Pontiano Kaleebu

This study examines immune responses in ancestrally diverse individuals after influenza vaccination, finding that draining lymph nodes show rapid activation and specific cellular changes.

The Uganda Genome Resource provides a genomic database for studying disease susceptibility and risk factors in Ugandan populations, with applications in discovering genetic loci, refining associations, and developing polygenic risk scores.

This study conducts the first GWAS of eGFR in Africans, identifies two genome-wide significant loci, and highlights the need for more African-specific genetic research on kidney function.

The paper identifies genome gap frequencies in SARS-CoV-2 sequences and proposes an alternative primer set and sequencing scheme to improve genome coverage and quality.