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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Temporal distribution and clinical characteristics of the Alpha, Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in Laikipia, Kenya: institutional and community-based genomic surveillance
W. Lambisia A. et al, (2023)
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A pan-African pathogen genomics data sharing platform to support disease outbreaks.
Christoffels A. et al, (2023), Nature medicine, 29, 1052 - 1055
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High-throughput sequencing approaches applied to SARS-CoV-2
Ong'era EM. et al, (2023), Wellcome Open Research, 8, 150 - 150
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Characterising paediatric mortality during and after acute illness in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: a secondary analysis of the CHAIN cohort using a machine learning approach.
Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition (CHAIN) Network None., (2023), EClinicalMedicine, 57
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Toward a global virus genomic surveillance network.
Hill V. et al, (2023), Cell host & microbe