I am an infectious diseases expert with a focus on pathogenesis, diagnostics, and program implementation using both conventional microbiological methods and modern molecular approaches. He has acquired the necessary skills and established a laboratory-based research capacity in Uganda with advanced skills in Molecular Epidemiology and Bioinformatics.

Sssengooba holds an Erasmus Mundus Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from the Universities of Amsterdam (Academic Medical Centre), the Netherlands, and Barcelona, Spain with 2 years of laboratory training at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.

He has over 15 years of experience working and leading projects and training grants relating to TB and HIV in Africa and has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters.