Genomics Africa

Harriet Ng’ombe is a Research Fellow at CIDRZ and a PhD student at Stellenbosch University with a strong passion for genomics and bioinformatics. Her research focuses on cholera immunology, including vaccine effectiveness and strain validation, as well as COVID-19 and Norovirus surveillance. She collaborates with … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Harriet Ng’ombe

Vimbiso Chidoti is a researcher at the University of Zimbabwe, specializing in Virology and Molecular Biology under Dr. Florian Liegeois from IRD. She holds a Master of Philosophy in Veterinary Science and a First-Class Honours Degree in Biological Sciences. Her expertise includes bat and rodent … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Vimbiso Chidoti

Chifundo Salifu is a molecular biologist and currently she is pursuing a PhD with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and while based at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome (MLW) Clinical Research Programme. Her research focuses on multiplex real-time PCR assays for diagnosing Central Nervous System … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Chifundo Salifu

Edem Apewokin is a veterinarian and researcher with the Veterinary Services Directorate of Ghana. He focuses on identifying and controlling zoonotic and transboundary animal diseases, including HPAI outbreaks. A graduate of Ghana’s In-Service Applied Veterinary Field Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) program, he is passionate about applying … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Edem Apewokin

Sètondji Islamiath KISSIRA is a medical virologist and research scientist at the National Laboratory for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Genomic Surveillance of Infections with Epidemic Potential in Benin. She works on genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Dengue, Lassa, Zika, Chikungunya, monkeypox viruses, … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Sètondji Islamiath KISSIRA

Nqobile Mthembu is a medical scientist pursuing a Master’s in Medical Science at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Her project advances genomic surveillance of respiratory viruses by exploring targeted sequencing methods to identify an efficient single … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Nqobile Mthembu

Gideon Nsubuga is a research fellow/biomedical scientist at Makerere University’s College of Health Sciences, specializing in genomics and immunology. With an MSc in Immunology and Clinical Microbiology and a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from Makerere University, he focuses on host-pathogen interactions and pathogenicity. He has … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Gideon Nsubuga

Andrew Waititu is a  pharmacist and researcher currently serving  at the Ministry of Health, With a strong commitment to improving patient outcomes and medication safety, he has been actively involved in the field of pharmacogenomics, focusing on how genetic variations affect individual responses to medications. … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Dr. Andrew Waititu

Alhagie Papa Sey is the LIS Manager at the National Health Laboratory Services of the Ministry of Health, The Gambia. With a major in Information Systems (Computer Science) and a focus on Bioinformatics, he is part of the MoH-ICT Core implementation team as a system … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Alhagie Papa Sey