PhD Defense | Gut Microbiome Composition, Immune Response, and Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in a Ugandan Population

Name: Dr. Kamada Lwere
Date: 15th October, 2025
Time: Wednesday, 2:00 PM (EAT)
Venue: MakCHS Conference Room and Online

Supervisors:

  1. Associate Professor Mark Kaddumukasa, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
    Email: kaddumark@yahoo.co.uk
     
  2. Associate Professor Noeline, PhD Nakasujja, Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
    Email: drnoeline@yahoo.com
     
  3. Dr Haruna Muwonge, PhD, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
    Email: harunamuwonge@gmail.com
     
  4. Dr Hakim Sendagire PhD, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
    Email: hakimsendagire@gmail.com

Opponent / External examiner:

  1. Associate Professor Priya Bhanu Ganesh, PhD, The University of Texas (UTHSC), Houston, Texas, USA. 
    Email: bhanu.p.ganesh@uth.tmc.edu

Internal examiners/Examination Panelists:

  1.  Associate Professor David P. Kateete, Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda 
    Email: daviskateete@gmail.com
     
  2. Dr Beatrice Achan, PhD, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda 
    Email: beatriceachan@gmail.com 
     
  3. Dr. Samuel Kyobe, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS. 
    Email: samuelkyobe@gmail.com
     
  4. Dr. Paul Katongole, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS. 
    Email: paulkatongole@gmail.com/paul.katongole@gmail.com

Chair: Dean of the School of Biomedical Sciences.

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