Faustin Kanyabwisha, MPH

Research for Development Rwanda

Faustin Kanyabwisha serves as the Research Laboratory Coordinator for RD Rwanda’s Einstein-Rwanda Research Laboratory located at the Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital. He is a Medical Laboratory Scientist with advanced training in molecular biology, holds a Master’s degree in Public Health, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences at the University of Rwanda. His research focuses on cervical cancer screening through High-Risk HPV genotyping, HPV serology to assess HPV vaccine effectiveness, and on the implementation of biobanking systems.

He was previously a Fogarty-IeDEA Mentorship Program (FIMP) mentee, where he examined long-term specimen stability to validate the biobank storage conditions.