Liliana K. Rutaihwa

Human genetic ancestry, Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity and tuberculosis disease severity in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

This study examines the relationship between human genetic ancestry, Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity, and TB disease severity in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, finding no significant genetic influence on disease severity.

Comparison of different genotyping techniques to distinguish recrudescence from new infection in studies assessing the efficacy of antimalarial drugs against Plasmodium falciparum

This study compares genotyping methods for distinguishing recrudescence from new infections in malaria, finding TADS and H-CE most sensitive and robust.

Using population-specific add-on polymorphisms to improve genotype imputation in underrepresented populations

The paper improves genotype imputation in underrepresented populations by adding population-specific SNPs to existing reference panels, showing improved accuracy in a Tanzanian cohort.

Local adaptation in populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic to the Indian Ocean Rim

The paper analyzes whole genome sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages L1 and L3 to show South Asia's role in their dispersion and identify local adaptation at the esxH locus.

Treemmer: a tool to reduce large phylogenetic datasets with minimal loss of diversity

Treemmer reduces large phylogenetic datasets by removing redundant leaves, preserving diversity while simplifying the dataset.