SCIENCE FAIR 2024

26th – 27th September 2024

Theme: Innovate. Influence. Inspire

Venue: School of Public Health Auditorium at Makerere University Main Campus and Virtual

SPEAKERS

Dr. Jonathan Izudi, MPH, MSc, Ph.D.

He is an NIH Emerging Global Leader and University of California TB Research Advancement Center (UC TRAC) Global Fellow at UCSF. His specialties are in public health and global health. After nearly 11 years of work in HIV, TB, and maternal and child health programs at the national and international levels, he chose a research career path, completing his doctoral studies in 2021 and producing 10 publications (9 pre-graduation vs. 1 post-graduation). He then completed postdoctoral training in HIV and co-infections (IDI Makerere University, Uganda), global health (UCSF, USA), and impact evaluation (UC Berkeley, USA). He largely researches TB and HIV through epidemiological, operational, and implementation research lenses. His methodological and statistical expertise is in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, causal inference, and impact evaluation using randomized and non-randomized approaches. He has presently authored 82 peer-reviewed articles (36 first-authored) and is ranked among the top 150 research scientists in Uganda.