Dr. Musa Mulongo is a senior scientist with a focus on vaccine research and development and has 15 years of
international development experience. Previously, Musa was a Senior Program Specialist with the Climate Resilient
Food Systems Division at the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa Canada. In this
role, he was responsible for the design and delivery of cutting-edge vaccine discovery and development projects
with multiple international partnerships. It is in this role that his interest in the need for solid data for decision-
making to target maximum impact was developed. Before joining IDRC, Musa completed two post-doctoral
research fellowships at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-
InterVac) in Saskatchewan, Canada and Wellcome Trust Research Program in Kilifi, Kenya. Musa holds a PhD in
Immunology & Vaccine Development from the Royal Veterinary College of the University of London (UK) and a
Master of Science from Kenyatta University in Kenya. Dr. Mulongo is passionate about bold actions for big wins to
global challenges and believes the use of cutting-edge data analytics and Artificial Intelligence can deliver these
wins, especially in Africa.