Dr. Jesca Nakayima is a PhD graduate from Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (2014). She specialized in Molecular epidemiology; Dissertation: Molecular epidemiological study of protozoan and other zoonotic diseases from two countries in Africa. Jesca holds a Master of Wildlife Health & Management (MWHM) from Makerere University and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) from Makerere University, in 2006 and 2002 respectively. She joined National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)/National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) in June 2006, where she has worked to-date. Jesca has worked under the Biotechnology section then later Livestock health Programme. She has participated in the surveillance and control of Trypanosomiasis. But also worked on the Molecular epidemiology of Zoonoses, Protozoan parasites, Helminths, Wildlife diseases, Tick-borne diseases, Viruses, among others. She upgraded her research skills to Genomics and bioinformatics and vaccines and vaccinology. She intends to acquire molecular helminthology and One Health skills next on her agenda.