Maureen Moraa Mosoba

Biography:

Maureen Moraa Mosoba is a seasoned medical doctor experienced in the areas of obstetrics and gynecology, infectious disease and tropical medicine currently enrolled as a doctoral student at the Center for International health, Ludwig Maximillian University, University Hospital, Munich, Germany, working at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania. Her PhD project is on dissecting the immunological mechanism through which filarial nematode organisms alter the host immune response in the female reproductive tract consequently increasing the risk for HIV infection and the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV). During her PhD studies, she has been privileged to work under the supervision of world class expert immunologists who are involved in ground breaking research in the areas of HR HPV and HIV in Africa and are also alumni of HAVARD and LMU Universities. She has gained knowledge and experience not only in immunology per se, but also in the technical aspect that involves advanced flow cytometric analysis of immunological parameters using state of the art technology. While working in NIMR, she has been actively engaged in several clinical trials and research studies sponsored by the Deutsche Forshungsgemeinschaft under a German-based consortium in collaboration with NIMR, from the stage of proposal development, screening and enrollment, data and sample collection, data analysis and curation to manuscript writing. It is her vision to continue working in collaboration with global partners in the areas of neglected tropical diseases, HPV and HIV under the auspices of NIMR and other research organizations.