Ronald Mulondo
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Associate Research ScientistCards
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Yale School of Medicine
1298 HARTFORD TURNPIKE, ap10H
North Haven, CONNECTICUT 06473
United States
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Associate Research Scientist
Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale School of Public Health (Yale University), Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (2031)
- MPH
- University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2021)
- Internship
- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (2015)
- Internship
- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (2015)
- Internship
- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (2015)
- Internship
- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (2015)
- MBChB
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine (2014)
Advanced Training & Certifications
- Perspectives
- Yale School of Management (2025)
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
- Yale Univeristy School of Medicine (2023)
- Geospatial Statistics
- University of Lancaster (2020)
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Frequent collaborators of Ronald Mulondo's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Ronald Mulondo's research output by year.
Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, FACS
Joseph N Paulson, PhD
Mercedeh Javanbakht Movassagh
Andrew J Whalen
9Publications
121Citations
Publications
2023
Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study
Morton S, Hehnly C, Burgoine K, Ssentongo P, Ericson J, Kumar M, Hagmann C, Fronterre C, Smith J, Movassagh M, Streck N, Bebell L, Bazira J, Kumbakumba E, Bajunirwe F, Mulondo R, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Nsubuga B, Natukwatsa D, Nalule E, Magombe J, Erickson T, Ngonzi J, Ochora M, Olupot-Olupot P, Onen J, Ssenyonga P, Mugamba J, Warf B, Kulkarni A, Lane J, Whalen A, Zhang L, Sheldon K, Meier F, Kiwanuka J, Broach J, Paulson J, Schiff S. Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e601-e611. PMID: 37348522, PMCID: PMC10529524, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMother-newborn pairsPostinfectious hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluidNeonatal sepsisSpp infectionUgandan infantsMaternal bloodObservational case-control studyHospital OfficeInfant's cerebrospinal fluidBurden of morbidityCase-control studyRoute of infectionSubset of participantsMaternal feverCranial ultrasoundNeonatal infectionSepsis cohortOptimise treatmentTransplacental transmissionCord bloodObservational studyPlacental samplesSepsisHydrocephalusInfection diagnosis in hydrocephalus CT images: a domain enriched attention learning approach
Yu M, Peterson M, Cherukuri V, Hehnly C, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Mulondo R, Kaaya B, Broach J, Schiff S, Monga V. Infection diagnosis in hydrocephalus CT images: a domain enriched attention learning approach. Journal Of Neural Engineering 2023, 20: 10.1088/1741-2552/acd9ee. PMID: 37253355, PMCID: PMC11099590, DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/acd9ee.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2022
Cytomegalovirus infections in infants in Uganda: Newborn-mother pairs, neonates with sepsis, and infants with hydrocephalus
Hehnly C, Ssentongo P, Bebell L, Burgoine K, Bazira J, Fronterre C, Kumbakumba E, Mulondo R, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Morton S, Ngonzi J, Ochora M, Olupot-Olupot P, Mugamba J, Onen J, Roberts D, Sheldon K, Sinnar S, Smith J, Ssenyonga P, Kiwanuka J, Paulson J, Meier F, Ericson J, Broach J, Schiff S. Cytomegalovirus infections in infants in Uganda: Newborn-mother pairs, neonates with sepsis, and infants with hydrocephalus. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 118: 24-33. PMID: 35150915, PMCID: PMC9058984, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNewborn-mother pairsCMV prevalenceClinical sepsisCytomegalovirus infectionCerebrospinal fluidPrevalence of CMVQuantitative PCRCMV positivityPostinfectious hydrocephalusVaginal sheddingCMV infectionHIV seropositivityNeonatal ageMaternal ageMaternal vaginalRisk factorsMedical CenterLong-term consequencesMother pairsSepsisNeonatesInfantsPrevalenceHydrocephalusCMVImproving Infant Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Uganda: A Longitudinal Prospective Study Protocol for Predicting Developmental Outcomes and Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Treatment Failure after ETV/CPC
Vadset T, Rajaram A, Hsiao C, Katungi M, Magombe J, Seruwu M, Nsubuga B, Vyas R, Tatz J, Playter K, Nalule E, Natukwatsa D, Wabukoma M, Perez L, Mulondo R, Queally J, Fenster A, Kulkarni A, Schiff S, Grant P, Kabachelor E, Warf B, Sutin J, Lin P. Improving Infant Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Uganda: A Longitudinal Prospective Study Protocol for Predicting Developmental Outcomes and Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Treatment Failure after ETV/CPC. Metabolites 2022, 12: 78. PMID: 35050201, PMCID: PMC8781620, DOI: 10.3390/metabo12010078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCerebral blood flowTreatment failureETV/CPCEarly treatment failureProspective study protocolCerebral tissue oxygenationProgression of hydrocephalusVentriculoperitoneal shunt placementLong-term outcomesEvidence-based guidelinesPost-operative careEndoscopic third ventriculostomyCerebral metabolic rateMulti-center trialChoroid plexus cauterizationGlobal health burdenCURE Children's HospitalYears of agePost-operative measurementsHydrocephalus outcomesNeurodevelopmental outcomesSurgical treatmentNeurodevelopmental assessmentShunt placementChildren's Hospital
2021
Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever
Movassagh M, Bebell L, Burgoine K, Hehnly C, Zhang L, Moran K, Sheldon K, Sinnar S, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Kumbakumba E, Bazira J, Ochora M, Mulondo R, Nsubuga B, Weeks A, Gladstone M, Olupot-Olupot P, Ngonzi J, Roberts D, Meier F, Irizarry R, Broach J, Schiff S, Paulson J. Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever. Npj Biofilms And Microbiomes 2021, 7: 75. PMID: 34508087, PMCID: PMC8433417, DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00244-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIntrapartum feverClinical variablesHigh prevalenceVaginal microbiomeUgandan womenLonger labour durationMaternal clinical featuresYoung maternal ageDuration of pregnancyOnset of laborMicrobial communitiesVaginal microbial communitiesAfebrile mothersFebrile mothersPeripartum courseMaternal feverNeonatal outcomesLabor durationClinical featuresMaternal ageVaginal microbesFeverOutcome riskVeillonella genusMicrobiome influencesImmune activation during Paenibacillus brain infection in African infants with frequent cytomegalovirus co-infection
Isaacs A, Morton S, Movassagh M, Zhang Q, Hehnly C, Zhang L, Morales D, Sinnar S, Ericson J, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Ssenyonga P, Onen J, Mulondo R, Hornig M, Warf B, Broach J, Townsend R, Limbrick D, Paulson J, Schiff S. Immune activation during Paenibacillus brain infection in African infants with frequent cytomegalovirus co-infection. IScience 2021, 24: 102351. PMID: 33912816, PMCID: PMC8065213, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsNeonatal sepsisBrain infectionImmune activationInnate immune system responseRisk of hydrocephalusDominant bacterial pathogenHost immune responsePlatelet-activating factorImmune system responseOxidative stress reactionSecondary sequelaeAdjunctive treatmentImmune response networkNeutrophil activityIL-12Hydrocephalic infantsAfrican infantsIL-13IL-4JAK/STAT pathwayAntigen-presenting complexImmune responseHydrocephalusPotential targetNeuroinflammation
2020
Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants
Paulson J, Williams B, Hehnly C, Mishra N, Sinnar S, Zhang L, Ssentongo P, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Wijetunge D, von Bredow B, Mulondo R, Kiwanuka J, Bajunirwe F, Bazira J, Bebell L, Burgoine K, Couto-Rodriguez M, Ericson J, Erickson T, Ferrari M, Gladstone M, Guo C, Haran M, Hornig M, Isaacs A, Kaaya B, Kangere S, Kulkarni A, Kumbakumba E, Li X, Limbrick D, Magombe J, Morton S, Mugamba J, Ng J, Olupot-Olupot P, Onen J, Peterson M, Roy F, Sheldon K, Townsend R, Weeks A, Whalen A, Quackenbush J, Ssenyonga P, Galperin M, Almeida M, Atkins H, Warf B, Lipkin W, Broach J, Schiff S. Paenibacillus infection with frequent viral coinfection contributes to postinfectious hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12: eaba0565. PMID: 32998967, PMCID: PMC7774825, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aba0565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPostinfectious hydrocephalusCSF samplesPIH casesPotential causative organismsCerebrospinal fluid accumulationCytomegalovirus coinfectionUgandan infantsNeonatal sepsisSurgical palliationNeonatal infectionInfant casesOptimal treatmentInfant cohortCommon causeCausative organismPediatric hydrocephalusFluid accumulationHydrocephalusAnaerobic bacterial isolatesControl casesInfectionFacultative anaerobic bacterial isolatesInfantsParasitic DNADisease
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