Dr Barnabas is a medical doctor, and a translational scientist with experience in the epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis of emerging infectious diseases. As a research scientist, he has implemented multiple clinical and translational research projects with collaborators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), World Health Organization (WHO), and MACRO International. Through ongoing collaborative programs, he is currently investigating clinical and molecular epidemiology of Influenza, COVID-19, Polio, Measles, Rubella, RVF, and viral hepatitis. He has worked as a scientist of the UVRI National Influenza Centre of the Emerging and Reemerging Infections Program, established in collaboration with WHO and U.S. CDC. Since its inception, this program has become internationally recognized for its pioneering surveillance and clinical research on severe and emerging respiratory infections in East Africa.
Dr Barnabas Bakamutamaho
- Co-Investigator
