Genomics Africa Fellow: Leonard Kingwara

Leonard Kingwara is a technical leader in genomics and molecular surveillance at the Ministry of Health, Department of National Laboratory Services in Kenya.

Leonard Kingwara came to this fellowship at CERI in Stellenbosch to receive training on SARS-CoV-2 sequencing in order to increase genomics surveillance in Kenya.

Duration of the fellowship: 2 to 12 November 2021.

Trained received: Hands-on sequencing on Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.