Willy KAYONDO

• Supervise daily functioning of laboratory, ancillary activities and Technical Staff
• Review of data generated at research laboratory and Quality Control
• Schedule work and ensure full scope of activities is covered
• Keep knowledgeable on laboratory study protocols and ensure proper execution of same
• Prepare employee schedules according to individual needs and skills, as well as coverage requirements.
• Oversee laboratory safety posture
• Oversee that equipment and facilities are in good working order.

Strengthened communication skills through:

• Acting as liaison between site lab team and study clinical team, and Offsite Lab leadership and US ACESO lab team.
• representing laboratory at weekly site study meeting and meetings with ACESO team.

Gained strong leadership skills through:

• ensuring that laboratory services complied with standards of Good clinical Laboratory Practice and FDA, Allied health professionals, DAIDS and other regulatory agencies in productive, efficient and cost-effective manner.
• acquiring new and emerging technologies and assisted in transferring new technology into scope of site laboratory
• Coordinating and ensuring all equipment are functional and adequately maintained
• ensuring adequate supplies were maintained to ensure smooth running of study tests.
• ensuring that lab SOPs are adhered to in performing of the assays
• ensuring that lab staff are competent in infection prevention and control.
• overseeing the specimen repository through maintaining databases for shipment inventories, records for shipper monitoring, and necessary shipment permits and paperwork.

• Provided oversight and direction for the laboratory team, in consultation of the laboratory leadership, to enable meet objectives of the ACESO Sepsis Observation Study in Uganda
• Supported internal (MUWRP) and external stakeholders (ACESO) to implement site laboratory activities including adoption of new technologies as needed.
• Gained experience in infection prevention and control and management of critically ill patients involving pathogens of high consequence such as VHFs.

• Maintained MUWRP lab repository
• Oversaw shipments and worked with assigned shippers to ensure that all shipped records were properly maintained and retrievable
• Worked with assigned shippers to ensure that shipments were conducted as per SOP and reported any deviations thereof
• Assigned freezers storage space to new studies/protocols
• Developed inventory and reported quarterly to lab management
• Identified needs for repository and advised lab management
• Prepared and examined specimens using variety of instruments, histologist and molecular diagnostic techniques

• Trained on active protocols and attained competences required to participate in protocol testing activities.
• Performed moderate to high complexity testing and processed specimens for ongoing clinical trials and other studies as needed.