South African National Bioinformatics Institute at the University of the Western Cape

Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape South Africa

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

Hie my name is Eugene Tafadzwa Madzokere. I'm currently studying for an MSc in Bioinformatics with the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) where I am modelling the evolution of maize streak virus (MSV) disease severity. I hold a first-class BSc Honours in Biotechnology Degree; 5 Biotechnology Academic Excellence Book Prize Awards (2009-2013) and 1 Vice Chancellors Award for the best graduating student in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (2013) from Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe. My project lies within a Viral Phylogeography and Epidemiology domain. I use Bayesian MCMC probabilistic inference...