International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR)

Program for Resistance, Immunology, Surveillance and Modeling of Malaria in Uganda

Principal Investigator: Matthew Dorsey, M.D.
Lead Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Project Leads:

• Surveillance: Moses R. Kamya, Infectious Disease Research Collaboration (IDRC), Makerere University Faculty of Medicine; Sarah Staedke, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Immunology: Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, IDRC, Makerere University Faculty of Medicine; Chris Drakeley, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Resistance: Samuel Nsobya, IDRC, Makerere University Faculty of Medicine; Philip Rosenthal, University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Institutions:

• IDRC, Makerere University Faculty of Medicine, Kampala, Uganda
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• University of Florida, Gainesville

Research Areas

The overall goal of the Uganda ICEMR will be to perform comprehensive surveillance studies to improve understanding of malaria and measure the impact of population-level control interventions.

Studies will be conducted in six sentinel sites, ranging from areas of relatively low transmission intensity to areas with some of the highest transmission intensities recorded in the world.

Regional Impact

Uganda provides an ideal environment for this program as malaria covers a wide range of epidemiological settings in the country. Researchers hope to use the varied settings to evaluate intervention strategies and assess optimal control methods.

View Associated sites for the Uganda ICEMR: Kabale District, Mubende District, Apac District, Kanungu District, Jinja District, Tororo District in a larger map

Map description: Associated sites for the Uganda ICEMR: Kabale District, Mubende District, Apac District, Kanungu District, Jinja District, Tororo District