Alex Ntamatungiro

Mr. Ntamatungiro is a health scientist with over 10 years of experience in clinical research laboratories, specializing in the molecular biology of infectious diseases and in laboratory quality assurance (QA) and management. He has a strong research interest in infectious-disease dynamics and drug resistance. Ntamatungiro has practical experience in managing small- to mid-sized projects. As the principal applicant, he competitively secured research grants from the Wellcome Trust and Grand Challenge Canada, with total funding of approximately US$200,000. As a co-applicant, he also won a consultancy service grant to institutionalize QHein HIV service delivery in Tanzania, with funding of approximately US$300,000. He is a doctoral person in Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, after winning a prestigious CARTA doctoral scholarship with support of US$100,000. He is currently a Senior Laboratory Scientist, providing technical support to the National Health Laboratory Strengthening System in Tanzania. Ntamatungiro has participated in numerous local and international conferences, including the HIV Drug Resistance Internal Conference in 2016 in Boston, USA. His most recent relevant publications can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/bibliography/1vYnHo__TrrkK/bibliography/public/. Ntamatungiro | PubFacts