Current Research Projects

List of ongoing research projects and key details.

African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management & Biosensor Technology Development (IRPM&BTD)

Funder World Bank through Tanzanian Government
Project Period Jan 2017-Jan 2021
Principal Investigator —

Ecologically Based Rodent Management

Funder European Union through the African Union
Project Period April 2018-2April 021
Principal Investigator —

SEED Global Health Grant

Funder USAID
Project Period july2019-june 2024
Principal Investigator —

Baby Gel Grant

Funder —
Project Period Feb 2020-Oct 2020
Principal Investigator Dr. Fred Bulamba

Health Professions Education and Training for Strengthening the Health System and Services (HEPI)

Funder NIH
Project Period 2019-2023
Principal Investigator Prof Waako Paul

Essential training in operative obstetrics. (ETOO)

Funder USAID
Project Period 2018-2021
Principal Investigator Prof Wandabwa Julius

Assessing the Concentration Levels of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Water, Soils, Foodstuffs and Medicinal Plants in Selected Areas in Uganda

Funder The World Academy of Sciences
Project Period 2018-2020
Principal Investigator Dr. Biira Saphina

Characterization of streams and rivers in Uganda using fish and benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of stream degradation

Funder Characterization of streams and rivers in Uganda using fish and benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of stream degradat
Project Period 2018-2020
Principal Investigator Dr. Aventino Kasangaki

Solar powered irrigation system

Funder —
Project Period 2019-2021
Principal Investigator DR. Chris Kavuma

DAAD In-country and In-region scholarships

Funder DAAD
Project Period 2019-2023
Principal Investigator Assoc, Prof. Samson Rwahwire

“Strengthening research and leadership capacity for technology generation and dissemination at Busitema University, Eastern Uganda”

Funder RUFORUM Postdoctoral Grant
Project Period 2018-2020
Principal Investigator Dr. Deborah Alio

Aflatoxin Project. Diversity of Aspergillus Species and Aflatoxin Contamination along Maize and Groundnut Value Chains in Eastern and Southern Africa (Uganda).

Funder Ms. Jolly Akullo and Dr.Magumba
Project Period 2019-2020
Principal Investigator Ms. Jolly Akullo and Dr.Magumba

Youth Skilling in Tertiary Institutions

Funder AVSI
Project Period 2016-2020
Principal Investigator Dr. Patrick Okwanyi

Prosafe for Biopesticide development

Funder ICIPE, Kenya
Project Period 2018-2021
Principal Investigator Dr. Venacio Tumuhaise

Agribusiness innovations in the Soya bean and honey

Funder RUFORUM
Project Period 2018-2020
Principal Investigator Dr. Magumba David and Ms. Asero Diana

Exploiting affordable resources to solving the problem of water, energy and environmental challenge, OWSD Early Career Programme

Funder UNESCO
Project Period 2023-2024
Principal Investigator Dr. Birra Saphina

Formulation and Pre-clinical Evaluation of herbal toothpaste for Management of Oral/CDH Herbal Solution

Funder STI-OP
Project Period 2023-2024
Principal Investigator Fred Bulumba

Research and development for biomedical technologies in Uganda towards standardization and commercialization project

Funder STI-OP
Project Period 2023-2024
Principal Investigator Fred Bulumba

Laboratory Scale Production of propiolsctone (BPL) FROM Cassava for application in the pharmaceutical industrial Value Chain

Funder STI-OP
Project Period 2023-2024
Principal Investigator Fred Bulumba

Preclinical Evaluation and Standardization of herbal Antidiabetic Prototypes - GLUCOKAT PROJECT

Funder STI-OP
Project Period 2023-2024
Principal Investigator Fred Bulumba