SA boosts genomics capability to identify new pathogens

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Expansion entails building of new laboratories and capabilities, and hiring and training of more African scientists

is enhancing its capacity to identify and respond to emerging pathogens and deadly diseases after leading global efforts to identify new strains of the coronavirus.

The expansion will help “Africa to become a world leader in genomics surveillance and bring technologies to SA that can identify new pathogens and human genetic mutations quickly,” said Tulio de Oliveira, who heads the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation in Stellenbosch, near Cape Town. Funding has also come from international donors including the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, the European Commission and the Rockefeller Foundation’s Pandemic Prevention Institute.

 

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