Pontiano Kaleebu

Pontiano Kaleebu is a Ugandan physician, clinical immunologist, HIV/AIDS researcher, academic and medical administrator, who is the executive director of the Uganda Virus Research Institute.

He also concurrently serves as the director of the joint clinical research unit owned by the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), the Uganda Virus Research Institute, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, located in Entebbe, Uganda, carrying on research in infectious, non-communicable and neglected diseases.

Background and education Pontiano Kaleebu was born in Uganda, circa 1960. He attended Jinja Kaloli Primary School, in Wakiso District, where he obtained his Primary Leaving Certificate. He then transferred to St. Mary's College Kisubi, where he undertook his O-Level studies. He completed his A-Level education at Kampala High School, where he obtained his High School Diploma.

Other considerations His main research interests are HIV vaccine research, especially understanding HIV diversity and resistance to antiretroviral drugs, as well as the protective immune responses. He is the recipient of numerous Awards including the Scientific Achievement Award from Rotary International, awarded in 2003; the Presidential Science Award 2005/2006; and the Fellowship of Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, awarded in 2010. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Uganda National Academy of Science. He has co-authored more than 260 publications in peer reviewed journals.