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Joachim Nwezeobi

Wellcome Sanger InstituteORCID 0000-0002-7541-9186Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:human· 1

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Alistair MilesiD· 2 shared Brian PoloiD· 2 shared Emmanuel Wilson KaindoaiD· 2 shared Eric OchomoiD· 2 shared Fredros O. OkumuiD· 2 shared Joel O. OderoiD· 2 shared Mara LawniczakiD· 2 shared Marilou M. BoddéiD· 2 shared

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Genomic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles funestus

Marilou M. Boddé, Joachim Nwezeobi, Petra Korlević, Alex Makunin, Ousman Akone‐Ella, Sonia Barasa, Gadji Mahamat, Lee Hart, Emmanuel Wilson Kaindoa, Katie Love, Eric R. Lucas, Ibra Lujumba, Mara Máquina, Sanjay Curtis Nagi, Joel O. Odero, , Mara Lawniczak

The paper analyzes genomic diversity in Anopheles funestus across Africa, identifying genetic variation, adaptation signals, and conservation of a gene drive target.

Science · Sep 18, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

Discovery of knock-down resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus.

Joel O. Odero, Tristan P. W. Dennis, Brian Polo, Joachim Nwezeobi, Marilou M. Boddé, Sanjay Curtis Nagi, Anastasia Hernández-Koutoucheva, Ismail H. Nambunga, Hamis Bwanary, Gustav Mkandawile, Nicodem James Govella, Emmanuel Wilson Kaindoa, Heather M. Ferguson, Eric Ochomo, Chris S. Clarkson, , Fredros O. Okumu

The paper discovers knock-down resistance (kdr) mutations in Anopheles funestus, a major malaria vector, showing resistance to DDT but not deltamethrin.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2024 · PreprintGenomics