Academic Staff Members
Professor Exnevia Gomo
Qualifications: PhD (Denmark); MSc (UK), Diploma (Denmark), Cert (UK)
Current Research and Publications
- a) Current Research
- i) Traditional Medicine – Health Systems Research, Preclinical and clinical evaluation of traditional medicines
- ii) Malnutrition-infection complex with emphasis on immunology
iii) HIV and co-infections with emphasis on perinatal/adolescent infection, epidemiology and immunology
Professor Lovemore Gwanzur
Qualifications: BSc ( Zambia) , M. Phil medicine ( Zimbabwe) DPhil (Utrecht Holland), M Med SC (Australia), MPhil (UZ), ZAS (FELLOW)
Current Research and Publications
- Molecular biology (Genetics Genomics Micro biome, Research)
- Basic Microbiology research (Bacteriology, Parasitology, Molecular
Biology, Immunology and Serological),
- Clinical epidemiology -environmental Studies, surveillance and of Infectious
diseases, Emerging NCDs and Opportunistic infections Diseases.
- Health systems strengthening Research
- Communicable diseases ( STI HIV, TB, Cholera, Covid-19.MALARIA Etc
- Non-Communicable diseases. (Cancer, Chronic diseases Traditional herbal. Medicine and Drug discovery
Professor Arthur Mandisodza
Qualifications: MSc: Pathology – Haematology/Clinical Chemistry (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA), BSc: Med Tech (University of Charleston, Charleston West Virginia, USA)
Current Research and Publications
Research in Progress
- Frequency distribution of ABO and Rhesus blood groups among pregnant women attending Mbuya Nehanda Maternal Hospital
- Significance of Reticulocyte Haemoglobin (Ret-He) as a Screening tool for Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Zimbabwe.
- Haematological Features of Renal Patients on Haemodialysis in Zimbabwe
- Haematological and Haemostatic Manifestations in Patients with Covid-19.
- The Significance of Immunophenotyping in the diagnosis of Leukaemia in Zimbabwe
Manuscripts Currently Being Written
- Association of malaria infection with O blood group
- Pre-analytical Errors leading to sample rejection and its effects on
patient outcomes.
- BOOK: “A Textbook of Haematology- 7 Chapters completed”.
ONGOING!!
- Risks for ABO and Rhesus HDN in Zimbabwe
Dr Aaron Maramba
Qualifications: Doctorate in Biomedical Science with special focus on haematology and blood transfusion (University of West of England. UK), M.Sc. Biomedical Science (Anglia Ruskin University, UK), Specialist Diploma in Haematology and Immunohaetology (UZ), DMLT (UZ).
Current Research and Publications
Molecular and genomic patterns of haematological malignancies in Zimbabwe.
Dr Tavonga Danai Zhou
Qualifications: Current-Postdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacogenomics, (SUNY UB, USA & BRTI, Zimbabwe), Graduated PhD Medical Biochemistry (UiO, Norway) (2017); MSc Clinical Chemistry (UZ) (2006); BSc Hons Applied Biology/Biochemistry (NUST) (1997), Zimbabwe National Technician’s Certificate in Science Laboratory Technology (Bulawayo Polytechnic, Zimbabwe) (1989).
- a) Current Research and Publications
Current Research
- i) Postdoctoral Project title: A Pharmacogenomic Study of Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Drugs
- ii) Research Development Fellows Project: Impacting Health and Well-Being of Infants in LMIC by Strengthening Gut Microbiome Research in Zimbabwe
iii) Collaborative Research Projects
- African Excellence in Research Initiative: Zimbabwe Gender in STEMM
- Viral surveillance and discovery in Zimbabwe
- The Dolutegravir Pharmacovigilance study
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Technical and Support Staff
Office Manager
Farirai Kaseke
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) Degree in Sociology and Gender Development Studies, Certificate in Research Methods
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Technical Assistant
Chenayi Ruzvidzo-Musarurwa