Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

1. Next-generation computational method for Genomics Risk Assessment and Stratification in multi-way admixed and structured populations.
2. Developing improved statistical and computational models for the association tests of genetic variation versus drug response, genetic variation versus individualised dosage regimens of potentially toxic drugs accounting different environment factors.
3. Leveraging evolutionary convergence, polygeneticity and population structure in Bacterial Genome-wide association studies.
4. Computational model for pinpointing accurately individual's ancestry along its genome or on a specific chromosomal region to cope with populations that have a complex admixture history and adaptation event.
5. Computational models for leveraging cross-population gene/sub-network meta-analysis to recover disease association signal risk, cross-population gene/sub-network drug responses and regulations in homogeneous or recently admixed populations.

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Ambroise Wonkam

  • University of Cape Town
  • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  • Johns Hopkins University

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Gaston K. Mazandu

  • University of Cape Town
  • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

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Nicola J. Mulder

  • University of Cape Town

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Collet Dandara

  • University of Cape Town
  • South African Medical Research Council

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Francis Edem Agamah

  • University of Cape Town

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Siana Nkya

  • University of Dar Es Salaam
  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Victoria Nembaware

  • University of Cape Town
  • University of Cape Coast Ghana

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Julie Makani

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Christian D. Bope

  • University of Cape Town
  • Université de Kinshasa
  • University of Oslo

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Raphael Zozimus Sangeda

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Kevin K. Esoh

  • University of Cape Town

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Michelle Skelton

  • University of Cape Town

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Delesa Damena

  • University of Cape Town

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Michèle Ramsay

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Judit Kumuthini

  • Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research
  • University of the Western Cape
  • H3ABioNet/H3Africa

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Peter A.C. 't Hoen

  • Radboud University Nijmegen

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Anisah W. Ghoorah

  • University of Mauritius

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Thomas H. A. Ederveen

  • Radboud University Nijmegen

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Samar S. M. Elsheikh

  • Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute
  • University of Cape Town

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Denis Awany

  • University of Cape Town

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Ananyo Choudhury

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Funmilayo Makinde

  • University of Cape Town

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Gordon Wells

  • Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research
  • University of the Western Cape
  • Africa Health Research Institute

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Alessandro Crimi

  • University Hospital of Zurich
  • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
  • University of Zurich

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Alfred Amambua-Ngwa

  • University of the Gambia

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Oscar A. Nyangiri

  • Makerere University

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Dhriti Sengupta

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Mpiko Ntsekhe

  • University of Cape Town

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Richard A. Gibbs

  • Baylor College of Medicine

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Mamana Mbiyavanga

  • University of Cape Town

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Josephine Mgaya

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Nyarai D. Soko

  • University of Cape Town

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Samar K. Kassim

  • Ain Shams University

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Bruno Bucheton

  • Institut de recherche pour le développement

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Daniel Shriner

  • National Institutes of Health

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Christiane Hertz-Fowler

  • University of Liverpool
  • Wellcome Trust

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Sarudzai Muyambo

  • University of Zimbabwe
  • Bindura University of Science Education

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Ginger Metcalf

  • Baylor College of Medicine

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Joel Defo

  • University of Cape Town

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Taoufik Bensellak

  • Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

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Martin Simuunza

  • University of Zambia

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Eileen Dareng

  • University of Cambridge
  • Institute of Human Virology Nigeria

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Steven G. Nyanjom

  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

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Donna Muzny

  • Baylor College of Medicine

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Harry Noyes

  • University of Liverpool

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Alia Benkahla

  • Institut Pasteur de Tunis

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Kenneth Opap

  • University of Cape Town

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Imane Allali

  • University of Cape Town

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Scott Hazelhurst

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Charles Rotimi

  • National Institutes of Health

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Alison V. September

  • University of Cape Town
  • International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)

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Eric A. Achidi

  • University of Buea

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Daneil C. Feldmann

  • University of Cape Town

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Shaun Aron

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Enock Matovu

  • Makerere University

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Lucas Amenga-Etego

  • University of Ghana

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Oluwadamilare Falola

  • Covenant University

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Gustave Simo

  • Université de Dschang

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Segun Fatumo

  • University of Cape Town
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Annette Macleod

  • University of Glasgow

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Verena Ras

  • University of Cape Town
  • University of the Western Cape

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Dieudonne Mumba-Ngoyi

  • Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale

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Noluthando Manyisa

  • University of Cape Town

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Malcolm Collins

  • University of Cape Town
  • International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)

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Sally N. Adebamowo

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Ezekiel Adebiyi

  • Covenant University

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Trust Odia

  • Covenant University

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Arinao Ndadza

  • University of Cape Town

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Gerrit Botha

  • University of Cape Town

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Mathurin Koffi

  • Jean Lorougnon Guede University

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Laura R. Botigué

  • CSIC
  • Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics

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Darren P. Martin

  • University of Cape Town

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Tobias O. Apinjoh

  • University of Buea

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Yasmina Jaufeerally Fakim

  • University of Mauritius

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Prisca K. Thami

  • University of Cape Town

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Arthemon Nguweneza

  • University of Cape Town

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Ashraf Darwish

  • Federal University of Technology, Akure
  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology
  • Obafemi Awolowo University
  • University of Cape Town

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Christopher Hooper

  • African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

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Anna Niehues

  • Radboud University Nijmegen

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Gregory A. Newby

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Michelle Dandara

  • University of Cape Town

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Mai F. Tolba

  • Ain Shams University
  • University of Hertfordshire

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Jon Patricios

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Cathal Seoighe

  • University of Galway

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Adekunle D. Adekile

  • Kuwait University

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Anita Ghansah

  • University of Ghana

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Shakuntala Baichoo

  • University of Mauritius

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Oluwafemi Oluwole

  • University of Cape Town

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Khuthala Mnika

  • University of Cape Town

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Vivian Paintsil

  • Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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Dirk Blom

  • University of Cape Town

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Martin H. Steinberg

  • Boston University

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James Jafali

  • University of Cape Town

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Bruno P. Mmbando

  • National Institute for Medical Research Tanga

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Rachel Levine

  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Joyce Gyamfi

  • New York University

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Dassen Sathan

  • University of Mauritius

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Ferdinand A. Katsriku

  • Federal University of Technology, Akure
  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology
  • Obafemi Awolowo University
  • University of Cape Town

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Simani Gaseitsiwe

  • Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership
  • Harvard University

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Brian Rayner

  • University of Cape Town

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Valentina Josiane Ngo Bitoungui

  • Université de Dschang

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Alex Osei-Akoto

  • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Bolanle A. Ojokoh

  • Federal University of Technology, Akure

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Mary Jessica N. Laguette

  • University of Cape Town
  • International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)

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Jack Morrice

  • University of Cape Town

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Kinga Huminska-Lisowska

  • Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

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Fujr Osman Ibrahim Osman

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Purdue University
  • Washington University St. Louis

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Mathijs A.M. Suijkerbuijk

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

  • Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana

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Declan Bennett

  • University of Galway

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Erin A. D. Dempsey

  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Uche Nnebe-Agumadu

  • University of Abuja, Gwagwalada

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Faisal Fadlelmola

  • University of Khartoum

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Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud

  • University of Mauritius

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Julian Feller

  • Epworth HealthCare

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Cesar A. Santa-Maria

  • Johns Hopkins University Hospital

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Stephen J. O’Brien

  • St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO)
  • Nova Southeastern University

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Rachel Latanich

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Wonderful T. Choga

  • University of Cape Town
  • Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership

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Anazoeze Madu

  • University of Nigeria

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Erika Jones

  • University of Cape Town

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Paweł Cieszczyk

  • Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

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Nikitha Nimmagadda

  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Daiana Drehmer

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Hezekiah A. Isa

  • University of Abuja, Gwagwalada

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Shatha Alosaimi

  • University of Cape Town

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Charles F.B. Nhachi

  • University of Zimbabwe

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Lyndon Zass

  • University of Cape Town

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Stylianos Antonarakis

  • University of Geneva

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Wonderful Choga

  • University of Cape Town

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Hundaol Girma

  • University of Cape Town

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Paulo Guerreiro

  • Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

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James F. Casella

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Ahmed Moussa

  • Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

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Evalena Stattin

  • Uppsala University

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Milaine Tchamga

  • University of Cape Town

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Marco Van Zwetselaar

  • Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

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Carina Silva

  • Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon
  • Universidade de Lisboa

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Kelechi F. Njoku

  • University of Cape Town

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Pindile Mntla

  • Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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Fouzia Radouani

  • Institut Pasteur du Maroc

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Valential Ngo Bitoungui

  • Université de Dschang
  • National Public Health Laboratory

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Christopher Fields

  • University of Illinois

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Sandra Healy

  • University of Galway

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Olatunji M. Omisore

  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

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Melissa Konopko

  • Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

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Adriana Albini

  • IRCCS Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza - San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)

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Edmond Wonkam-Tingang

  • University of Cape Town

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Obiageli E. Nnodu

  • University of Abuja, Gwagwalada

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Brígida Santos

  • Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola
  • Hospital Pediátrico David Bernardino

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Emmanuel Peprah

  • New York University

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Peter A. Idowu

  • Obafemi Awolowo University

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Dan E. Arking

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Charlotte K. Häger

  • Umeå University

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Guillaume Lettre

  • Université de Montréal

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Ntumba Kabongo

  • University of Cape Town

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Chide E. Okocha

  • Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka

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Oren Tirosh

  • Swinburne University of Technology

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Peter Kimathi

  • University of Cape Town

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Krzysztof Ficek

  • The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

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Emmanuel Balandya

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Zoe Gill

  • University of Cape Town

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Masouda Rahim

  • University of Cape Town

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Adebayo F. Adekoya

  • Federal University of Technology, Akure
  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology
  • Obafemi Awolowo University
  • University of Cape Town

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Nicholas Thomford

  • University of Cape Town

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Michael Posthumus

  • University of Cape Town
  • International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)

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Christian Happi

  • Redeemer's University

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Stephan Menzel

  • King's College London

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Javier Alvarez-Rumero

  • Victoria University

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Armandina Miranda

  • Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge

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Gerard Kadzirange

  • University of Zimbabwe

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Bianca Kruger

  • University of Cape Town

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Basel K. Al-Ramadi

  • United Arab Emirates University

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Mariana Delgadinho

  • Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

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Collen M. Masimirembwa

  • African Institute Of Biomedical Sciences And Technology (AiBST)

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Richard Daodu

  • Redeemer's University

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Oluwarotimi W. Samuel

  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

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Lemu Golassa

  • Addis Ababa University

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Catarina Ginete

  • Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

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Miguel Brito

  • Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon
  • Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola

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Andre P. Kengne

  • University of Cape Town

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Biobele J. Brown

  • University of Ibadan

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Tinashe Chikowore

  • University of the Witwatersrand

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Jonathan N. Katsukunya

  • University of Cape Town

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Delesa D. Mulisa

  • University of Cape Town

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Samuel A. Asala

  • University of Abuja, Gwagwalada

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Jashira Naidoo

  • University of Cape Town

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Liberata Mwita

  • Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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Kevin Dzobo

  • University of Cape Town

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John Van Horn

  • University of Virginia

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Myron Essex

  • Harvard University

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Michael A. Beer

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Happiness Kumburu

  • Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute

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Radia Hassan

  • University of Cape Town

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Jumamurat R. Bayjanov

  • Radboud University Nijmegen

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Melek Chaouch

  • Institut Pasteur de Tunis
  • Université de Tunis El Manar

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Nir Eynon

  • Victoria University

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Hassan Ghazal

  • University Mohammed First

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Sara M. Tolaney

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Harvard Medical School

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Nicholas E. Thomford

  • University of Cape Coast Ghana

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Jonathan S. Yen

  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Mario Jonas

  • University of Cape Town

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Kjell G. Nilsson

  • Umeå University

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Phumla Sinxadi

  • University of Cape Town

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Oluwafemi A. Sarumi

  • Federal University of Technology, Akure

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