People

UCI-Fred Hutch Collaboration Leadership

Scientific Leadership

Jackson Orem

Executive Director, UCI

Based in Kampala, Uganda 

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Victoria Walusansa

Deputy Director, UCI

Based in Kampala, Uganda 

Nixon Niyonzima

Head, Research and Training, UCI

Based in Kampala, Uganda 

Edus H. Warren

Program Head, Fred Hutch Global Oncology; Professor, Clinical Research and Vaccine and Infectious Disease Divisions; President, HCRI-Ug

Based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Warren T. Phipps

Deputy Director, Global Oncology; Medical Director, UCI-Fred Hutch Collaboration; Associate Professor, Fred Hutch Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division

Based in Kampala, Uganda

Administrative Leadership

Magdalene Kintu

Director, Administration and Operations, HCRI-Ug

Based in Kampala, Uganda 

Stuart Tenney

Senior Director, Finance and Operations, Research Administration & Shared Resources

Based in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Uganda Cancer Institute 

UCI Research Investigators, Medical Officers & Collaborators

Henry Ddungu

Research Investigator, UCI

James Kafeero

Medical Officer, UCI

Joyce Balagadde Kambugu

Head of Pediatric Oncology, UCI

Denis Mubiru

Medical Officer, UCI

Carolyn Nakisige

Head of Gynecology, UCI

Nixon Niyonzima

Head, Research and Training, UCI

Fred Okuku

Medical Oncologist, UCI

Abrahams Omoding

Co-Director, East African Adult Hematology Oncology Fellowship & Attending Physician, UCI

Jackson Orem

Executive Director, UCI

Semei Buwambaza Sekitene

Medical Officer, UCI

Victoria Walusansa

Deputy Director, UCI

Training Program - Fellows

PhD Scholars in HIV-associated Malignancies Training

Fadhil Geriga

Pediatric Oncologist, UCI

Solomon Kibudde

Radiation Oncologist, UCI

Margaret Lubwama

Fellow, HCRI-Ug & Microbiologist, Makerere University

Noleb Mugisha

Research Investigator, UCI

Innocent Mutyaba

Research Investigator, UCI

Priscilla Namaganda

Medical Oncologist, UCI (former Adult Hematology Oncology Fellow)

Adult Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program - Current Fellows

Anne Magdalene Amate

Adult Hematology Oncology Fellow (Cohort 3)

Kenneth Kintu

Adult Hematology Oncology Fellow (Cohort 2)

Barbra Natukunda

Medical Oncology Track (Spring 2023 Cohort)

Annet Laker

Medical Oncology Track (Spring 2023 Cohort)

Cancer Genomics and Data Science Fellows

Fredrick Elishama Kakembo

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics Program Track

Gloria Nakabiri

Master of Science in Bioinformatics Program Track

Magdalene Namuswe

Master of Science in Bioinformatics Program Track

Peter Ziribagwa Sabakaki

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics Program Track

Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of Uganda (HCRI-Ug) 

Administration, Operations & Finance Team 

Douglas Bugeiga

IT Manager, HCRI-Ug

Magdalene Kintu

Director, Administration and Operations, HCRI-Ug

Mariah Nantume Kyoyagala

Fiscal Manager, HCRI-Ug

Lydia Logose

Senior IT Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Isma Lubega

Driver, HCRI-Ug

Stephen Sentamu Makumbi

Procurement and Administrative Officer, HCRI-Ug

Albert Mucunguzi

Facilities Manager, HCRI-Ug

Shiloh Mutabazi

Human Resources Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Joan Nakachwa

Fiscal Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Andrew Okot

Operations and HR Manager, HCRI-Ug

Milton Oyuku

EH&S Building Operations Officer, HCRI-Ug

Jonathan Semakula

Facilities Maintenance Engineer, HCRI-Ug

Francis Tugume

Facilities Mechanic, HCRI-Ug

Data Team 

Andrew Asiimwe

Data Manager, HCRI-Ug

Kelvin Mubiru

Data Operations Manager, HCRI-Ug

Hellen Nabuuma

Data Coordinator

Hope Namanya

Senior Data Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Laboratory Team

Prisca Atwinirembabazi

Laboratory Technician, HCRI-Ug

Dan Baluku

Laboratory Technician, HCRI-Ug

Ruth Mirembe

Histology Technician, HCRI-Ug

Geoffrey Komakech

Data Coordinator and Accessioning Technician, HCRI-Ug

Lazarus Okoche

PCR Lab Manager, HCRI-Ug

Joseph Okonye

Laboratory Technician, HCRI-Ug

Regulatory Team

Enos Baghendaghe

Quality Assurance Assistant, HCRI-Ug

Noreen Muwanguzi

Regulatory Affairs Manager, HCRI-Ug

Sam Owor

Regulatory Assistant, HCRI-Ug

Alice Turyamureba

Quality Assurance Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Research Study Team

Jackie Asea

Clinical Trials Director, HCRI-Ug

Fred Bwogi

Study Assistant II, HCRI-Ug

David Kasozi

Study Coordinator I, HCRI-Ug

Janet Nankoma Kwiri

Study Nurse, HCRI-Ug

Grace Manyangwa

Study Nurse, HCRI-Ug

Peter Mooka

Study Coordinator II, HCRI-Ug

Molly Nabitaka

Study Nurse, HCRI-Ug

Ruth Nakuya

Study Coordinator II, HCRI-Ug

Rosemary Namagembe

Study Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Alice Nambuya

Study Nurse Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Constance Namirembe

Clinical Project Manager, HCRI-Ug

Prossy Namuli

Study Nurse Coordinator, HCRI-Ug

Training 

Olive Birungi

Training Project Manager, HCRI-Ug

Fred Hutch Global Oncology 

Faculty

John Harlan

Co-Director, Adult Hematology Oncology Fellowship

Manoj Menon

Associate Professor, Fred Hutch Vaccine and Infectious Disease and Clinical Research Divisions

Warren T. Phipps

Medical Director, UCI-Fred Hutch Collaboration; Associate Professor, Fred Hutch Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Edus H. Warren

Program Head, Fred Hutch Global Oncology; Professor, Clinical Research and Vaccine and Infectious Disease Divisions; President, HCRI-Ug

Team

Norma Alcalá

Administrative Coordinator, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division

Jason Barrett

Senior Operations Manager & Secretary, HCRI-Ug, Global Oncology

Mary Jane Chua

Research Administration Manager I, IVD Administration, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division

Stuart Tenney

Senior Director, Finance and Operations, Global Oncology, Research Administration & Shared Resources

Andrea Towlerton

Lab Director, UCI-Fred Hutch Collaboration, Global Oncology & Immunology, Clinical Research Division

Location: Kampala, Uganda