Infection Medicine
Infection Medicine
Edinburgh Medical School
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Keneth Kasozi

My work focuses on clinical trials focusing on novel therapies for trypanosomes and SARS-CoV-2.

Dr Keneth Iceland Kasozi

PhD Student - Welburn Group

  • 1 George Square
  • Edinburgh
  • EH8 9JZ

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Research 

My work focusses on host response to infections and understanding ecosystem dynamics at the disease interface. This involves employing dry and wet lab experiments to help identify therapeutical options available for disease control.

I have concentrated on research works in veterinary molecular epidemiology, biomedical sciences to identify mechanisms of therapeutical agents, ecotoxicology and COVID-19 community health responses in resource limited settings.

I graduated with a Bachelors in Veterinary Medicine from Makerere University in 2014, and I graduated with an MSc in International Animal Health at the University of Edinburgh in 2018. I have worked in academia (biomedical sciences) and as a veterinarian while in Uganda.

Selected Publications

Kasozi KI, Zirintunda G, Ssempijja F, Buyinza B, Alzahrani KJ, Matama K, Nakimbugwe HN, Alkazmi L, Onanyang D, Bogere P, Ochieng JJ, Islam S, Matovu W, Nalumenya DP, Batiha GE, Osuwat LO, Abdelhamid M, Shen T, Omadang L, Welburn SC. Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife-Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa. Front Vet Sci. 2021 Jun 14;8:621699. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.621699. PMID: 34222391; PMCID: PMC8248802.

Kasozi KI, Welburn SC, Batiha GE, Marraiki N, Nalumenya DP, Namayanja M, Matama K, Zalwango KK, Matovu W, Zirintunda G, Ekou J, Kembabazi S, Mugasa CM, Kitibwa A, Tayebwa DS, Musinguzi SP, Mahero M, Ssengendo I, Nanteza A, Matovu E, MacLeod ET. Molecular epidemiology of anaplasmosis in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in Uganda. Heliyon. 2020 Dec 31;7(1):e05688. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05688. PMID: 33437885; PMCID: PMC7788096.

Kasozi KI, Namayanja M, Gaithuma AK, Mahero M, Matovu E, Yamagishi J, Sugimoto C, MacLeod E. Prevalence of hemoprotozoan parasites in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in western Uganda. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2019 Aug;17:100309. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100309. Epub 2019 May 31. PMID: 31303220.

Moubarak M, Kasozi KI, Hetta HF, Shaheen HM, Rauf A, Al-Kuraishy HM, Qusti S, Alshammari EM, Ayikobua ET, Ssempijja F, Afodun AM, Kenganzi R, Usman IM, Ochieng JJ, Osuwat LO, Matama K, Al-Gareeb AI, Kairania E, Musenero M, Welburn SC, Batiha GE. The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections. Life (Basel). 2021 Jul 23;11(8):734. doi: 10.3390/life11080734. PMID: 34440478; PMCID: PMC8399171.

Kasozi KI, Laudisoit A, Osuwat LO, Batiha GE, Al Omairi NE, Aigbogun E, Ninsiima HI, Usman IM, DeTora LM, MacLeod ET, Nalugo H, Crawley FP, Bierer BE, Mwandah DC, Kato CD, Kiyimba K, Ayikobua ET, Lillian L, Matama K, Nelly Mak SC, Onanyang D, Pius T, Nalumenya DP, Ssebuufu R, Rugambwa NO, Musoke GH, Bardosh K, Ochieng JJ, Ssempijja F, Kyamanywa P, Tumwine G, Alzahrani KJ, Welburn SC. A Descriptive-Multivariate Analysis of Community Knowledge, Confidence, and Trust in COVID-19 Clinical Trials among Healthcare Workers in Uganda. Vaccines (Basel). 2021 Mar 12;9(3):253. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030253. PMID: 33809269; PMCID: PMC8000597.

Kasozi KI, Niedbała G, Alqarni M, Zirintunda G, Ssempijja F, Musinguzi SP, Usman IM, Matama K, Hetta HF, Mbiydzenyuy NE, Batiha GE, Beshbishy AM, Welburn SC. Bee Venom-A Potential Complementary Medicine Candidate for SARS-CoV-2 Infections. Front Public Health. 2020 Dec 10;8:594458. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.594458. PMID: 33363088; PMCID: PMC7758230.

Kasozi KI, MacLeod E, Ssempijja F, Mahero MW, Matama K, Musoke GH, Bardosh K, Ssebuufu R, Wakoko-Studstil F, Echoru I, Ayikobua ET, Mujinya R, Nambuya G, Onohuean H, Zirintunda G, Ekou J, Welburn SC. Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020. Front Public Health. 2020 Jul 28;8:416. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00416. PMID: 32850606; PMCID: PMC7405654.

Echoru I, Kasozi KI, Usman IM, Mutuku IM, Ssebuufu R, Ajambo PD, Ssempijja F, Mujinya R, Matama K, Musoke GH, Ayikobua ET, Ninsiima HI, Dare SS, Eze ED, Bukenya EE, Keyune Nambatya G, MacLeod E, Welburn SC. University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda. Health Serv Insights. 2020 Jul 24;13:1178632920944167. doi: 10.1177/1178632920944167. PMID: 32782429; PMCID: PMC7383606.

Usman IM, Ssempijja F, Ssebuufu R, Lemuel AM, Archibong VB, Ayikobua ET, Aruwa JO, Kembabazi S, Kegoye ES, Ayuba JT, Okeniran OS, Echoru I, Adeoye A, Mujinya R, Nankya V, Kasozi KI. Community Drivers Affecting Adherence to WHO Guidelines Against COVID-19 Amongst Rural Ugandan Market Vendors. Front Public Health. 2020 Jul 3;8:340. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00340. PMID: 32733839; PMCID: PMC7357280.

Kasozi KI, Mujinya R, Bogere P, Ekou J, Zirintunda G, Ahimbisibwe S, Matama K, Ninsiima HI, Echoru I, Ayikobua ET, Ssimbwa G, Musinguzi SP, Muyinda R, Ssempijja F, Matovu H, MacLeod E, Anderson NE, Welburn SC. Pandemic panic and anxiety in developing countries. Embracing One Health offers practical strategies in management of COVID-19 for Africa. Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Apr 14;35(Suppl 2):3. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.3.22637. PMID: 32528614; PMCID: PMC7266473.

Adewale AO, Segun OO, Usman IM, Monima AL, Kegoye ES, Kasozi KI, Nalugo H, Ssempijja F. Morphometric study of suprascapular notch and scapular dimensions in Ugandan dry scapulae with specific reference to the incidence of completely ossified superior transverse scapular ligament. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Nov 10;21(1):733. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03769-2. PMID: 33172458; PMCID: PMC7656716.

Kasozi KI, Nakimbugwe D, Ninsiima HI, Kasolo J, Matama K, Safiriyu AA, Owembabazi E, Ssempijja F, Okpanachi AO, Valladares MB. Calcium and s100a1 protein balance in the brain-heart axis in diabetic male Wistar rats. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2020 Oct 12:/j/jbcpp.ahead-of- print/jbcpp-2020-0074/jbcpp-2020-0074.xml. doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2020-0074. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33098631.

Ayikobua ET, Kasolo J, Kasozi KI, Eze ED, Safiriyu A, Ninsiima HI, Kiyimba K, Namulema J, Jjesero E, Ssempijja F, Semuyaba I, Mwandah DC, Kimanje KR, Kalange M, Okpanachi AO, Nansunga M. Synergistic action of propolis with levodopa in the management of Parkinsonism in Drosophila melanogaster. J Complement Integr Med. 2020 Sep 23;17(3). doi: 10.1515/jcim-2019-0136. PMID: 32386191.

Batiha GE, Alqahtani A, Ojo OA, Shaheen HM, Wasef L, Elzeiny M, Ismail M, Shalaby M, Murata T, Zaragoza-Bastida A, Rivero-Perez N, Magdy Beshbishy A, Kasozi KI, Jeandet P, Hetta HF. Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jul 22;21(15):5179. doi: 10.3390/ijms21155179. PMID: 32707790; PMCID: PMC7432674.

Kalange M, Nansunga M, Kasozi KI, Kasolo J, Namulema J, Atusiimirwe JK, Ayikobua ET, Ssempijja F, Munanura EI, Matama K, Semuyaba I, Zirintunda G, Okpanachi AO. Correction to: Antimalarial combination therapies increase gastric ulcers through an imbalance of basic antioxidative-oxidative enzymes in male Wistar rats. BMC Res Notes. 2020 May 18;13(1):245. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05084-4. Erratum for: BMC Res Notes. 2020 Apr 23;13(1):230. PMID: 32423464; PMCID: PMC7236118.

Eze ED, Afodun AM, Kasolo J, Kasozi KI. Lycopene improves on basic hematological and immunological parameters in diabetes mellitus. BMC Res Notes. 2019 Dec 12;12(1):805. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4841-8. PMID: 31831054; PMCID: PMC6909647.

Kasozi KI, Bukenya A, Eze ED, Kasolo J, Tayebwa DS, Ssempijja F, Suubo J, Tamale A, Echoru I, Ntulume I, Onkoba SK, Micheni LN, Ayikobua ET, Asiimwe OH, Kalange M. Low concentrations of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (Yoba®) are safe in male Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Res Notes. 2019 May 14;12(1):269. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4297-x. PMID: 31088517; PMCID: PMC6518721.

Kasozi KI, Namubiru S, Safiriyu AA, Ninsiima HI, Nakimbugwe D, Namayanja M, Valladares MB. Grain Amaranth Is Associated with Improved Hepatic and Renal Calcium Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus of Male Wistar Rats. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018 Oct 18;2018:4098942. doi: 10.1155/2018/4098942. PMID: 30420893; PMCID: PMC6211157.

Otim, E. O., Kasozi, K. I., Zirintunda, G., Matama, K., & Otim, O. (2021). Investigating vegetable contamination in indigent communities by heavy metals: a case of food safety in Bushenyi, Uganda. Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability, 33(1), 292–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395940.2021.1984851

 

 

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