Dr George Githinji
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George Githinji
Postdoctoral research scientist
I hold a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science and technology and a PhD from the Open University (UK) in collaboration with KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme. During my PhD programme, I investigated the extent of sequence and epitope diversity from a short region of the PfEMP1 molecule that is associated with characteristic expression patterns in severe and non-severe malaria cases. Thereafter I joined the Virus Epidemiology and Control Group lead by Prof James Nokes as an early career postdoctoral fellow with funding support from IDeAL. At VEC group, I utilise computational approaches to study RSV virus diversity and transmission patterns during outbreaks. I am interested in virus epidemiology, transmission and evolution and in developing computational methods for processing large-scale genomic data and exploring biological sequence diversity.
Recent publications
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Deploying Metagenomics to Characterize Microbial Pathogens During Outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness Among Children in Tanzania.
Mziray SR. et al, (2025), Pathogens, 14
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The genome sequence of varicella-zoster virus (<i>Varicellovirus humanalpha3</i>) obtained by metagenomics from a patient presenting with an exanthem rash.
Musundi S. et al, (2025), Microbiology resource announcements
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Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen Point-of-Care Tests as a Risk Stratification Tool for Treatment Eligibility: Experience From Kenya
Downs LO. et al, (2025), Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12
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Coxsackievirus A24 variant whole genome sequencing from clinical samples using a three overlapping amplicons strategy
Morobe JM. et al, (2025)
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Emergence and transmission dynamics of the FY.4 Omicron variant in Kenya.
Musundi S. et al, (2025), Virus Evol, 11