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Prof Pontiano Kaleebu

Professor of Immunovirology*

United Kingdom

Affiliations

MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Selected Publications

Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals a High Frequency of HIV-1 Minority Variants and an Expanded Drug Resistance Profile among Individuals on First-Line ART.
Nannyonjo, M; Omooja, J; Bugembe, DL; BBOSA, N; Lunkuse, S; Nabirye, SE; Nassolo, F; Namagembe, H; ABAASA, A; Kazibwe, A; KALEEBU, P; Ssemwanga, D;
2024
Viruses
The 2023 South Sudanese outbreak of Hepatitis E emphasizes ongoing circulation of genotype 1 in North, Central, and East Africa.
Orf, GS; BBOSA, N; Berg, MG; Downing, R; Weiss, SL; Ssemwanga, D; Ssekagiri, A; Ashraf, S; Da Silva Filipe, A; Kiiza, R; Buule, J; Namagembe, HS; Nabirye, SE; Kayiwa, J; Deng, LL; Wani, G; Maror, JA; Baguma, A; Mogga, JJ H; Kamili, S; THOMSON, EC; KALEEBU, P; Cloherty, GA;
2024
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases
Persistent and robust antibody responses to ChAdOx1-S Oxford-AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S, Covishield) SARS-CoV-2 vaccine observed in Ugandans across varied baseline immune profiles.
Serwanga, J; Oluka, GK; Baine, C; Ankunda, V; Sembera, J; Kato, L; Katende, JS; Odoch, G; Auma, BO; Gombe, B; COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team,; Musenero, M; KALEEBU, P;
2024
PloS one
Sequence Notes: Near Full-Length Genome Analysis of the First-Reported HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form (CRF)_10CD in Uganda.
BBOSA, N; Holzmayer, V; Ssemwanga, D; Downing, R; Ssekagiri, A; Anderson, M; Rodgers, MA; KALEEBU, P; Cloherty, G;
2024
AIDS research and human retroviruses
Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among participants of the Uganda Genome Resource: Opportunities for psychiatric genetics research.
KALUNGI, A; KINYANDA, E; Akena, DH; Gelaye, B; Ssembajjwe, W; Mpango, RS; Ongaria, T; Mugisha, J; Makanga, R; Kakande, A; Kimono, B; Amanyire, P; Kirumira, F; Lewis, CM; McIntosh, AM; Kuchenbaecker, K; NYIRENDA, M; KALEEBU, P; FATUMO, S;
2024
Molecular psychiatry
Widespread human exposure to ledanteviruses in Uganda: A population study.
Shepherd, JG; Ashraf, S; Salazar-Gonzalez, JF; Salazar, MG; Downing, RG; Bukenya, H; Jerome, H; Mpanga, JT; Davis, C; Tong, L; Sreenu, VB; Atiku, LA; Logan, N; Kajik, E; Mukobi, Y; Mungujakisa, C; Olowo, MV; Tibo, E; Wunna, F; Jackson Ireland, H; Blunsum, AE; Owolabi, I; Da Silva Filipe, A; Bwogi, J; Willett, BJ; ... THOMSON, EC.
2024
PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Impact of interrupting antiretroviral therapy started during primary HIV-1 infection on plasma neurofilament light chain protein, a marker of neuronal injury: The SPARTAC trial.
Alagaratnam, J; Stöhr, W; Hamlyn, E; Porter, K; Toombs, J; Heslegrave, A; Zetterberg, H; Gisslén, M; Underwood, J; Schechter, M; KALEEBU, P; Tambussi, G; Kinloch, S; Miro, JM; Kelleher, AD; Babiker, A; Frater, J; Winston, A; Fidler, S; SPARTAC Trial Investigators,;
2024
Journal of virus eradication
Data set for: Contraceptive use, prevalence and incidence of pregnancy and associated factors among women participating in a vaccine preparedness cohort study in Masaka, Uganda, a retrospective secondary analysis
Kusemererwa, S; KANSIIME, S; Nakamanya, S; Mbabazi, E; Fox, J; McCormack, S; KALEEBU, P; RUZAGIRA, E; PrEPVacc Study Group,;
2024
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
High-resolution African HLA resource uncovers HLA-DRB1 expression effects underlying vaccine response.
Mentzer, AJ; Dilthey, AT; Pollard, M; Gurdasani, D; Karakoc, E; Carstensen, T; Muhwezi, A; Cutland, C; Diarra, A; Da Silva Antunes, R; Paul, S; Smits, G; Wareing, S; Kim, H; Pomilla, C; Chong, AY; Brandt, DY C; Nielsen, R; Neaves, S; Timpson, N; Crinklaw, A; Lindestam Arlehamn, CS; Rautanen, A; Kizito, D; Parks, T; ... Sandhu, MS.
2024
Nature medicine
The single-dose Janssen Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 vaccine elicited robust and persistent anti-spike IgG antibody responses in a 12-month Ugandan cohort.
Serwanga, J; Kato, L; Oluka, GK; Ankunda, V; Sembera, J; Baine, C; Kitabye, I; Namuyanja, A; Opio, S; Katende, JS; Ejou, P; COVID-19 Immunoprofiling Team,; KALEEBU, P;
2024
Frontiers in immunology
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