Jane Namukobe
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PhD in Chemistry from Makerere University
Lecturer, Department of Physiological Sciences, COVAB, Makerere University
PhD: Phytochemical and antiplasmodial studies of medicinal plants used by humans and chimpanzees in and around Kibale National Park (abstract)
Currently: Natural products chemistry with particular reference to searching for antimalarial and antimicrobial agents from medicinal plants; structural elucidation of natural products by use of spectroscopic methods; synthesis of bioactive natural products
2016 SIDA Postdoctoral Research (PI): Evaluation of the potential of medicinal plants used in skin protection (Ongoing)
Representative for Uganda at the 2015 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Associate Programme