The Dean, School of Biomedical, Makerere University College of Health Sciences invites you to be part of  Dr. Jonathan Mayito's Public PhD Defense scheduled for Thursday 29th February 2024 at 2:00 PM (EAT). See details below:

PhD Candidate: Dr. Jonathan Mayito 

Title: Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in CD34-positive versus CD34-negative Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and the determinants of IGRA positivity in Latent Tuberculosis Infection.  

Date: Thursday 29th February 2024

Time:  2:00 PM (East African Time)

Venue: Online and MakCHS BoardRoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97490527844?pwd=ZzNSb0s5T3BDb1RIZnU5K3hCNEg1Zz09

Meeting ID:  974 9052 7844
Passcode: 415428

Opponent/External Examiner

Professor Jerrold Ellner
Department of Medicine 
Director of Research Innovations Center for Emerging Pathogens, The State University of New Jersey, USA             

Supervisors

Dr. Irene Biraro Andia (Makerere University)

Dr. Stephen Reece (University of Cambridge)

Prof. Adrian Martineau (Queen Mary University of London)

Internal Examiners

Dr. Rose Nabatanzi, Immunology and Molecular Biology Department, School of Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Sande James Obondo, Immunology and Molecular Biology Department, School of Biomedical Sciences

Defense Chair

Assoc. Prof. David P. Kateete, Dean, MakCHS School of Biomedical Sciences