Ronald Galiwango, PhD
@GaliwangoR
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Deputy director @AceUganda; Bioinformatics scientist & Data science lead @IDIMakerere; AMR researcher & Epidemic Modeller
Kampala, Uganda
Joined August 2011
In our latest study, we identified distinct genetic signatures in the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein that differentiate transmitted/founder viruses from historical strains in E. Africa—revealing potential new targets for vaccines and therapeutics.@AceUganda.
frontiersin.org
IntroductionThe envelope glycoprotein (Env) of HIV-1 Transmitted/Founder (T/F) viruses in subtypes B and C carries distinct genetic signatures that enhance t...
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New article alert led by @EvaAkurut from our team @AceUganda, @IDIMakerere, @Makerere, leveraging @GoogleDeepMind's AlphaFold to design a multi-epitope vaccine against drug-resistant Mycobacterium TB & Mycobacterium bovis. #She #Data #Science (SHEDS).
nature.com
Scientific Reports - Design of a multi-epitope vaccine against drug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium bovis using reverse vaccinology
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RT @kish_trish: Thrilled to share our latest study on a novel multi-epitope vaccine targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium….
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Scientific Reports - Design of a multi-epitope vaccine against drug-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis and mycobacterium bovis using reverse vaccinology
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RT @DSI_Africa: Countdown continues ⏰ 38 days to go to the highly anticipated Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consort….
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RT @RalserLab: When #AlphaFold2 came out, we wondered: Could it help us understand how enzymes evolve? So we tried it—and it worked! https:….
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Nature - By combining structural biology and evolutionary genomics analyses, the evolution of enzymes over 400 million years is shown to be governed by catalytic function, metabolic network...
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RT @MRC_Uganda: Earlier this month, Prof Alison Elliott, Head of Vaccine Research at @MRC_Uganda, was formally presented with an honorary O….
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RT @CAMO_Net1: Today we are at @Ri_Science for the launch of the new @WHO Collaborating Centre for Genomic Surveillance of AMR, hosted by @….
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RT @AceUganda: 🎊Congratulations to the winners of the @dididaHealth Kampala Hackathon 2025. The innovative antenatal mobile tracking and US….
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RT @EBItraining: Level up your protein prediction skills with the updated EMBL-EBI Training AlphaFold practical course. Now featuring #Alp….
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RT @AceUganda: We're delighted to host the Polygenic Risk Score (#PRS) Analysis Course 2025. This specialized training empowers African sci….
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RT @DSI_Africa: 🌍 Join Us in Shaping the Future of Data Science in Africa!.📅 August 23–29, 2025 | 📍 Accra, Ghana. #DSIAfrica | #DataForHeal….
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RT @AceUganda: We successfully🌟came to the end of the week-long #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 at @IDIMakerere, @Makerere 🎉. Participants from Ug….
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RT @CAMO_Net1: Read about this week's launch of the new global diagnostics collaboration -
camonet.org
CAMO-Net has helped to launch a new global collaboration to accelerate access to and effective use of diagnostics in the global effort to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The new initiative …
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RT @AceUganda: Day 4 of the #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 at @IDIMakerere, @Makerere 🌟!.Today featured a hands-on practical session where partic….
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RT @IDIMakerere: BREAKING: @CatrionaWaitt, @IDIMakerere’s trailblazing researcher, SHINES in @BritPharmSoc’s Pharmacologist in Phrame. Her….
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On Day 3 of the AlphaFold (AF) Workshop Uganda 2025, supported by @GoogleDeepMind and held @AceUganda, I gave an overview of how AF is being used by the scientific research community, from drug discovery and materials science to understanding fundamental biological processes.
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RT @AceUganda: Day 3 of the #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 at @IDIMakerere, @Makerere 🌠!. Today’s sessions explored:.🔹 Extensions of #AlphaFold.🔹….
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RT @AceUganda: ✨Day 2 of the #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 at @IDIMakerere, @Makerere!. Today's sessions covered:.🔹 Introduction to #AlphaFold.🔹….
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RT @AceUganda: ✨Day 1 of the #AlphaFoldWorkshopUG2025 !. @AceUganda is excited to host #EastAfrican researchers for a week long training in….
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Happening now.AlphaFold Workshop Uganda 2025 (June 16 - 20) at @AceUganda , @IDIMakerere , @Makerere supported by @GoogleDeepMind
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