Category: Research

The School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences (SFEGS) as seen at dusk from the St. Augustine Chapel parking lot, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. Date taken: 3rd September 2017

Potential Contribution of Farm Forestry Systems to Wood Production in Greater Mubende, Central Uganda

This study aimed at diagnosing the contribution of Farm Forestry Systems in the face of the forecasted wood supply gap in Uganda. Specifically, the study sought...

Some members of the FACe-U project team. L-R: Florence Tushemereirwe (Co-PI), Dr. Gloria Seruwagi (PI), Flavia Nakacwa (Administrator), Dr. Priscilla Cheputyo (Research Officer) and Maria Ssematiko (Project Liaison & Compliance Lead)

Health2 months ago

Rising Childhood Obesity: Mak Researchers Investigate Unhealthy Food and Beverage Advertising to Children

By Joseph Odoi In Uganda, many children are exposed to aggressive advertisement of unhealthy foods and sugar sweetened non-alcoholic beverages which in turn prepares their mind...

Mak-RIF Round 3 Grant: Call For Proposals. Deadline 2nd May 2021

Research3 months ago

Mak-RIF Round-3 Call For Proposals

Continuous efforts to accelerate Uganda’s Development In order to support the implementation of high impact Research and Innovations that contribute substantially to accelerating national development, the...

Henry Zakumumpa delivers a lecture in 2014. Photo credit: UNDP Uganda

Health3 months ago

Zakumumpa and Team Win WHO Grant

A team from the Makerere University School of Public Health and the Uganda Ministry of Health led by Henry Zakumumpa (Cohort Four Graduate) has won a...

Assoc. Prof. Charles Masembe, Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, CoNAS, Makerere University. He conducts research on animal diseases using molecular epidemiology tools with special focus on African Swine Fever genetics.

Natural Sciences3 months ago

Mak’s CoNAS and Partners Win 3 year Euros 1,500,000 Research Grant

Makerere University represented by the College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences (Assoc. Prof. Charles Masembe) together with 6 other universities won a...

Phylogenetic tree of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene (nsp12) and associated geographic origin and host species. Source: Wells et al., 2021. The evolutionary history of ACE2 usage within the coronavirus subgenus Sarbecovirus

Research3 months ago

The evolutionary history of ACE2 usage within the coronavirus subgenus Sarbecovirus

Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 (SARS-CoV-1) and SARS-CoV-2 are not phylogenetically closely related; however, both use the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in humans...

A photo montage of the outgoing and incoming Chairs of the MakSPH Grants and Research Capacity Building Committee; Prof. David Serwadda (L) and Dr. David Musoke (R) respectively.

Research3 months ago

MakSPH Grants and Research Capacity Building Committee Gets New Leadership

By Davidson Ndyabahika Makerere University School of Public Health’s (MakSPH) Dr. David Musoke has started his term as the new Chair of the Grants and Research...