Discovery Research
PTBi-EA invests in discovery research through a competitive request for proposal (RFP) approach and supports principal investigators from Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. We adapted our review and submission processes to foster research capacity strengthening and new partnerships. Since 2015, we have completed 3 RFP cycles, received a total of 89 submissions, and awarded 13 pilot and 2 team-science grants. Capacity strengthening activities, such as methods and writing workshops, travel to obtain hands-on training, and inclusion of mentors or students, are often included. In addition to these RFP grants, we also support projects focused on gestational age innovation led by UCSF researchers.
2015 RFP Recipients
The prevalence of chorioamnionitis and Group B Streptococcus among HIV infected and uninfected pregnant Ugandan women and its association with preterm birth
John Ategeka, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration
Kangaroo mother care in Eastern Uganda: A feasibility study to assess the factors influencing uptake, adherence, and acceptability into routine healthcare
Doris Kwesiga, Makerere University
Feasibility and acceptability of NoviGuide: a mobile health device for the management of neonates
Mary Muhindo, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration
2016 RFP Recipients
Understanding knowledge and perceptions about menstruation, preterm birth and related care seeking practices to inform new health interventions in rural Bondo, Western Kenya
George Ayodo, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology
Evaluation of the utility of CRP among preterm infants with sepsis in a resource-limited setting: a retrospective study
Victoria Nakibuuka, St. Francis Hospital Nsambya
Nutrition and infection in relation to preterm delivery and other pregnancy outcomes in Rwanda
Etienne Nserko, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda
Maternal periodontal disease, bacterial pathogens and leukocyte telomere length as predictors for preterm birth among women in Kisumu County, Kenya
Linus Ndegwa, Kenya Medical Research Institute; Julius Oyugi, University of Nairobi; Janet Wojcicki, UCSF
Exposure mapping of household and environmental toxicants associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Migori County, Kenya
Lydia Olaka and Margaret Oluka, University of Nairobi
2017 RFP Recipients
Newborn complications and outcomes within the neonatal period following preterm birth - Uganda
Joseph Akuze, Makerere University
Is the association between ambient air pollution and perinatal outcomes causal? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rakesh Ghosh, UCSF
Genetic associations with preterm birth in Rwanda
Leon Mutesa, University of Rwanda
Maternal lead exposure in pregnancy and risk of preterm birth among women attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
Fatuma Namusoke, Makerere University
Newborn outcomes following preterm birth in the post-neonatal period in the first year of life, Uganda
Charles Opio, Makerere University
Prospective phenotyping of preterm birth in Busoga Region, Uganda
Phillip Wanduru, Makerere University
Periopathogenic bacteria serotypes and the association with preterm birth in Kenya
Veronica Wangari, University of Nairobi
Gestational Age Innovation
Placental proteins as a clock for gestational age
Susan Fisher, UCSF
Gestational dating at birth by metabolic profile: Testing and adaptation in African settings
Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, UCSF (co-funded with GCE)
Gestational dating at birth by metabolic profile: Translation into hospital settings in Uganda
Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, UCSF