General Summary
The PhD scholar will be working under an NIH funded observational study entitled Clinical Predictors of 3-months Isoniazid and Rifapentine (3HP)- related Adverse Drug Reactions during Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy.
The PhD study will be a sub study evaluating the pharmacogenetic predictors of adverse drug reactions among individuals receiving the 3HP regimen for TPT.
Key Responsibilities
Project Implementation and Data management
The scholar will develop a proposal regarding the sub study for PhD research project.
The scholar will review, clean and ensure data accuracy for the data from the main study that will be used for analysis as part of the PhD research project.
The scholar will follow up and review the genotypic data results from the lab.
The scholar will take the lead in the analysis and interpretation of the genotypic data.
The scholar will be required to meet all the required outcomes for a PhD scholar under Makerere University Directorate of research and graduate training.
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in a clinical field or statistics
Person Specification
The PhD Scholar should have experience in working with clinical related data and preferably pharmacokinetic/pharmacogenetic data.
Basic training in pharmacokinetics/clinical pharmacology is an added advantage.
