Table 3. An illustrative sample of local and international collaborations with MUII between January 2008 and December 2019.
| Collaborating institution (name and country) | Area of focus | Roles/contribution to MUII trainees |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda | Laboratory skills | MUII programme host, statistics and
bioinformatics core |
| Makerere University College of Heath Sciences,
Uganda |
Immunology, Bio-informatics, clinical
care, patient cohorts |
Masters and doctoral Programmes |
| Makerere University College of Natural Sciences,
Uganda |
Mathematical modelling | Trainees, mentors and dry lab space |
| Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine,
Animal Resources and Bio-Security, Uganda |
Laboratory strengthening Immunology | Trainees, mentors and wet lab space |
| Rakai Health Sciences Project, Uganda | HIV pathogenesis and phylogenetics | Community cohorts and wet labs |
| Cambridge University and Cambridge Africa
programme, UK |
Metagenomics Genetics of pre-
eclampsia |
HLA typing, collaborative grant
applications Training seminars |
| London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
UK |
Infection and Immunity | Mentors, statistics core and Scientific
advisory board membership |
| Gladstone Institute of Vaccine Immunology, San
Francisco, USA |
HIV pathogenesis | Laboratory skills training and mentorship |
| The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Florida,
USA |
Systems biology | Laboratory skills training, workshop
facilitation and mentorship |
| Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA | Systems biology | Laboratory skills training, workshop
facilitation and mentorship |
| The Jenner Institute, Oxford, UK | Tuberculosis Vaccinology | Laboratory skills training and mentorship |
| Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK | Genetics of pre-eclampsia | Laboratory skills training and mentorship |
| University of St. Andrews, UK | Antimicrobial resistance | Laboratory skills training and mentorship |
| University of Edinburgh, UK | Bioinformatics | Training and mentorship |
| PANGEA Network | Bioinformatics | Training and mentorship |
| Imperial College London, UK | Bioinformatics | Training and mentorship |
| Sanger Institute, UK | Metagenomics | Training and mentorship |
| Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands | Parasite immunology and vaccines | Laboratory skills training and mentorship |
| University of Geneva Human Protein Lab,
Switzerland |
Plasma staging biomarkers | Laboratory skills training and mentorship |