Mr. Kitutu is a pharmacist and assistant lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy, at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. He completed a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Makerere University. He participates in didactic and experiential courses of undergraduate students in the College of Health Sciences and also supervises several undergraduate students in their final year research projects.

Mr. Kutyabami is a lecturer at the Department of Pharmacy at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. He has been a member of the Faculty of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee at the College for four years and is Managing Director of Medline Pharmaceuticals Ltd. He received a BPharm degree from Makerere University and an M.A in Bioethics from Case Western Reserve University in the USA

Ms. Nakawunde serves as the Assistant Research Coordinator at Makerere University College of Health Sciences. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from the Makerere University Kampala. In her current position she manages the administrative work of the School of Medicine IRB.

Dr. Joseph Balatedi R. Gaie holds a Diploma in Philosophy from the Seminary for Zimbabwe, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Humanities (Theology and Philosophy major) from the University of Botswana, Master of Science in Philosophy (MSc) from the University of Edinburgh and a Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Essex.

Ms. Dimpho Njadingwe, is an Institutional Review Board (IRB) Assistant in the Office of Research and Development (ORD), University of Botswana (UB). She received a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education with specialization in Geography, both from the University of Botswana.

Mr. Aminu Yakubu joins the John Hopkins-Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program from the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria, where he works as the administrative officer to the National Health Research Ethics Committee. Mr. Yakubu has a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Mr. Derrick Elemu joins the FABTP from Lusaka, Zambia, where he is a lecturer on research methods in social sciences at the University of Zambia. Mr. Elemu received a Bachelor’s degree in Developmental Studies and Economics, and obtained a Master’s degree in Developmental Studies, with specialization in Politics of Alternative Development Strategies, Alternative Research Methods and Gender.

Dr. Solomon Kumbi Hawas resides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Addis Ababa University (AAU).

Mr. Martin Anu Nkematabong joins the Johns Hopkins-FABTP from Bamenda, Cameroon where he is a Senior Journalist with the Cameroon Tribune, and Deputy Provincial Chief of the Cameroon News and Publishing Corporation for the North West province. Martin has a bachelors degree in English and has an advanced diploma in Journalism from the Advanced School of Mass Communication.

Ms. Juliet Katoba Ndhlovu joins the Johns Hopkins-Fogarty African Bioethics Training Program from Lusaka, Zambia where she worked as a Research Associate with the Kaposi Sarcoma-associated Herpes-virus (HHV-8) study in the Department of Paediatric and Child Health, University of Zambia (UNZA).

Dr. Olaniyi Taiwo graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1999.

Dr. Pauline Osamor is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Health in the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan (CMUI) in Nigeria. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a Master of Public Health degree, and recently completed her Doctoral degree (2010) in Medical Sociology from universities in Nigeria.

Mr. Nwobegahay obtained a Bsc (Hons) Microbiology degree (Upper second class), from the University of Calabar, and continued his studies at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria where he received a Masters in Medical Virology.

Musonda Simwinga graduated from the University of Zambia with a Bachelor degree in Public Administration and Development Studies.

Kagemlo Kiro received a Bachelor of Sociology from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Her undergraduate studies involved social science research methodology and fieldwork at the Kuleana Center for Children’s Rights in Mwanza.

Dr. Dzinjalamala is currently a lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, and Medicinal Chemistry at the College of Medicine, University of Malawi. Dr Dzinjalamala received his B.S.c in Chemistry from the University of Malawi, his PhD in pharmacology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and his M.S.c in clinical pharmacology from the University of Glasgow, UK.

Ms. Bruce is currently working as a Research Assistant for the Malaria Project, at the School of Public Health (SPH), University of Ghana, where she completed her B.Sc. studies in Nutrition and Biochemistry.

Dr. Elsayed works for Alzaiem Alazhari University in Khartoum North, Sudan where he is Associate Professor of Community Medicine and Dean of the Faculty of Medical Technical Sciences.

Dr. Mokhachane is a pediatrician and consultant for the Neonatal Unit at the Chris Hani Barahwanath Hospital, University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB.B.Ch), Fellow of the College of Medicine (FCP.Paed.SA), and MMed of Pediatrics at the University of Witwatersrand.

Dr. Sikateyo is a Director for the Research Resource Centre (RSC) of the Southern Africa Consortium for Research Excellence (SACORE) at the Department of Public Health in the School of Medicine at the University of Zambia. Prior to this appointment he was a Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Specialist at the Central Board of Health in Zambia where he was the national focal point person for research and helped establish the National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHREC).

Dr. Ademola Ajuwon is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Promotion and Education in the College of Medicine at the University of Ibadan (CMUI) in Nigeria. He holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology, a Master of Public Health degree, and a Doctoral degree in Public Health Education from universities in Nigeria.

Mr. Mupenda is a Lecturer at the Free University of Great Lakes Countries in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, where he teaches a course in social ethics and research methodology. He holds a Bachelors degree in Sociology and Anthropology, and a Masters degree in Sociology from the University of Lubumbashi, Zaire.

Ms. Barsdorf is a Ph.D. candidate in the Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway. She is a former fellow in the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, USA.

Dr. Godfrey Tangwa is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Yaounde 1 in Yaounde, Cameroon. He holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree in Philosophy from Universities in Nigeria.

Paulina Tindana is a Doctoral Public Health student at the University of Oxford. Prior to this she was a Bioethicist on the Ethical, Social and Cultural (ESC) program of the Grand Challenges in Global Health and a senior research officer and member of the Ethics committee of the Navrongo Health Research Centre, based in northern Ghana.

Rev. John Appiah-Poku is an ordained Priest who studied theology at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, MD. He is currently Dean of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in the College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, Ghana.

Dr. Ngare (deceased) was Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya. He received his BA in Sociology from Nairobi University in 1981, his MPH from UCLA in 1987 and his DrPH from UCLA in 1990.

Dr. Ndossi is Director of the Directorate of Food Science and Nutrition in the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In this role he oversees activities in three sections including Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Quality and Safety, and Food Preservation and Product Development.

Dr Paul Ndebele currently serves as Assistant Director for Research Ethics in the Office of Research and Development at University of Botswana. Dr Ndebele received his BSc Honours Degree in Sociology from the University of Zimbabwe in 1992, his MSc in Population Studies from the same institution in 1994 and his PhD in Psychology from University of KwaZulu Natal in 2011. His PhD thesis was entitled “A study of trial participants’ understanding and attitudes towards randomisation, placebo use and double-blinding; and a pilot intervention in a microbicide trial in Malawi.”