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Senior Laboratory Technologist
MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Uganda
Email: Marjorie.Nakibuule@mrcuganda.org
VALIDATE Role:
Network Affiliate
Research Keywords:
TB, Human Tissues, Postmortem Studies
Biography:
I am a Senior Laboratory Technologist with over eight years of experience in Immunology, Molecular biology, Infectious diseases, and laboratory management at MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. My expertise includes BSL-3 laboratory operations, assay optimization, spectral flow cytometry, data analysis.
I hold an MSc in Infectious Diseases (LSHTM, University of London) and a BSc in Biomedical Laboratory Technology (Makerere University). My research contributions include ground-breaking studies on TB and other infectious and non infectious diseases, manuscript development, training, and quality assurance. I am passionate about advancing global health through technical precision and collaborative research.
Related Websites:
ResearchGate
Key Publications:
- Ssekamatte, P., Nabatanzi, R., Sitenda, D., Nakibuule, M., Bagaya, B. S., Kibirige, D., Kyazze, A. P., Kateete, D. P., Sande, O. J., Crevel, R. V., Cose, S., & Biraro, I. A. (2024). Impaired Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific T-cell memory phenotypes and functional profiles among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uganda. Frontiers in Immunology, 15, 1480739. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1480739
- Nalwoga, A., Nakibuule, M., Roshan, R., Kwizera Mbonye, M., Miley, W., Whitby, D., Newton, R., Rochford, R., & Cose, S. (2024). Immune cell phenotype and function patterns across the life course in individuals from rural Uganda. Frontiers in Immunology, 15, 1356635. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1356635
- Ahimbisibwe, G., Nakibuule, M., Martin Ssejoba, M., Oyamo, D., Mulwana, R., Nabulime, J., Babirye, F., Kizito, M. A., Lekuya, H. M., Adakun, A. S., Nalumansi, D., Muryasingura, S., Lukande, R., Kyazze, A., Baluku, J. B., Biraro, I. A., & Cose, S. (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of undertaking postmortem studies for tuberculosis medical research in a low-income country. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, 1264351. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1264351
- Ssekamatte, P., Nakibuule, M., Nabatanzi, R., Doherty, D. G., Cose, S., & Biraro, I. A. (2021). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Moderately Influence Innate Lymphoid Cell Immune Responses in Uganda. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 716819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.716819
- Mawa, P. A., Lubyayi, L., Nabakooza, G., Nakibuule, M., Blitz, R., Cose, S., & Smith, S. G. (2021). Immune Responses Following BCG Immunization of Infants in Uganda and United Kingdom Are Similar for Purified Protein Derivative but Differ for Secretory Proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 637114. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.637114
- Ssekamatte, P., Nakibuule, M., Nabatanzi, R., Egesa, M., Cose, S., & Biraro, I. A. (2021). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Latent Tuberculosis Infection Moderately Influence Innate Lymphoid Cell Immune Responses in Uganda. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 716819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.716819
- Nalwoga, A., Nakibuule, M., Marshall, V., Miley, W., Labo, N., Cose, S., Whitby, D., & Newton, R. (2020).
- Risk Factors for Kaposi’s Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus DNA in Blood and in Saliva in Rural Uganda. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71(4), 1055-1062. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz916
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