This project is part of the EDCTP2 Programme supported by the European Union (RIA2016V-1640)
Prof. Stephen Cose
Steven Cose is Senior Immunologist and Head of Immunology Platform at the Medical Research Council (MRC) / Uganda UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, and Associate Professor in Immunology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. Previously he undertook research into lymphocyte migration and trafficking using flow cytometry and immunofluorescence techniques. He uses his expertise in fundamental cellular immunology to investigate tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda, and has been part of projects looking at whether a latent TB infection in mothers affects their infant’s response to the BCG vaccine, and whether the BCG vaccine has non-specific beneficial effects in healthy newborns.
His areas of interest are: TB disease in pregnancy, and tissue-specific T- and B-cell responses to Mycobacterium TB infection.
Prof. Nirmal K. Ganguly
Prof. Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, M.D. is the former Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and also was formerly a Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Prof. Ganguly has more than 40 years of research and training experience. His major areas of research have been Tropical Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases and Diarrheal Diseases. His interest encompasses the disciplines of Immunology, Biotechnology and Public Health. Prof. N. K. Ganguly has contributed immensely to Leishmania research and its eradication programmes. As Director General – Indian Council of Medical Research, Prof. Ganguly has initiated several research programmes and clinical trials on new drug combinations for Leishmaniasis. His research has deciphered pathways for mode of infection, immune response and drug efficacy. He has several scientific publications to his credit on Visceral Leishmaniasis.
Over the years he has been an active member of several WHO Committees for control, management and eradication of Visceral Leishmaniais.
Prof. David Smith
David Smith is Associate Professor of Health Care Ethics in Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Director of the MSc in Health Care Ethics and Law. He is a member of the following Research Ethics Committees in Ireland: Chairperson the Human Research Ethics Committee in RCSI; Chairperson of the Animal Research Ethics Committee in RCSI; Member of the Rotunda Research Ethics Committee; Member of the Research Ethics Committee Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin; Member of the Faculty Research Ethics Committee – Faculty of Health Science – Trinity College; Member of the Daughters of Charity Services Research Ethics Committee; Chairperson of the Bon Secours Health System Research Ethics Committee; Members of the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Public Health.
He is also ethics consultant to following HP7 and H2020 projects:
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H2020 PREV_PKDL; H2020 PurinexDX; H2020 Programme TRANSVAC2; H2020 Gliotrain; H2020 Watersproutt; H2020 Programme ZIKAVAX; H2020 Programme SURG-Africa; H2020 Programme DRIVE; H2020 COST Action IS1303; FP7-funded programme EPIMIRNA; FP7 entitled Hypotension in Prems HIP