Head: Department of Microbiology, Parasitology, and Biotechnology
Education level: PhD (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway)
Academic Rank: Lecturer of Virology
Research Interests: Viral epidemics in animals and humans, focusing on viral genomics and virus genomic surveillance, with a particular emphasis on understanding virus evolution, mutation patterns, and their implications for public health and vaccine development. Additionally, the application of bacteriophages (Phage Technology) for controlling antibiotic-resistant pathogenic strains of bacteria in humans, animals, and the environment.
Contact Office: Block C, Room 110, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: achengula@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate/ PubMed/ ORCID
Head of Microbiology Section
Education level: PhD (University of Leipzig, Germany)
Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer of Veterinary Microbiology and One Health
Research Interest: My research work is in the field of mycobacteriology, antimicrobial resistance of bacterial pathogens of veterinary and public health importance
Contact Office: Block C, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: abhoza@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar
Head of Parasitology Section
Education level: PhD (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer
Research Interest: Epidemiology, Diagnostics, and Community Engagement for Control of Parasitic Diseases of Veterinary and Medical Importance (Trematode Infections in Cattle, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, Zoonotic Tapeworms, Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases, Rodent Parasites) and of recent have been engaged on community engagement for control of rabies.
Contact Office: Block C, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: nzalawahej@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Head of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Section
Education level: PhD (Norwegian University of Life Science, Norway)
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Contact Office: Block C, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: emwega@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Leader of Genome Science Centre
Education level: PhD
Academic Rank: Professor of Immunology and Animal Biotechnology
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: paul.gwakisa@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD
Academic Rank: Professor
Contact Office: Block C, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: pwambura@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Leader, SACIDS Africa Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases
Education level: PhD (Ghent University, Belgium)
Academic Rank: Professor of Virology and an Oliver R Tambo Africa Research Chair for Viral Epidemics
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: gmisinzo@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD (Gifu University, Japan)
Academic Rank: Associate Professor of Molecular Virology and Wellcome Trust Fellow
Research Interest: My research interest is on (i) transboundary animal diseases that affect livelihood and food security especially foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), peste des petits ruminants (PPR), tilapia lake virus disease (TLVD), infectious bursal disease (IBD) and Newcastle disease (ND); (ii) emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases such as Rift Valley fever (RVF); (iii) pathogen discovery and characterization; (iv) molecular epidemiology; (v) vaccinology, (vi) diagnostics, and (vii) the use of One Health approaches in controlling infectious diseases. My work on FMD has focused on diagnostics, phylogeography, and molecular epidemiology of FMD virus in endemic settings focusing on the development of a tailored vaccine(s) and other appropriate control method(s)/options for FMD in affected areas. My work on IBD has focused on molecular characterization and spatio-temporal distribution of IBD virus strains including vaccinology. My research on transboundary animal diseases has contributed to the understanding of the molecular epidemiology and persistence of FMD, IBD and TLVD in endemic settings in Africa. Furthermore, my work on diagnostics and molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases has contributed to understanding the evolution, transmission dynamics, molecular characteristics and spatio-temporal distribution of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in Africa and globally.
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: christopher.kasanga@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD
Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: eliakunda.mafie@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD (Yamaguchi University, Japan)
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Research Interest: Dr. Makundi has broad research interests in infectious diseases, especially in Bacteriology and Virology. His research interests mainly focus on infectious viral diseases, viral evolution, epidemiology, and disease ecology. He has investigated Feline Foamy virus (FFV), Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and Felis catus gammaherpesvirus 1 and has documented that cross-species transmission occurs naturally between domestic cats and wild cats. Furthermore, he has strong knowledge and interest on endogenous retroviruses (ERVs). Together with his colleagues, he has demonstrated the existence of replication-competent ERVs in domestic cats. In addition to studies on feline viruses, Makundi has investigated several animal pathogens including Leptospira sp. in rodents.
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: isaac.makundi@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Research Interest: (a) Simple DNA/RNA preparation methods, (b) Designing and application of field deployable genomic-based diagnostic assays, (c) Molecular epidemiology of viral pathogens, genomics and metagenomics-based studies, and (d) Wildlife forensics.
Contact Office: Block C 116, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: emmanuel.kifaro@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD (Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Research Interest: My research interests are in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Vaccinology
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: emzula@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ ResearchGate
Education level: PhD (Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Research Interest: Enhancement of health and productivity of livestock with a focus on combating viral diseases known to cause massive animal deaths resulting in major economic losses to farmers
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: emmapeter@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar
Education level: PhD (Shenyang Agricultural University, China)
Academic Rank: Lecturer
Research Interest: One Health, Epidemiology, Zoonotic diseases, Vector-borne parasites, Ticks
Contact Office: Block C106, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: isihaka. haji@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ResearchGate
Education level: Master’s Degree (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: edward.mayila@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar
Education level: Master’s Degree (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Research Interest:I am interested in understanding food-borne pathogens’ antimicrobial properties especially studying mechanisms on how bacteria evolve and develop resistance to antimicrobials by employing microbiological and molecular tools and/or techniques
Contact Office: Block C116, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: george. sanga@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar
Education level: Master’s Degree (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Research Interest: Veterinary and medical Entomology and Protozoology
Contact Office: Block C118, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: adrian.materu@sua.ac.tz
Publications: Google Scholar/ResearchGate
Education level: Master’s Degree
Academic Rank: Assistant Lecturer
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: abel.lupala@sua.ac.tz
Education level: Master’s Degree (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
Academic Rank: Tutorial Assistant
Contact Office: Block C115, P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
Research Interest: My research interests are on (i) Synthetic Biology (ii) Host-Pathogen interactions (iii) Bioremediation, and (iv) Recombinant Vaccine Technology
E-mail: ramadhani.makasali@sua.ac.tz
Publications: ResearchGate
Education level: Bachelor’s Degree
Academic Rank: Tutorial Assistant
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: chacha.mahuma@sua.ac.tz
Education level: Bachelor’s Degree (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Tutorial Assistant
Research Interest: I am interested in two areas of research: (i) Synthetic biology, and (ii) Host-Pathogen interactions.
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: mary.lymo@sua.ac.tz
Education level: Bachelor’s Degree (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Tutorial Assistant
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: herbertha.mapete@sua.ac.tz
Education level: Bachelor’s Degree (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania)
Academic Rank: Tutorial Assistant
Research Interest: (i)Antimicrobial and Anti-parasitic Resistance, (ii) Emerging zoonotic and neglected tropical pathogens, (iii) One health approach (iv) Immunity and Host pathogens interactions, and (v) Biosafety and Biosecurity
Contact Office: P.O. Box 3019, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania
E-mail: onesmo.ndamnyazwe@sua.ac.tz