Name: Dr. Ombeni Chimbe
Place: Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Medical Research Centre (NIMR-MMRC)
Career Level: Doctor of medicine (MD), Msc. Public health.
Research Keywords: Tuberculosis research
Likes: TB drug development trials, TB Vaccine development and implementation/Operational research on TB disease.
Profile: Currently working with NIMR-Mbeya as research scientist at the department of Tuberculosis and emerging disease. I am study doctor for ongoing TB vaccine, drugs and observational studies.
Languages: English
Perfect research partner: Development of new vaccine which is host directed immune. It involves analysis of immunological markers developed by the host. Our collaborators are based with German researchers, South African and other European, EDCTP funded. The NIMR site is experienced in doing clinical research, both HIV and TB vaccine with experienced expertise in clinical and laboratory.