About

An Epidemilogist with a background in laboreatory technology. I have a peculiar interest in Public Health.

Skills

  • English
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Experience

Dorothy Kakai

Education

Dorothy Kakai

Work experience
  • Data collection using Go data, DHIS2, E-PHEM, contact tracing, triaging sent signals, data analysis using R, STATA and SPSS.
  • Support the write up of after action review for managed outbreaks like Ebola, and Mpox.
  • Making weekly reports about emerging outbreaks in the country using Epi-Bulletins
  • Design questionnaires to be used for data collection.
  • Training regional EOCs on how to use and comply with the 7-1-7 tool.
  • Assessing for the competence and compliance of regional EOCs as per the 7-1-7 tool.
  • Collection and analyzing event-based surveillance data.
  • Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to define research questions, study objectives, and analysis methodologies for African disease burden assessment.
  • Undertaking literature searches and scoping reviews to identify relevant studies, datasets, and evidence sources related to disease epidemiology and burden in African countries.
  • Conducting comprehensive data synthesis and interpretation, including meta-analyses, systematic reviews, and meta-regression analyses where appropriate.
  • Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge on event-based surveillance tools and practices like the 7-1-7 tool.

Dorothy Kakai

Work experience
  • Senior Laboratory Technologist at   UVRI
  • Skills acquired:
  • Designing antibody panels, optimizing antibody assays, staining PBMCs using surface and intracellular antibodies, and analyzing generated data using Flow jo then R and writing reports.
  • Carrying out PBMC isolation, storage, extraction of DNA and RNA, PCR, ELISA, biomarker staining and Micro array analysis
  • Contributing to the development of scientific reports, manuscripts, and presentations, summarizing key findings for publication in peer-reviewed journals and dissemination to scientific audiences.
  • logistics management and shipment of samples as per IATA guidelines.
  • Daily maintenance and servicing of machines, quality control and assurance,
  • Planning for adequate future storage capacity in terms of freezers and LN bulk repository,

Dorothy Kakai

Education

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