Genomics Africa

Omotayo Anick J. Bara is a PhD student at the Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL) in Gabon. Her research focuses on the transmission flow of Plasmodium falciparum genotypes from infected human hosts to mosquito vectors. As a biologist, she seeks to deepen her … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Omotayo Anick J. Bara

Eric is an Expert in One Health of the School of Public Health of the University of Lubumbashi-DRC and Medical Biologist in the Department of Health Information, Research and Communication of the National Institute of Public Health DRC.LinkedIn

Mokgerwa Zacharia Monama is a Bioinformatics lecturer and researcher at the University of Limpopo (UL) in South Africa, under the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP). Based in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Biotechnology, he received his Genomics and Structural Bioinformatics training from Rhodes … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Mokgerwa Zacharia Monama

Bongani Brian Dlamini is the Training and Competency Manager for the Eswatini Health Laboratory Services (EHLS) in Eswatini. He fosters the implementation of genomics and bioinformatics for public surveillance, research, and routine diagnostics. His role involves establishing programs, developing protocols, setting up laboratories, implementing analytics … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Bongani Brian Dlamini

Ali Maleki is a medical virologist and scientific researcher in the Department of Influenza and Respiratory Viruses. He heads the COVID-19 National Reference Laboratory (CNRL), focusing on genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants and the external quality assessment program (EQAP) for Iranian diagnostic labs. LinkedIn

Prettimore Mafirakureva is a Senior Research Scientist at SIRDC’s Food and Biomedical Technology Institute (FBTI) in Zimbabwe. With an MSc in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and a BSc Hons in Applied Biology and Biochemistry, she has extensive experience in livestock disease diagnosis, vaccine production, and … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Prettimore Mafirakureva

Dr. Andrew M. Musyoki is a senior lecturer and researcher at the Department of Microbiological Pathology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), South Africa, with a PhD in Medical Virology. His research includes vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccines, immunization programs, and antimicrobial resistance. He supervises postgraduate research, … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Dr. Andrew M. Musyoki

Dr. Odianosen Ehiakhamen is a medical and epidemiological expert at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (NCDC). Holding a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Benin, and Master’s degrees in Public Health and Field Epidemiology from the University of Benin and University … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Dr Odianosen Ehiakhamen

Andile Khumalo is a medical virologist from eSwatini, currently a final-year NHLS intern medical scientist and pursuing a Public Health Postgraduate Diploma at the University of Pretoria. Her research includes HIV drug resistance, occult Hepatitis B Virus, and respiratory infections. With experience in characterizing HIV … Continue readingGENOMICS AFRICA FELLOW: Andile Khumalo