THRiVE AGM 2018
PRE-AGM EVENTS: 4th June 2018
| Time | Activity | Chair | |
| 7:30-8:00am | Registration and Networking | ||
| WORKSHOPS FOR ALL THRiVE PhD AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS 8:00-5:00pm | |||
| 10:40-12:20am | Community and Public Engagement (CPE) | W. Mbacham | |
| How to make a good written presentation | D. Mabey | ||
| Community and Public Engagement (CPE) | A Katamba | ||
| 1:00-2:00pm | Lunch | ||
| 2:00-5:30pm | Review of the Progress of PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows (Each fellow’s review to take no more than 45 minutes) |
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| Break Tea 3:45-4:00 |
Group 1 (N. Sewankambo, P. Essah, D.P. Tchouassi,) Jovin Kitau, Dinah Amongin, Gerald Mboowa, David Meya, Susan Atuhairwe, |
Group 2 (R. Kavishe, D Mabey, L. Meredith) Ireen Kiwelu, Stella Kepha, Ruby Mcharo, Robert Kaaya |
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| Group 3 (S. Sia, D. Dunne, G. Mshana, G. Siu, T. Mtuy) Edward Wampande, Martin Mbonye, Mary Mosha, Rune Philemon |
Group 4 (D. Masiga, S. Kapiga, J. Todd) Angelina Kakooza, Joel Bargul, Peace Bagasha, Trizah Mirugo, Denna Michael |
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| Group 5 (E.A. Opiyo, A. Katamba, S. Wilson) Moses Galukande, Caroline Tigoi, Arthur Kwizera, Imelda Namagembe, |
Group 6 (J. Changalucha, J. Renju, S. Frost, J. Kayondo) Emmy Okello, Jonathan Mayito, Richard Kwizera, Clara Wekesa |
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| 5:40-6:40pm | THRiVE Steering Committee Meeting (Members only) | R. Namirembe | |
Tuesday 5th June 2018
| Time | Activity | Chair |
| 8:00-8:30am | Registration | KCMUCo |
| 8:30-8:45am | Welcome Remarks and Introductions: | Dr. Sia Msuya Prof. Nelson Sewankambo |
| 8:45-9:00am | Welcome Remarks: | |
| 9:00-9:40am | Keynote Address: Open publishing platforms | E Marincola |
| 9:40-10:20am | Keynote Address: | J. Makani |
| 10:20-10:40am | Guest of Honor: | TBN |
| 10:40-11:00am | Group Photograph and Health Break | |
| Session Chair: icipe | ||
| 11:00-11:25am | Internship experiences: MakCHS & KCMUCo Intern | A. Ssebagereka |
| 11:25-11:50am | Cellular Phenotype and Activation in Cerebrospinal Fluid following Antiretroviral Therapy-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis – a case for withholding ART? | D. Meya |
| 11:50-12:15pm | Drug resistance mutations among patients failing first and second-line antiretroviral therapy | I.Kiwelu |
| 12:15-12:40pm | Functional genetic loci important in paediatric HIV/AIDS disease progression | G. Mboowa |
| 12:40-1:05pm | Liver fibrosis among individuals with HIV infection | C.Wekesa |
| 1:05-2:00pm | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: University of Cambridge | ||
| 2:00-2:40pm | Keynote: Field Sequencing of Pathogens: Lessons from Sierra Leone and Sao Tome | L. Meredith |
| 2:40-3:05pm | Do camel hippoboscids transmit camel trypanosomiasis in the tsetse-free region of northern Kenya? | J. Bargul |
| 3:05-3:30pm | ka virus (PDF) | A.Kakooza |
| 3:30-3:55pm | Understanding tick-borne zoonotic disease epidemiology | C. Tigoi |
| 3:55-4:20pm | Does pre-treatment with albendazole increase the sensitivity of real-time qualitative polymerase chain reaction detection in diagnosis of soil transmitted helminths infections? | S. Kepha |
| 4:20-4:45pm | Health Break | |
| Session Chair: Gulu University | ||
| 4:45-5:10pm | Evaluation of anti-malarial activity of selected medicinal plants | T. Milugo |
| 5:10-5:35pm | Masculinity and Health Seeking Behaviors of Regular Male Partners of Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda | M. Mbonye |
| 5:40-6:40pm | THRiVE PhD/Postdoctoral and Masters Committee (Members only) | H. Nambooze |
| 5:40-6:40pm | THRiVE Career Development Committee (Members only) | R. Namirembe |
Wednesday 6th June 2018
| Time | Activity | Chair |
| 8:00-8:15am | Registration | KCMUCo |
| 8:15-8:40am | THRiVE/18/11: Human genetic determinant in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineage infections | E.Wampande |
| 840-9: 05am | THRiVE/18/12: Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in peripheral blood pluripotent hematopoietic stem cells in latent tuberculosis infection. | J. Mayito |
| 9:05-9:30am | HRiVE/18/13: The gateway to intervene – Understanding HIV, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexual behaviour among young adults attending universities in Mbeya region, Tanzania. | M. Ruby |
| 9:30-9:55am | THRiVE/18/14: A better understanding of acute rheumatic fever | E. Okello |
| 9:55-10:20am | THRiVE/18/15: Fungal skin positivity among Ugandan adult asthmatics | R. Kwizera |
| 10:20-10:40am | Break Tea | |
| Session Chair: NIMR | ||
| 10:40-11:20am | Keynote: Dynamics and evolution of HIV since the early 80’s | S. Frost |
| 11:20-11:45am | THRiVE/18/16: Acute respiratory distress syndrome | A. Kwizera |
| 1145-12:10pm | THRiVE/18/17: Pyrethroid-PBO impregnated blankets for control of malaria in humanitarian emergency situations. | J. Kitau |
| 12:10-12:35pm | THRiVE/18/18: The influence of Pfhrp-II gene polymorphisms and Sub-microscopic parasitaemia on mRDT performance in heterogeneous transmission settings towards Malaria pre-elimination in Tanzania. | R. Kaaya |
| 12:35-1:00pm | THRiVE/18/19: Understanding modifiable factors associated with childhood overweight and obesity in Tanzanian primary schools: Establishing a foundation for evidence-based obesity prevention intervention | M. Mosha |
| 1:00-2:00pm | Lunch | |
| Session Chair: UVRI | ||
| 2:00-2:40pm | Keynote: | |
| 2:40-3:10pm | THRiVE/18/20: Triple Negative Breast Cancer gene mutations | M. Galukande |
| 3:10-3:40pm | THRiVE:18/21: Repeated adolescent pregnancies | D. Amongin |
| Session Chair: MakCHS | ||
| 3:40-4:05pm | THRiVE/18/22: Reducing Maternal Deaths Using Maternal Death Surveillance with Confidential Enquiry in A Busy African Setting: A Case Study Of Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda | I. Namagembe |
| 4:05-4:20pm | THRiVE/18/23: Safety, Effectiveness and Acceptability of Misoprostol for Treatment of Incomplete Mid Trimester Abortion in Uganda | S. Atuhairwe |
| 4:20-4:45pm | THRiVE/18/24: Quality of life among patients with End Stage Kidney Disease in a resource limited settings: A prospective analysis and exploration of factors involved. | P Bagasha |
| 4:45-5:10pm | THRiVE/18/25: Influence of previous encounters with PMTCT recommendations on adherence to PMTCT breastfeeding recommendations and its challenges among women using option B+ in Moshi, Tanzania | R. Philemon |
| 5:10-5:30pm | THRIVE Finances | D. Kitunzi |
| 5:30-5:50pm | Discussion and closing remarks | |
| 5:50pm | Health Break | |
| 5:50-6:50pm | THRiVE Consortium Advisory Board Meeting (AB Members only) | H. Nambooze |
| 7:00-9:00pm | AGM Reception | All |