Area of research
Genetics · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, and Pancreatic function and diabetes.
High-resolution African HLA resource uncovers HLA-DRB1 expression effects underlying vaccine response
Africa-specific human genetic variation near CHD1L associates with HIV-1 load
Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children
Distinct genetic architectures and environmental factors associate with host response to the γ2-herpesvirus infections
The transferability of lipid loci across African, Asian and European cohorts
Complimentary Methods for Multivariate Genome-Wide Association Study Identify New Susceptibility Genes for Blood Cell Traits
The ferroportin Q248H mutation protects from anemia, but not malaria or bacteremia
A genome‐wide association and replication study of blood pressure in Ugandan early adolescents
HIV treatment is associated with a twofold higher probability of raised triglycerides: pooled analyses in 21 023 individuals in sub-Saharan Africa
Apolipoprotein(a) isoform size, lipoprotein(a) concentration, and coronary artery disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis
Deriving an optimal threshold of waist circumference for detecting cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan Africa
Evaluating the Impact of Functional Genetic Variation on HIV-1 Control
Polymorphisms of large effect explain the majority of the host genetic contribution to variation of HIV-1 virus load
Prevalence of Dyslipidaemia and Associated Risk Factors in a Rural Population in South-Western Uganda: A Community Based Survey
Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa
The Use of Anthropometric Measures for Cardiometabolic Risk Identification in a Rural African Population
Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels
Apolipoprotein E genotype, cardiovascular biomarkers and risk of stroke: Systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 015 stroke cases and pooled analysis of primary biomarker data from up to 60 883 individuals
A systematic review of definitions of extreme phenotypes of HIV control and progression
The Association Between Circulating Lipoprotein(a) and Type 2 Diabetes: Is It Causal?
Cardiometabolic Risk in a Rural Ugandan Population
Lipoprotein(a) and Risk of Coronary, Cerebrovascular, and Peripheral Artery Disease