Dr Kondwani Jambo is a Research Group Leader based at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme (MLW) and a Reader in Immunology and Infection at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. His research focuses on infection and immunity relevant to populations in low-middle income settings. He holds a Master of Science degree in Human Immunity (2006) and a PhD in Immunology (2010), from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He underwent postdoctoral training at the MLW and Cornell University (USA). He is a previous recipient of the prestigious Wellcome Intermediate Fellowship (2015) and current recipient of the MRC African Research Leader award (2020). Dr Jambo is the current president of the Immunology Society of Malawi.

Kate’s role is running the everyday aspects of the Hub, overseeing the operational aspects of the Hub. This involves strategic planning, program management, stakeholder engagement, and monitoring and evaluation to support the career development of ECRs and MCRs within the SADC region.