Elly Katunguka

Eli Katunguka-Rwakishaya, Munnayuganda omusomesa ku ku by'okujanjaba ebisolo era adukanaya eby'enjigiriza. Ye mumyuuka w'Akulira Kyambogo University, emu ku yunivasite za gavumenti mu Uganda. Yalondebwa ku kifo ekyo mu Gwokubiri 2014.  Nga tanakola ekyo, yaweereza ku Dayirekita w’Emisomo gya diguli ku Makerere University, yunivasite ya gavumenti esinga obukadde n'obunene mu ggwanga.

 Obuvo n’obuyigirize 
Yazaalibwa mu Bitundi Bw'omubugwanjuba bwa Uganda, nga mu myaka gya 1955. Yagenda kusomera lya Ntare gyeyasomera siniya. Yasomera ku Makerere University, yunivasite ya gavumenti esinga obukadde n'obunene mu Uganda, n’atikirwa ne Diguli mu By'okujanjaba Ebisolo. Yagenda mu maaso n’afuna Diguli Ey'okubiri mu Saayansi W'ebisolo, nga nayo yava e Makerere. Diguli ye Ey'okusatu yagifuna okuva ku Glasgow University e Scotland. 

 Emirimu 
Okutandika mu 1979, Katunguka yakolera mu yunivasite y’e Makerere, ng'ayamba ku basomesa, oluvannyuma ng’omuyambi w’ababangula abayizi nga w'abasomesa, omusomesa omujuvu era ng'abangula abayizi, omusomesa omukulu era ng'abangula abayizi, adirira abakenkufu, ne pulofeesa omujjuvu. Okumala emyaka 20, Katunguka yali omu kubasomesa abakulu era n’abaddukanya eby’emisoma mu yunivasite. 

Mu Gwokubiri gwa 2014, yalondebwa okubeera Omumyuka wa Kyambogo University.  Mu Gwokusatu 2019, yalondebwa nga Ssentebe w’Olukiiko Oluvunaanyizibwa ku By'enjigiriza By'amatendekero Gawagulu, okumala emyaka etaano egyaddirira. 

 By'afulumiza 

 Enkyukakyuka mu biramu mu musaayi mu kugezesa obulwadde bwa Trypanosoma congolense ne Trypanosoma brucei mu mbuzi entono ez’obuvanjuba bwa Afrika. Okunoonyereza kuno kwanoonyereza ku nkyukakyuka z’ebiramu mu musaayi mu mbuzi ezisoomoozebwa oba Trypanosoma congolense oba Trypanosoma brucei n’ezo ezitali za bulwadde. 
 Obulwadde bwa trypanosomosis obw’ebisolo mu Uganda: obutafaanagana bw’obuwuka n’embeera y’okubulwa omusaayi mu nte, embuzi n’embizzi ezikwatibwa obulwadde mu butonde. Okunoonyereza kuno kwazuula nti obulwadde bwa trypanosomosis kye kisinga okuvaako okukendeeza ku musaayi mu bisolo mu bitundu ebirimu obulwadde buno. Ente ze zaali ebika by’ebisolo ebikulu ebyakosebwa obulwadde bwa trypanosomosis. 
 Enkola y’obujjanjabi bwa praziquantel obwa Schistosoma mansoni mu kiseera ky’olubuto ku maanyi g’okukwatibwa n’okuddamu kw’obutafaali obuziyiza endwadde ku antigens za schistosome: ebivudde mu kugezesebwa okwakolebwa mu ngeri ey’ekifuulannenge, okufugibwa placebo. Ekiwandiiko kino kyakebera ebikosa amaanyi g’obuwuka n’ebikosa abaserikale b’omubiri eby’obujjanjabi bwa praziquantel ku Schistosoma mansoni mu kiseera ky’olubuto, bw’ogeraageranya n’obujjanjabi oluvannyuma lw’okuzaala. 
 Ekitabo ekikwata ku mmere y’ebisolo. 
 Enkola y’obujjanjabi bwa praziquantel ku kuddamu kw’abaserikale b’omubiri ku Schistosomiasis mansoni mu kiseera ky’olubuto: Okuddamu kwa cytokine n’obutafaali obuziyiza endwadde mu bakyala ab’embuto n’abaana baabwe abawere. 

 Laba ne 

 John Ssebuwufu
 Olukalala lw'abakulembeze ba yunivasite mu Uganda

 Ebijuliziddwaamu 

 Ewalala w'oyinza okubigya 

 Omukutu gwa Yunivasite y'e Kyambogo