Vinand Nantulya

Vinand Mukatabala Nantulya, is a Ugandan physician, pathologist, medical researcher, entrepreneur and academic administrator, who since 3 October 2017, serves as the Chancellor of Busitema University, a public university in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Early life and education Nantulya was born on 15 January 1949 at Bulayila Village, in present-day Kibuku District, the son of Brenda Kirangi and Paulo Mukatabala.

He started his schooling at Bulangira Roman Catholic School from Primary 1 to 4. He then transferred to Kachomo Primary School for Primary 5 and 6. He studied at St. Peter's College Tororo, for his Ordinary-Level and then transferred to Ntare School in Mbarara, where he completed his Advanced-Level studies. He graduated from Ntare with a High School Diploma. He was admitted to the University of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, to pursue a degree in human medicine.

Career After his internship at Mulago Hospital, Nantulya was employed as a teaching assistant at Makerere University School of Medicine. After his PhD studies at the University of Nairobi, he was hired as a research fellow at the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), in Nairobi. While there, he began lecturing at Harvard University. He became the senior research scientist in international health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He also served as a professor of health and international relations at the University of Geneva and senior fellow at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. In 2002 he was appointed as senior health adviser at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in Geneva. He resigned that position in December 2016. On 3 October 2017, Professor Vinand Mukatabala Nantulya was installed as the second Chancellor of Busitema University, replacing the founding chancellor, Professor Francis Omaswa, whose ten-year service had expired.

Nantulya developed a vaccine called Kuku Star, that prevents New Castle Disease in chicken. He manufactures the vaccine in his company, Brentec Vaccine Limited, named after his mother, Brenda Kirangi.

Personal life Nantulya is married to Dr. Florence Nakimwero Nantulya, a pediatrician, who practices at Nakasero Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Together, they are parents to five adult children.