The Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, invites you to be part of Chisom Ezenwa Soremekun’s Public PhD Defense scheduled for Wednesday, 24th September 2025 at 10:00 AM (EAT). See details below:
PhD Candidate: Chisom Ezenwa Soremekun
Title: Genetic Determinants of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Individuals of African Ancestry.
Date: 24th September 2025
Time: 10:00 AM (East African Time)
Venue: Online and MakCHS College Conference Room.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/j/88513908512?pwd=m7VKft3ys7z2bXEdaNjzrL7cGbaWzV.1
Meeting ID: 885 1390 8512
Passcode: 099332
Opponent/External Examiner
Prof. Benson Kidenya, Department of Molecular Biology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS), Mwanza, Tanzania.
Supervisors
Prof. Segun Fatumo Precision Healthcare University Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Dr. Chiara Batini Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Dr. Daudi Jjingo African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics Uganda & Department of Computer Science, Makerere University Uganda
Prof. Patrick Kateete Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda
Internal Examiners
- Dr. Samuel Kyobe Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS.
- Dr. Samuel Kirimunda Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, MakCHS.
Defense Chair
Dean, School of Biomedical Sciences
