About me
Prof Cissy M Kityo - Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC), Uganda
Executive Director
She is an experienced specialist medical doctor, vaccinologist, and Public Health expert with over 27 years of experience in conducting and coordinating AIDS research and care for HIV patients. She is the Executive Director of the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC). She is among the pioneers in prescribing Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Africa. She has been at the forefront of scaling up HIV treatment in Uganda. She has been the Principal Investigator and Co-PI for operational, clinical, and epidemiological trials of HIV treatment and associated infections including TB, as well as intervention studies aimed at preventing HIV transmission and preparation for HIV vaccines. She spearheaded the development of the JCRC state-of-the-art clinical and research laboratory equipped to perform a variety of tests and research studies including molecular biology, HIV resistance, Tuberculosis, HIV vaccine trials, pharmacokinetic studies, clinical, and epidemiological research among others. She is the site PI for the Gilead Sciences Inc. studies and Co-PI for the JCRC Clinical Research Site (CRS) of the ACTG network. Program projects that she has overseen over the years included fieldwork and extension of ARVs to the districts in Uganda. As a member of the AIDS Task force in Uganda and previously a Chair of the Uganda AIDS Clinical Care Subcommittee, Cissy was involved in planning and writing the first strategic plan for the national program to increase access to care and ARVs and the national ARV policy.