JUDITH NANYUNJA
AI Innovator | Campus & Community Builder | Scientist
Master's scholar in Global Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases Management at Makerere University and Co-Founder of SAFE AI-Africa. Pioneering ethical, African-context AI tools reaching 4,000+ users across healthcare, education, agriculture, and research while designing high-impact campus literacy spaces for 1,000+ students.
Judith Nanyunja
MSc Biosecurity & Infectious Diseases
4,000+
AI Platform Users
Healthcare, STEM & research
1,000+
Community Reached
Students & youth dialogues
€20,500+
Innovation Grants
beVisioneers & Starthub
30+
Bioinformatics Tools
Unified via MCP in SAFESeq
30
Women Upskilled
Circular glass manufacturing
121
Scholars Equipped
Ecoclime Africa curriculum
Architecting Responsible African AI & Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Master's student in Global Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases Management at Makerere University (Africa Climate Collaborative Scholar) and Co-Founder of SAFE AI-Africa. Experienced campus and community leader with a track record of designing and coordinating AI and data-literacy programs, mentorship initiatives, workshops, and cross-institutional collaborations reaching 1,000+ students and community members across Uganda.
Passionate about expanding ethical, inclusive AI literacy and building spaces where students can learn, experiment, and build with AI to solve localized health, educational, and environmental challenges.
African-Context AI
Co-founding SAFE AI-Africa to build responsible, culturally anchored AI systems. Connecting multi-tool computational genomics through MCP (Model Context Protocol).
Biosecurity & Diagnostics
Investigating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), genomic diagnostics, and containment strategies to fortify public health infrastructure against emerging infectious pathogens.
Circular Traceability
Leading Wananchi Eco Solutions to transform waste glass into high-value products through an AI-enabled traceability system while economically empowering 30 grassroots women.
Campus & Youth Building
Steering data literacy programs like She Data Science (100+ students), serving on Makerere College Guild Council, and facilitating the beVisioneers Kampala Hub (30 fellows).
SAFE AI-Africa & Flagship Platforms
Co-Founder (2023-Present). Championing responsible, African-context AI spanning genomics, clinical resistance surveillance, chemistry education, and no-code analytics.
4,000+ users across healthcare, education & agriculture
SAFESeq
Genomics & Agentic AIUnifying 30+ bioinformatics tools exposed to AI agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
A revolutionary genomics and bioinformatics operating pipeline. SAFESeq aggregates over 30 industry-standard bioinformatics engines and exposes their execution environments to autonomous AI agents through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling rapid genomic surveillance, alignment, and variant annotation.
Top 15 Startup in BIOMIC Accelerator (Makerere University Lung Institute / Uganda STI-OP / Hindsight Ventures 2026)
Core Functional Capabilities
Technical Foundation
Judith's Direct Leadership:
Leading community engagement, ethical AI governance, stakeholder partnerships, and responsible AI advocacy. Translating clinical diagnostics and laboratory challenges into accessible AI tools for African students and researchers.
Unifying 30+ bioinformatics tools exposed to AI agents via Model Context Protocol (MCP)
AI-enabled antimicrobial resistance pattern analysis and resistance surveillance
Interactive, curriculum-aligned chemical science simulations for African learners
No-code predictive data science for non-technical researchers and students
Wananchi Eco Solutions & Circular Traceability
Bridging circular economy models with artificial intelligence to divert waste glass, report transparently, and build economic resilience for African women.
Wananchi Eco Solutions
Founded a circular-innovation venture built around an AI-enabled traceability system that reports end-to-end on how waste glass is recovered, processed, and repurposed into high-value products.
30 Women
Trained in green manufacturing & entrepreneurship
€20,000
beVisioneers Mercedes-Benz project scholarship
€500
Starthub Africa Seed Innovation Grant
Ecoclime Africa (2024-Present)
Contribute to youth engagement through an 18-member interdisciplinary leadership community and an AI-informed sustainability curriculum equipping 121 scholars to build data and AI-driven solutions to Africa's environmental challenges.
121
Scholars Equipped
18
Leaders Cohort
Mentorship, Leadership & Grassroots AI Literacy
Demonstrated history of designing and coordinating programs, mentoring students, and advocating for equitable digital access at Makerere University and across Uganda.
Student Coordinator | She Data Science Program
Makerere University
Coordinated workshops, mentorship, schedules, and participant engagement for 100+ female students building AI, data literacy, and essential digital capabilities to bridge gender disparities in African computing.
Facilitator & Community Builder
beVisioneers Fellowship - Kampala Local Hub
Facilitate regular engagement, peer workshops, and collaborative reviews for a 30-member local hub within a global community of 1,000+ fellows focused on planet-positive innovation and social impact.
Secretary | College Guild Council
Makerere University
Represented students at institutional governance level, actively advocating for equitable student access to AI and digital tools to navigate the digital age and meet academic goals; supported student communication, welfare, and leadership initiatives.
Academic Minister Emeritus
MUBLITSA, Makerere University
Led student academic advocacy and welfare initiatives; hosted dialogues on AI literacy, safety, and policy alongside sustainability and civic forums reaching 1,000+ beneficiaries across campus.
Makerere University Academic Journey
Rigorous grounding in clinical laboratory science, diagnostic pathology, biosecurity protocols, and global infectious disease management.
MSc Global Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases Management
Focusing on emerging infectious pathogens, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) containment, molecular epidemiology, biological threat assessment, and One Health surveillance frameworks.
Bachelor of Biomedical Laboratory Technology
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Comprehensive training in clinical microbiology, hematology, immunology, molecular biology, diagnostic equipment maintenance, and laboratory quality assurance systems.
Diploma in Laboratory Science Education & Industry
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Applied pedagogical techniques for laboratory sciences, industrial biochemical quality control, and laboratory safety management.
Selected Fellowships, Awards & Recognition
International scholarships, competitive accelerator selections, and pan-African recognitions in digital health and social innovation.
beVisioneers: The Mercedes-Benz Fellowship
Cohort 3 Fellow (2025). Awarded €20,000 project scholarship for Wananchi Eco Solutions circular-innovation traceability system.
Mastercard Foundation Africa Climate Collaborative
Full Master's Scholar award for MSc in Global Biosecurity and Infectious Diseases Management at Makerere University.
African Women in Digital Health Recognition
Pan-African recognition celebrating women transforming digital healthcare, antimicrobial resistance analytics, and health technology.
BIOMIC Accelerator Top 15 Startup
Makerere University Lung Institute & Uganda STI-OP (with Hindsight Ventures) recognizing SAFESeq for agentic MCP bioinformatics tooling.
Sisonke Biotik Ideathon Award
Awarded for excellence in biomedical informatics ideation and localized African health AI models developed by SAFE AI-Africa.
Moonshot Awards & One Young World
Named Top 100 Changemaker in Moonshot Awards; Shortlisted for the One Young World Enterprising Futures Scholarship (2026).
Core Skills & Competencies
Promise TV Broadcast Feature
Featured on national broadcast for pioneering circular glass upcycling, AI-enabled waste traceability, and women's economic empowerment at Wananchi Eco Solutions.
Let's Build Responsible AI & Scientific Impact
Open for keynote speaking, panel discussions, AI literacy workshops, research partnerships in biosecurity and genomics, or sustainability advisory.
Phone & WhatsApp
+256 756 985 966
Official Email
jnanyunja@safeaiafrica.com
Current Base
Kampala, Uganda • Makerere University
Key Affiliations
SAFE AI-Africa • Wananchi Eco Solutions
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