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Browse a collection of academic publications and research papers, contributed to by personnel from the Unit.

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Author

Year

Phenome-wide association study and functional annotation of hemoglobin A1c-associated variants in African populations.

Soremekun, C; Ojewunmi, O; Nwagbata, A; Bazireh, H; Sharma, S; Jjingo, D; Kateete, DP; Nash, O; Grallert, H; Batini, C; Peters, A; FATUMO, S;

2025

, PLOS ONE (2025).

Neutralisation and Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity Functions Map to Distinct SARS-CoV-2 Spike Subdomains and Vaccine Platforms.

Oluka, GK; Katende, JS; Kato, L; Ankunda, V; Sembera, J; Ejou, P; Odoch, G; Namuyanja, A; Kaleebu, P; SERWANGA, J;

2025

VeriXiv (2025). 10.12688/verixiv.1185.1.

BREATHER Plus clinical trial design: A randomised non-inferiority trial evaluating the efficacy, safety and acceptability of short cycle (five days on, two days off) dolutegravir/tenofovir-based triple antiretroviral therapy (ART) compared to daily ART...

Katongole, F; Arumugam, T; Jennings, A; Mutata, C; Ssebunya, P; Wamboi, C; Green, A; Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M; Kityo, C; Siika, A; Archary, M; Jafta, L; Namukwaya, S; SEELEY, J; Mugerwa, H; Walker, S; Apoto, N; Thomason, MJ; Ford, D; Pett, SL; Kekitiinwa, AR; BREATHER Plus trial team,;

2025

Contemporary clinical trials, (2025).155, 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107963.

Data supporting "Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in adolescents: a longitudinal pilot study nested in a Uganda birth cohort".

ZIRIMENYA, L; Natukunda, A; Nassuna, J; NKURUNUNGI, G; ELLIOTT, AM; WEBB, E;

2025

, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (London, United Kingdom) (2025). 10.17037/DATA.00004678.

Development and Validation of Polygenic Risk Scores for Blood Pressure Traits in Continental African Populations.

Onyenobi, E; Zhong, M; Soremekun, O; Kamiza, A; BOUA, R; Chikowore, T; ACCME Research Group,; FATUMO, S; Choudhury, A; Hazelhurst, S; Adebamowo, C; Ramsay, M; Tayo, B; Albrecht, JS; O'Connor, TD; Zhang, Y; Mitchell, BD; Adebamowo, SN;

2025

Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine, (2025).18 3 10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.005048.

Sexual and reproductive health challenges among adolescents and young people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus disability in Uganda: A qualitative study.

NDEKEZI, D; SSEMATA, AS; Ganshanga, A; Nalugya, R;

2025

PloS one, (2025).20 5 10.1371/journal.pone.0308194.

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Modified Self-Amplifying Ribonucleic Acid (saRNA) Vaccine Encoding SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein in SARS-CoV-2 Seronegative and Seropositive Ugandan Individuals.

KITONSA, J; Serwanga, J; Cheeseman, HM; ABAASA, A; Lunkuse, JF; RUZAGIRA, E; Kato, L; Nambaziira, F; Oluka, GK; Gombe, B; Jackson, S; Ssebwana, JK; McFarlane, LR; Joseph, S; Pierce, BF; Shattock, RJ; KALEEBU, P;

2025

Vaccines, (2025).13 6 10.3390/vaccines13060553.

Copenhagen Declaration: a transformative vision for global diabetes.

Narayan, KM V; Global Diabetes Forum (2024),;

2025

The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, (2025).13 7 10.1016/s2213-8587(25)00137-8.

Disability training for healthcare workers in Uganda: qualitative findings from the pilot test.

SMYTHE, T; SSEMATA, AS; Menya, A; MBAZZI, FB; KUPER, H;

2025

BMC medical education, (2025).25 1 10.1186/s12909-025-07330-4.

Walking a tightrope: Social support in early adulthood in resource-constrained South Africa.

Hoór, D; Nxumalo, V; McGrath, N; SEELEY, J; Shahmanesh, M; Harling, G;