MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES (MAS) AWARDS
By the end of 2022, 27 trainees have obtained a diploma from the University of Lausanne with 60 ECTS credits. Twelve trainees received a fellowship from the South African Medical Research Council, 7 trainees were supported by the Eastern Africa Consortium for Clinical Research, and 2 trainees received a fellowship from two Swiss philanthropic foundations.
Name | Country | Thesis title | Publication |
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Benjamin Watyaba | Uganda | Knowledge and reporting of adverse events following childhood immunization among health workers and caregivers at Mengo Hospital, Kampala. | – |
Nasimu Kyakuwa | Uganda | Determinants and level of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in Entebe municipality, Wakiso district. | – |
One Bridget Dintwe | South Africa | Achieving Intracellular Cytokine staining assay concordance on two continents to assess HIV vaccine-induced T-cell responses. | J. Leukocyte Biol. |
Allan Baguma | Uganda | Effect of covid 19 pandemic and national lockdown on utilization of childhood immunization services at Kisenyi Health Centre IV health facility in Kampala | – |
Asha Mary Thombrayil | South Africa | The Burden of Respiratory Disease Amongst Hospitalized Adults in Soweto, 2017-2019 | – |
Güliz Vanli Jaccard | Switzerland | The effects of COVID-19 vaccination and natural infection on preterm birth and spontaneous abortion – A systematic review and meta-analysis – | – |
Lisa Jose | South Africa | Challenges associated with the enrolment into a paediatric vaccine trial in soweto, South Africa, during the COVID 19 pandemic | – |
Violet Nakibuuka | Uganda | Prevalence and factors associated with human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescents girls aged 9 to 19 years living with HIVat Mulago ISS Clinic, Kampala, mUganda | – |
Gerhardt Boukes | South Africa | Developing novel mucosal adjuvant formulations using chitosan as mucoadhesive for human and/or animal vaccines | – |
Nivashnee Naicker | South Africa | Point-of-care evaluation of HPV vaccine types in women initiating antiretroviral treatment in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa | – |
Angelica Gende | Kenya | Human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy among females (9-14 years) in informal settlements of mathare, Nairobi county | – |
Sutika Bhikha | South Africa | A systematic review of an online COVID-19 vaccine trial Pre-Screening tool, for the NVX2019NCOV501 Clinical trial, utilized at recruiting clinical sites in South Africa. | – |