The Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, invites you to be part of the Public PhD Defense detailed below:

PhD Candidate: Dr. Kamada Lwere

Title: Gut Microbiome Composition, Immune Response, and Genetic Predisposition to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in a Ugandan Population.     

Date: Wednesday, 15^th October, 2025 at 2:00 PM (East African Time)

Join Zoom Meeting https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/89948690856?pwd=aKuxy9VVeQL1V2J0a5Fx4stYdb59ih.1

Meeting ID: 899 4869 0856
Passcode: 781047

Opponent/External Examiner

Associate Professor Priya Bhanu Ganesh, PhD, The University of Texas (UTHSC), Houston, Texas, USA.

Supervisors

• Associate Professor Mark Kaddumukasa, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
• Associate Professor Noeline, PhD Nakasujja, Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
• Dr Haruna Muwonge, PhD, Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
• Dr Hakim Sendagire PhD, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

Internal examiners/Examination Panelists:

• Associate Professor David P. Kateete, Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
• Dr Beatrice Achan, PhD, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
• Dr. Samuel Kyobe, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS.
• Dr. Paul Katongole, Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS.

Defense Chair

Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences