 Her PhD thesis analyses the drug-to-drug interactions between antimalarials and Anti-retroviral drugs.Byakika started out as a medical officer at Mulago National Referral Hospital and over time rose in status through senior house officer (SHO), registrar and finally consultant in the department of Medicine at the hospital.She has concurrently taught at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, which uses Mulago Hospital as its teaching hospital.