This study reports genomic surveillance in Rwanda from June to September 2021, showing the rapid spread and dominance of the Delta variant over other lineages, with implications for cross-border transmission.

medRxiv · May 31, 2022 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genomic Sequencing of SARS-COV-2 in Rwanda: evolution and regional dynamics

Yvan Butera, Enatha Mukantwari, Maria Artesi, Jeanne d’Arc Umuringa, Aine Niamh O’Toole, Verity Hill, Stefan Rooke, Samuel Leandro Hong, Simon Dellicour, Onesphore Majyambere, Sébastien Bontems, Bouchra Boujemla, Josh Quick, Paola Cristina Resende, Nick Loman, , Nadine Rujeni

This study analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences from Rwanda to track variant evolution and regional spread, identifying emerging sub-lineages and VOCs introduced through travel.

Nature Communications · Sep 29, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Pooled CRISPR Inverse PCR sequencing (PCIP-seq): simultaneous sequencing of retroviral insertion points and the integrated provirus with long reads

Maria Artesi, Vincent Hahaut, Fereshteh Ashrafi, Ambroise Marçais, Olivier Hermine, Philip Griebel, Natasa Arsic, Frank J.U.M. van der Meer, Arsène Burny, D Bron, Carole Charlier, Michel Georges, Anne Van den Broeke, Keith Durkin

PCIP-seq uses long-read sequencing to simultaneously identify retroviral insertion sites and their integrated proviruses, revealing SNPs, structural variants, and viral evolution.

bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2019 · PreprintGenomics

Identification and characterization of novel Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) antisense transcripts reveals their constitutive expression in leukemic and pre-leukemic clones

Keith Durkin, Nicolas Rosewick, Maria Artesi, Vincent Hahaut, Philip Griebel, Natasa Arsic, Arsène Burny, Michel Georges, Anne Van den Broeke

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2016Microbiology