GloCal Alumnus Helen Byakwaga, MBChB, PhD, receives K43 Emerging Global Leader Award to continue HIV-related Kaposi Sarcoma research in East Africa

GloCal congratulates 2014-2015 Ugandan alumnus Dr. Helen Byakwaga for recently receiving a five-year K43 Emerging Global Leader Award from the Fogarty International Center to expand her HIV-related Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) research in East Africa. Through this award, Dr. Byakwaga aims to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to become an independent investigator in clinical and translational HIV-associated cancer research, with an ongoing focus on reducing KS mortality among HIV-infected individuals. Dr. Bwakwaga is currently a Research Scientist at the Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute and also a Lecturer in the Department of Community Health in the Faculty of Medicine at Mbarara University of Science and Technology.