VICTOR ANACLETUS MAKENE MAKENE

Lecturer, College Of Natural And Applied Sciences

Education:

PhD (Molecular Biology) udsm, Master (Molecular Biology) udsm, Bachelor of Science (Zoology/Microbiology) udsm, Diploma in Clinical Medicine Ifakara Clinical Officers Training Center

Teaching:

Biomedical Sciences (Medical Bacteriology, Medical Virology, Immunology, Molecular Biology)

Research:

Molecular epidemiology of infectious and non-infectious diseases

Projects:

1.  A Study on the Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Non- tuberculous Mycobacteria in Selected Border regions of Tanzania.
2. Genetic factors associated with neural tube defects and congenital microcephaly in Tanzania.
3. Comparison of the Molecular Bacterial Load Assay with routine TB tests for detection of low bacillary load M. tuberculosis.
4. Epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter species from poultry and wild birds in Dar es Salaam.
5. Epidemiology, virulence factors and antibiotic resistance of diarrheagenic E. Coli pathotypes from poultry in Dar es Salaam.
6. Genetic and Non Genetic Factors Associated with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
7. A study on the prevalence, virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance patterns of non-typhoidal Salmonella among poultry from selected markets in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
8. Molecular epidemiology of Human Papilomaviruses co-infected with Herpes Simplex Viruses and Cytomegaloviruses among women of reproductive age with and without S. haematobium infections in Tanzania.

Publications:

1. Ntirandekura JB, Makene VA, Kasanga CJ, Matemba LE, Kimera SI,  Muma JB, Karimuribo ED. 2020 Molecular characterization of Brucella species detected in      humans and domestic ruminants of pastoral areas in Kagera ecosystem,Tanzania. Veterinary Medicine and Science 6 (4):711-719
2. Lyimo E, Haslund LE, Ramsing T, Wang CW, Efunshile AM, Manjurano A, Makene V,  Lusingu J, Theander TG, Kurtzhals JAL, Paulsen R, Hempel C. 2020 In vivo imaging of the buccal mucosa shows loss of the endothelial glycocalyx and perivascular hemorrhages in pediatric Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Infection and Immunity 88 (3):2020
3. Dambula F, Makene VA, Wu Joseph and Kipandula W. 2016 Evaluation of Dried plasma spot samples in the molecular quantification of HIV-1 RNA on ABBOT Real Time Assay. African Journal of Science and Research 5(4): 92-95.
4. Makene, VA. 2014 Identification of Non-albicans Candida Yeasts Associated       with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in Tanzania Using a Combination of Multiplex PCR and DNA Sequence Divergence of the 26S LSU rDNA. Sch. Acad. J. Biosci., 2(2): 124-131.
5. Makene, VA, Hosea, K.M.M. and Kivaisi, A.K. 2013 Rapid screening of Candida albicans yeasts associated with vulvovaginal candidiasis in Tanzania using Nested PCR. International Journal of Research in Biological Sciences 3(3): 136-140.