Placide Mbala Kingebeni

This study models latency in Ebola virus using a novel phylogenetic approach, finding evidence of extended quiescence in the reservoir, which changes understanding of its evolutionary history and geographic spread.

The paper identifies MPXV diversity in three rodent species in the DRC, showing multiple clades and proximity to human populations.

PrimalScheme provides open-source tools for designing low-cost viral genome sequencing primers, generating over 67,000 schemes and enabling large-scale genomic surveillance.