Training Course: Research Methods, Experimental Design and Data Analysis
The CADFP approved our Project Request for the year 2021/2022 for the course entitled: Research Methods, Experimental Design and Data Analysis, In partnership with Virginia Polytechnic and State University (Virginia Tech), Virginia, USA represented by Dr. Patrick Pithua, BVM, MSc, PhD, DLSHTM, Associate Professor, Epidemiology ,Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and Population Health Sciences and the Project recipient and host from Makerere University: Dr. Lawrence Mugisha, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB).
The specialized Course in Research Methods, Experimental Design and Data Analysis will run from 1st April 2022 to 30th April, 2022.
Course Goal
To improve the quality of research of graduate students in biomedical sciences
Course Aims:
- To train students in rigorous research designs.
- To impart skills to students in research data management and analysis
- To equip students with skills in writing of high quality and scientifically sound research reports and manuscripts.
Target Audience: Graduate students from Biomedical Science Disciplines (Veterinary, Medicine, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Statistics among others
Teaching and Learning Methods: This course will be taught using a combination of short lectures and practical/hands-on sessions.
Course Fees: Free
Registration: Please Send your motivation letter and CV for the Course registration by 20th March, 2022 by sending email to: projectpartner96@gmail.com
Venue: Block D: Ruth Keesling Wildlife Health and Research Center (RK_WHERE))
Time: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10am to 12.00pm
Training Program.
For more details, contact:
Program Host and Coordinator
Dr. Lawrence Mugisha, BVM, MSc, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Wildlife & Aquatic Animal Resources
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB)
Email: mugishalaw@gmail.com, lawrence.mugisha@mak.ac.ug
Tel: +256772566551
Profile of Team Members
- Lawrence Mugisha
Lawrence Mugisha is an Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Animal Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources & Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere University; Adjunct Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), University of Minnesota and Mississippi State University. His a Team Leader for EcoHealth Research Group under Conservation & Ecosystem Health Alliance (CEHA). He has over 16 years of experience in zoonotic disease research at human, livestock and wildlife interface, Uganda.
He established one health demonstration research site in Hoima District that hosts International scholars for short and long term research in zoonotic diseases and capacity building http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/series/27/4/21/full/. He hosts annual One Health Zoonotic Disease Module for East African Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene offered by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
He offers One Health Leadership Trainings for One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA), participates in the implementation of the annual study abroad program under Capacity Building in Integrated Management of Transboundary Animal Diseases and Zoonoses. He is academic mentor for the Uganda Research Training Collaborative (URTC) model with Academic Health Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility at University of Minnesota. His current research include: Leptospirosis and Brucellosis; Tick-borne Pathogens (Tick Microbiome) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and other emerging infectious diseases at human-livestock and wildlife interface.
2. Patrick Pithua
Dr Pithua is an interdisciplinary scientist with extensive experience providing epidemiology expert consultation, mentoring, training, and research within academia. He has extensive, experience leading, shaping, and executing epidemiology research on complex infectious diseases that cross the human animal interface and livestock diseases with significant economic impact. He is currently, an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech where he maintain a funded research program overseeing the execution of research projects in zoonotic diseases with a goal of mitigating antimicrobial resistance in small ruminant agricultural systems.
Dr. Pithua has developed and taught courses that span the fields of veterinary medicine, clinical epidemiology, principles of epidemiology, principles of disease detection and outbreak investigations, design and evaluation of surveillance systems, infectious diseases and zoonoses, public health, research methods and biostatistics/data science. He is a lead partner of EpiConsultAfrica, an online one-stop platform designed to link students from low-income and middle-income countries to established scientists for mentorship in three key areas: (1) research study design and methodology, (2) data analysis, and (3) manuscript writing and science communication. Exploring the field of Pharmacoepidemiology, defined as the study of the utilization and effects of drugs in large numbers of humans and animals. Pharmacoepidemiology is the bridge science spanning both clinical pharmacology and epidemiology.
