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Second Meeting of the DS-I Africa Consortium
29 October -2 November 2022

Recorded sessions

  • Ms Houriiyah Tegally (Participant)

    Houriiyah is a Senior Data Analyst in Virology & Bioinformatics focusing on the genomic epidemiology and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa and Africa. During the COVID-19 pandemic she optimized the assembly and analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes from multiple African countries for outbreak response, which was pivotal in the identification of the Beta and Omicron variants of concern. Her research interests revolve around the genomic surveillance of infectious diseases and particularly the use of genomics and phylogenetics within epidemiological and population-scale data to reconstruct and track their transmission dynamics and impact.