Significant involvement in academics, clinical genetic research, genomics, and epigenomics, as well as building research capacity, have all been hallmarks of his career. He has held several prestigious positions in the health sector in Rwanda. A pioneering figure in the field of genetics and genomics, Professor Mutesa has spearheaded the development and implementation of Rwanda’s reference center for human genetics, the only facility of its kind in East Africa. He is the Principal Investigator of several research grants funded by NIH, EU, EDCTP, NIHR, Wellcome Trust among others. He is a research pioneer of the transgenerational
epigenomics of trauma and PTSD in Rwanda, a research programme focusing on the transgenerational transmission of the epigenomic impact of genocide exposure and PTSD in women survivors and their offspring of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. He has supervised over 100 MSc, MMed, PhD, and Post-Doc fellows from Rwanda and from overseas universities. With more than 230 peer-reviewed publications to his name, he is a prolific contributor to scientific research. His outstanding contributions to human genetics have been recognized with the prestigious HUGO African Prize 2024 and he is a Fellow of African Academy of Sciences (FAA). He is currently serving as a board member of the Board of Trustees of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI).

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