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Hire Dr. Benjamen B.

Uganda

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Biomedical Scientist | Educator | Data Analyst

Profile Summary

Freelance Biomedical Scientist and Data Analyst with extensive lab-operations expertise in TB diagnostics, clinical research, and antibiotic resistance profiling (CRE, MDR-TB, VRSA). Proven proficiency in bioinformatics and data analysis, with a strict commitment to laboratory and clinical safety standards. Currently a part-time lecturer in medical microbiology, building cutting-edge research capacity in TCR-Like Chimeric Antigen Receptors for latent TB targeting as part of a PhD track.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Bioinformatics
• ★ Clinical Microbiology
• ★ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Computational Biology
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiome Research
• ☆ Parasitology
• ☆ Virology
• ☆ Molecular Virology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Protein Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Monoclonal Antibody Production
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Population Genetics
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ R
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Gap Analysis

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

PhD Researcher

Makerere University

- Present

Lecturer of Medical Microbiology

International Insititute of Health Sciences (Busitema University Affiliate)

July 2025 - Present

Private Academic Mentor and Data Analyst

Freelance Academic & Data Consulting

May 2024 - Present

Research Assistant -MDRTB Tx-Monitor Study

Makerere University Biomedical Research Centre (MakBRC)

October 2019 - August 2021

Education

PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Immunology & Molecular Biology)

Makerere University (MakBRC)

February 2026 - Present

MSc. Immunology and Clinical Microbiology

Makerere University

August 2018 - April 2021

BSc. Science Technology-Biology

Kyambogo University

August 2014 - December 2017

Certifications

• Whole Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Pathogens

  Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

  https://coursera.org/verify/XTO0B3192Q0L

  May 2025 - Present

• ISO/IEC xxxxxxxxxx - Laboratory Management Systems

  Alison

  January 2025 - Present

• ISO xxxxxxxxxx - Principles of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

  Alison

  January 2025 - Present

• ISO xxxxxxxxxx - Enterprise Risk Management Framework

  ISO xxxxxxxxxx - Enterprise Risk Management Framework

  January 2025 - Present

• Diploma in Bioinformatics

  Alison

  https://alison.com/verify/4ce23caf69

  December 2024 - Present

• Fundamentals of Quality Management Systems

  CDC Division of Laboratory Systems (ASCLS P.A.C.E.)

  November 2024 - Present

• Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)

  CDC Division of Laboratory Systems (ASCLS P.A.C.E.)

  November 2024 - Present

• Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Competency-Based Approach

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  November 2024 - Present

• Basics of Clinical Trial Management

  BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH)

  October 2024 - Present

• Learn and Grow: A Digital PCR Course

  QIAGEN (CPD Certified)

  September 2024 - Present

• Crash Course on Python

  Google

  August 2024 - Present

• LDT Foundations Webinar Series: Exploring Standards that Support LDT Developers

  Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

  August 2024 - Present

• ISO xxxxxxxxxx - Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices

  Alison

  January 2024 - Present

• ISO xxxxxxxxx - Quality Management System (QMS)

  Alison

  January 2024 - Present

• Certified Professional in Project Management 101 (CPPM-GAQM)

  udemy

  January 2024 - Present

• Public health interventions in pandemics and epidemics

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  January 2022 - Present

• Ethics of Sharing Individual Level Health Research Data

  Global Health Training Centre

  December 2021 - Present

• Data Governance, Policies, and Data Access Committees

  Global Health Training Centre

  December 2021 - Present

• Leadership and programme management in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  July 2021 - Present

• Clinical management of patients with COVID-19: Investigations and care for mild, moderate and severe disease

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  July 2021 - Present

• World Health Summit hosted by Makerere University

  World Health Summit

  June 2021 - Present

• Virtual Live Keystone Symposia eSymposia Meeting: Non-Coding RNAs: Biology and Applications | EK44

  Keystone Symposia

  May 2021 - Present

• Ultra-Sensitive Biopharma Quantification Webinar

  Drug Discovery News (DDN)

  April 2021 - Present

• Discovering and Developing New Treatments for Tuberculosis

  GARDP (Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership)

  March 2021 - Present

• Virtual Live Keystone Symposia eSymposia Meeting: Tuberculosis: Science Aimed at Ending the Epidemic

  Keystone Symposia

  December 2020 - Present

• Scientific Grantwriting and Presentation

  Alliance for Global Health and Science / UC Berkeley

  July 2019 - Present

• Host-Pathogen Interaction in TB & TB-HIV Short Course

  Makerere University & Case Western Reserve University (Uganda-CWRU Collaboration)

  March 2019 - Present

• Short Course Training in Microbiome Metagenomics

  MAPRONANO ACE, Makerere University College of Health Sciences

  March 2019 - Present

• Neglected Tropical Diseases Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

  World Health Organization (WHO)

  December 2023 - December 2024

• ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)

  Global Health Training Centre

  December 2023 - December 2024

• Introduction to Good Clinical Laboratory Practice

  Global Health Training Centre

  December 2023 - December 2024

Publications

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION

Bakehena, B. (2021, May 11). M. tuberculosis 85B Messenger Ribonucleic Acid as a Biomarker for Treatment Response among Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Attending Mulago Hospital, Uganda [Lecture]. Virtual Keystone Symposia (eSymposia) — Non-Coding RNAs: Biology and Applications | EK44 .

DISSERTATION THESIS

Bakehena, B. (2021). M. tuberculosis 85B Messenger Ribonucleic Acid as a Biomarker for Treatment Response Among Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Attending Mulago Hospital, Uganda (Master's thesis, Makerere University (Uganda)) .