Ssentamu Geofrey is a graduate of Makerere university, Kampala Uganda, who took up a carrier in molecular biology and biotechnology after accomplishing a MSc in molecular biology and a bachelors degree of Biomedical Laboratory Technology (BBLT), both from the same university.

Geofrey serves as a research assistant for the Anti-tick vaccine project, COVID 19 vaccine project and as a research associate in the Molecular Biology Laboratory (MOBILA) at the College of Veterinary medicine, Animal resources and Biosecurity (COVAB), Makerere university where he has obtained abundant experience in laboratory and field research. Geofrey has enjoyed abundant research in the fields of molecular and cell biology, and protein biotechnology. He has researched on identification, molecular cloning and expression of vaccine candidates for Rhipicephalus appendiculatus(the brown ear tick), a major vector for transmission of tick-borne diseases and for COVID 19 (new SARS-CoV-2 strain) whose pandemic has ravaged the whole world.

In his tenure as a MSc student, Geofrey studied the differentiation patterns of Trypanosome brucei field isolates, a component from a project “Differentiation profiles of Trypanosoma brucei field isolates” geared to identifying new trypanosome drug candidates in a struggle to eliminate African trypanosomiasis.

Academically, Geofrey is interested in researching literature and identifying potential research components in transcriptomics (single cells transcriptomics), vaccinology and structural bioinformatics, and data science with a special emphasis in R-programming. He also dedicates himself to helping undergraduate and postgraduate students who are having a difficult time in conceptualizing and executing their research projects.