to pursue careers of bio-entrepreneurship and biotech industry in Uganda and the African continent through the development of home grown diagnostics ( ebola, TB, COVID19), therapeutics ( HIV-1; HPV, Ebola-Mabs) and vaccines ( Pan-filovirus Subunit Protein Vaccine Candidate included as focus of this grant application). I am member of the African Society for Human Genetics ( AfSHG), African Society for Laboratory Medicine (AfSLM), H3Africa Consortium and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and COVID19.