{"id":2880,"date":"2024-04-15T11:12:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/?p=2880"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:12:07","slug":"dr-malla-raos-visit-to-the-uganda-schistosomiasis-research-centre-at-the-uvri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/dr-malla-raos-visit-to-the-uganda-schistosomiasis-research-centre-at-the-uvri\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Malla Rao\u2019s visit to the Uganda Schistosomiasis Research Centre at the UVRI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2024, we were privileged to host Dr Rao Malla, the program officer for NIH-funded Uganda Schistosomiasis Research Centre(U-SMRC) at the Uganda Virus Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Our scientists, Dr. Gyaviira Nkurunungi and Dr. Moses Egesa supported by our laboratory team members, Emmanuella Driciru and Gary Anguandia, were delighted to give Dr Malla a tour of the laboratories at the institute.<\/p>\n<p>The tour began with a visit to our Category 2 Immunology laboratory from where Dr. Malla explored our Flow Cytometry laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nkurunungi taking Dr Malla through the flow cytometry laboratory.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2906 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-8.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Malla in the snail laboratory with Dr Egesa, Ms. Emmanuella Driciru and Mr. Gary Anguandia<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2905 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-7.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also visited the MRC\/UVRI immunovirology and molecular biology (and sequencing) laboratories and the central clinical diagnostics laboratory.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-13-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-13-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-13-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-13.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr Malla finally visited the freezer houses and the on-site liquid nitrogen storage. These laboratories contribute to our work under U-SMRC.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2904 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-6-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-6-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-6-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.muii.org.ug\/usmrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Malla-6.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the laboratory tours and discussion, the team had a lunch get together with U-SMRC Principal Investigator Prof Alison Elliott and the Uganda administration team (Victoria Bukirwa, Raymond Muganyizi, Moses Kizza).<\/p>\n<p>Through this comprehensive tour, the team had an opportunity to showcase the central role that our laboratories play in schistosomiasis research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2024, we were privileged to host Dr Rao Malla, the program officer for NIH-funded Uganda Schistosomiasis Research Centre(U-SMRC) at the Uganda Virus Research Institute. 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