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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Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya.
Githinji G. et al, (2021), Nature communications, 12
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Enrichment approach for unbiased sequencing of respiratory syncytial virus directly from clinical samples
Waweru JW. et al, (2021)
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2 in Comoros Islands in January 2021
Agoti C. et al, (2021)
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Endemic chikungunya fever in Kenyan children: a prospective cohort study.
Nyamwaya DK. et al, (2021), BMC infectious diseases, 21
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The utility of Escherichia coli as a contamination indicator for rural drinking water: Evidence from whole genome sequencing
Nowicki S. et al, (2021), PLOS ONE, 16, e0245910 - e0245910