Core team
Dr. Tine Huyse
Tine Huyse is an expert in molecular epidemiology of neglected tropical diseases, including schistosomiasis and fascioliasis. Currently, she is a a senior researcher at the Biology Department of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), and before that a FWO postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven and the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (Belgium), and a Marie Curie Fellow at the Natural History Museum in London (UK).

Dr. Casim Umba Tolo
Casim Umba Tolo specializes in environmental ecology and freshwater biodiversity. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. He is also the Director of Pharm-Biotechnology and Traditional Medicine Center (PHARMBIOTRAC), World Bank Africa Center of Excellence.

Prof. Grace Kagoro-Rugunda
Grace Kagoro-Rugunda is an Associate Professor of Natural Resources’ Ecology and Environmental Management in the Department of Biological Sciences, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda.

Dr. Viola Nila Nyakato
Viola Nilah Nyakato is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies at Mbarara University of
Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda.

Science and Technology (MUST), Uganda.
Dr. Joule Madinga Ntwan
Joule Madinga Ntwan focuses on epidemiology, polyparasitism, and the geo-spatial distribution of infections. He is a senior epidemiologist at the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in DRC.

