Full name                       :      Yusuf Shareef Chikakuda

Qualifications              :   BSc. Biomedical Sciences (Mzuzu University)
MSc. Cellular Pathology Laboratory Practice (University of
Bradford, England)

Email address              :    chikakuda.y@mzuni.ac.mw

Research interests     :  Cancer Biology, Cancer diagnostic techniques, Digital
Pathology, Relationship between Neglected Tropical Diseases
and some Cancers

Qualifications:

• PhD student, Microbiology, University of Birmingham, UK. 2017-2021.
• MRes Medical Mycology & Fungal Immunology, University of Aberdeen, UK. 2016-2017.
• MSc Bioscience (Infection & Immunity), University of Leeds, UK. 2011-2012.
• BTech Biomedical Technology, Nelson Mandela University, RSA. 2009-2010.
• Diploma Medical Laboratory Science, Malawi Adventist University, Malawi. 2003-2005.

Research interests:

• Environmental regulation of host-pathogen interaction
• Epidemiology of infectious diseases

Publications

1. Sherrington SL, Kumwenda P, Kousser C, Hall RA. Host sensing by pathogenic fungi.  Advances in applied microbiology. 102: Elsevier; 2018. p. 159-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aambs.2017.10.004
2. Sarah L. Sherrington, Eleanor Sorsby, Nabeel Mahtey, Pizga Kumwenda, Megan D. Lenardon, Ian Brown, Elizabeth R. Ballou, Donna M. MacCallum & Rebecca A. Hall. Adaptation of Candida albicans to environmental pH induces cell wall remodelling and enhances innate immune recognition. PLoS pathogens, 2017. 13(5): p. e1006403. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006403

MSC in Medical Parasitology, London School of Tropical

BSc in Biology, University of Malawi, Chancellor College.
Hygiene, UK.
Diploma in Epidemiology, Notredom, USA.

PhD in Public Health, Oregon State University, USA.

MSc in Nutrition Science, Oregon State University, USA.

BSc Home Economics, Solusi University, Zimbabwe.

Qualifications and Biography:

MSc in Molecular Biology (UDSM-Tz)

BSc in Biomedical Sciences (Mzuni-Mw) with previous work experience in Private and public hospital laboratories.

Research Interests:

Drug resistance is on the rise for both clinically significant viruses and Bacteria. I’m interested in understanding molecular evolution of various microbes and also transmission patterns of common mutated variants of specifically, HIV-1 and Mycobacteria.

Publications:

Felix Dambula and Victor Makene EXRACTIBILITY OF HIV-1 POL-INTEGRASE FROM PLASMA SPOTS AFTER 4 WEEKS OF STORAGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. AJSR 2016, (5)2,04-06 ISSN:

2306-5877

Sekani Mkwala and Felix Dambula ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AND DETECTION OF HIV VIRAL LOAD AT CHITIPA DISTRICT HOSPITAL, ASRJETS, 2019, 2313-4410

Felix Dambula, Victor Makene, Joseph Wu and Wakisa Kipandula, EVALUATION OF DRIED

PLASMA SPOT SAMPLES IN THE MOLECULAR QUANTIFICATION OF HIV-1 RNA ON ABBOTT REAL TIME ASSAY. AJSR, 2016,5(4)92-95