Deus Ishengoma
@deusishe
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Passionate researcher, entrepreneur, innovator, #pathogen genomics, #human genetics; strong conviction to #EndMalaria in this generation.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Joined April 2013
Can experts enlighten me why we need visas to travel within Africa? Who is threatening who to make us lock our countries. For researchers especially in R&D, it is counterproductive and prevents innovation. @tonytogolani @Nshemeshe @bernardslippers @MaedaBiotech @humangeneticstz.
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RT @malariagenomics: "Coming from a malaria-endemic country and having experienced the disease firsthand, the mission is personal for me."….
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RT @WWARN: #ScienceReadForSunday: The limitations of mobile phone data for measuring movement patterns of populations at risk of #malaria.h….
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Background As global mobile phone adoption increases, mobile phone data has been increasingly used to measure movement patterns of populations at risk of malaria. However, the representativeness of...
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RT @EsteeTorok: Great to see this preprint on continental #genomic #surveillance of #malaria using nanopore #sequencing in Africa! Congratu….
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In sub-Saharan Africa, continental-scale genomic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is needed to track the spread of antimalarial drug resistance and diagnostic test evasion, as well as to...
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RT @malariagenomics: "My work with MalariaGEN is my proudest professional achievement.". Vikki Simpson has been an important part of the ad….
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RT @H3ABioNet: The African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB) is pleased to announce a virtual omics-focused code….
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The African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology with support from the National Institutes of Health Office of Data Science Strategy and other organizations is pleased to announce a...
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RT @RSTMH: The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal beco….
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WHO has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat.
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RT @EsteeTorok: Interesting article on malaria - a personal perspective - by @fgtadesse @AHRI_Et @LSHTM_malaria .
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Nature Microbiology - Fitsum Tadesse was infected with malaria as a young child in Ethiopia and faced challenges to access efficacious treatment during a time of widespread drug resistance. Today,...
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RT @malariagenomics: To Nadira Karunaweera, a Professor at @ColomboUni, MalariaGEN's most important impact is human resource development.….
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RT @EsteeTorok: Join @AfricaCDC on Tuesday 15 July 2025 3pm East Africa time (EAT) for an important webinar on target product profiles fo….
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RT @malariagenomics: Join us for the next Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Journal Club, featuring Dr Nina White!. Learn more about the Pf8 dat….
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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom...
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RT @Fredros_Inc: Malaria Know More: A Discussion with Malaria Research Scientists, Dr. Fredros Okumu and Sophia Mwinyi, on Harnessing Genom….
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RT @WWARN: #ScienceReadForSunday: Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum populations following treatment policy revisions in the Gre….
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Nature Communications - Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum has been ongoing in the Greater Mekong Subregion since 2017. Here, the authors report data until 2022, and demonstrate changes...
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RT @EDCTP3: 🚨 Are you a medical doctor specialised in #tuberculosis diagnosis in Africa? This MD-#PhD opportunity is for you!. Apply before….
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RT @malariagenomics: Announcing the latest version of MalariaGEN’s world-leading malaria parasite data resource: Pf8! 📢. In this release, y….
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Containing 33,325 whole genomes of Plasmodium falciparum parasites from blood samples collected in 122 different locations across 56 years, Pf8 provides unprecedented opportunities to understand and...
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RT @EsteeTorok: Great to see Pf8: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 33,325 worldwide samples published today! Co….
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