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Collins Kipngetich Tanui

Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionORCID 0000-0002-0421-1708Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Harris OnyweraiD· 2 shared Sofonias Kifle TessemaiD· 2 shared Alan Gilbert ChristoffelsiD· 1 shared Alisen AyitewalaiD· 1 shared Aloysius SsemagandaiD· 1 shared Andrew NsawotebbaiD· 1 shared Atek Atwiine KagiritaiD· 1 shared Bernard Lubwama· 1 shared

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedFeb 6, 2026

Targeted Metagenomics Reveals Hidden Chickenpox Epidemic Amid Mpox Surveillance in Uganda

Stephen Kanyerezi, Alisen Ayitewala, Jupiter Marina Kabahita…·Isaac Ssewanyana

The paper identifies a concurrent chickenpox outbreak during an Mpox outbreak in Uganda by analyzing metagenomic data from Mpox-negative samples.

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humanmetagenomics

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 27, 2025

Artificial Intelligence for Genomics and Bioinformatics: Is Africa Lagging Behind?

Sofonias Kifle Tessema, Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Harris Onywera…·Yenew Kebede

The paper surveys AI usage in African genomics research and finds low familiarity with AI applications among researchers.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.27.668885

statistical modelbenchmarking

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GenomicsApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedNov 9, 2018

Transcriptome and Comparative Genomics analyses reveal new functional insights on key determinants of pathogenesis and interbacterial competition in Pectobacterium and Dickeya spp

Daniel Bellieny Rabelo, Collins Kipngetich Tanui, Nikki Miguel…·Lucy Moleleki

The paper identifies genomic and transcriptional associations in SRE bacteria, revealing novel functional roles of pathogenicity factors and interbacterial competition mechanisms.

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whole-genome sequencingwhole-exome sequencing

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