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Background:
Interested in the use of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology and bioinformatics methods to survey the microbiome and virome present in a clinical sample.
Current Affiliations:
MSC/PhD student, University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa.
Fellow, Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), Durban, South Africa.
Student Council President: South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi).
Education:
Pure mathematics, University of South Africa, 2015
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), University of Cape Town, 2012
Top 10 (silver medalist) in the South African Mathematics Olympiad, 2005
Convergence of HIV and non-communicable disease epidemics: geospatial mapping of the unmet health needs in an HIV hyperendemic community in South Africa.
Cuadros DF, Devi C, Singh U, Olivier S, Castle AC, Moosa Y, Edwards JA, Kim HY, Siedner MJ, Wong EB, Tanser F, BMJ Glob Health (2024), 9(1):e012730. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012730:.
Convergence of HIV and non-communicable disease epidemics: Geospatial mapping of the unmet health needs in a HIV Hyperendemic South African community..
Cuadros DF, Devi C, Singh U, Olivier S, Castle A, Moosa Y, Edwards JA, Kim HY, Siedner MJ, Wong EB, Tanser F, medRxiv (2023), 2023.03.27.23287807. doi: 10.1101/2023.03.27.23287807:.
Omicron infection of vaccinated individuals enhances neutralizing immunity against the Delta variant. .
Khan K, Karim F, Cele S, San JE, Lustig G, Tegally H, Rosenberg Y, Bernstein M, Ganga Y, Jule Z, Reedoy K, Ngcobo N, Miya Y, Mazibuko M, Mthabela N, Mhlane Z, Mbatha N, Giandhari J, Ramphal Y, Naidoo T, Manickchund N, Magula N, Karim SA, Gray G, Hanekom W, von Gottberg A, Milo R, Gosnell B, Lessells R, de Oliveira T, Moore P, Moosa YS, Sigal A., medRxiv (2022), 2021.12.27.21268439. doi: 10.1101/2021.12.27.21268439:.
Whole Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: Adapting Illumina Protocols for Quick and Accurate Outbreak Investigation During a Pandemic.
Pillay S, Giandhari J, Tegally H, Wilkinson E, Chimukangara B, Lessells R, Mattison S, Moosa Y, Gazy I, Fish M, Singh L, Khanyile KS, Fonseca V, Giovanetti M, Alcantara LCJ, de Oliveira T, Genes (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11080949:11(8), 949.
Early transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: An epidemiological and phylogenetic report.
Giandhari J, Pillay S, Wilkinson E, Tegally H, Sinayskiy I, Schuld M, Lourenço J, Chimukangara B, Lessells R, Moosa Y, Gazy I, Fish M, Singh L, Khanyile KS, Fonseca V, Giovanetti M, Alcantara LCJ, Petruccione F, de Oliveira T, IJID (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.128:.
Current Affairs of Microbial Genome-Wide Association Studies: Approaches, Bottlenecks and Analytical Pitfalls.
San EJ, Baichoo S, Kanzi A, Moosa Y, Lessells R, Fonseca V, Mogaka J, Power R, de Oliveira T, Front. Microbiol. (2020), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03119:.
Emtricitabine-induced pure red cell aplasia.
Manickchund N, du Plessis C, John MA, Manzini TC, Gosnell BI, Lessells RJ, Moosa YS, South Afr J HIV Med (2019), 20(1):983. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v20i1.983:.
Genome Detective: An Automated System for Virus Identification from High-throughput sequencing data..
Vilsker M, Moosa Y, Nooij S, Fonseca V, Ghysens Y, Dumon K, Pauwels R, Alcantara LC, Vanden Eynden E, Vandamme AM, Deforche K, de Oliveira T, Bioinformatics (2019), doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty695:.
Case report: mechanisms of HIV elite control in two African women.
Moosa Y, Tanko RF, Ramsuran V, Singh R, Madzivhandila M, Yende-Zuma N, Abrahams MR, Selhorst P, Gounder K, Moore PL, Williamson C, Abdool Karim SS, Garrett NJ, Burgers WA, BMC Infect Dis (2018), 18(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-2961-8:.
Highlights of the second ISCB Student Council Symposium in Africa, 2017.
Rafael CN, Ashano E, Moosa Y, Shome S, DeBlasio D, F1000 Research (2017), 6(ISCB Comm J):2183 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.13463.1).
Automated profiling of the human virome from raw metagenomic data.
Moosa Y, Vilsker M, Vanden Eyden E, Fonseca V, Nooij S, Deforche K, de Oliveira T, Virus Evolution (2017), : doi: 10.1093/ve/vew036.033.
En Afrique du Sud, des chercheurs remontent la piste du coronavirus - Le Monde - 2020-06-06
South Africa: Protecting Healthcare Workers 'Not Rocket Science' - All Africa - 2020-06-02
Full report: How 135 people at St Augustine's Hospital in Durban got COVID-19 - Bhekisisa - 2020-05-29
Three detectives', a virus and the patient who infected an entire hospital | Future Planet - Future Planet - 2020-05-27
Between two devils: Why hospitals must act fast to prevent health worker deaths - Bhekisisa - 2020-05-25
Southern Africa: COVID-19 Roundup | Back to School - All Africa - 2020-05-23
How one COVID-19 case at St Augustine's Hospital led to 135 infections within 51 days - report - Bhekisisa - 2020-05-20
Netcare welcomes findings into Covid-19 outbreak at St Augustine's Hospital - Independent - 2020-05-20
How one Covid-19 case at St Augustine's Hospital led to 135 infections within 51 days - News24 - 2020-05-20
More than 100 infections and 15 patient deaths in Covid-19 outbreak at St Augustine's Hospital - Times Live - 2020-05-20
Investigation report reveals single source of infection caused St Augustine virus outbreak - Berea Mail - 2020-05-20
14% OF KZN COVID-19 CASES CAN BE TRACED TO ST AUGUSTINE'S HOSPITAL - REPORT - EWN - 2020-05-20
NextStrain & Genome Detective Workshop, KRISP, Durban, South Africa, 24-25 January 2019 - KRISP & Univ. of Basel - 2019-01-24
11th Annual Workshop on Advanced Clinical Care - AIDS (AWACC), Durban, South Africa, 6-7 Sep 2017 - KRISP Training - 2017-09-06
KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (KRISP) Established - KRISP News - 2017-07-12
10th Annual Workshop on Advanced Clinical Care - AIDS (AWACC) - AWACC - 2016-10-06
AWACC & SATuRN conference a success! Please see twitter summary - SATuRN & AWACC - 2014-10-13
How a team of scientists worked tirelessly to help the COVID-19 response in Africa - YouTube - 2020-08-23
Bioinformaticians are pioneering the future of science - by Yumna Moosa - 2017-07-28
KRISP has been created by the coordinated effort of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the South African Medical Research Countil (SAMRC).
Location: K-RITH Tower Building
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN
719 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa.
Director: Prof. Tulio de Oliveira