Graeme Dor 🇿🇦

PhD fellow at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation @ceri_news | MSc in GIS & Remote Sensing | Data Scientist & GIS Specialist

[Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI) @ceri_news]

Exciting news! 👏 👏 👏 @graemedor, a PhD candidate at CERI, has been awarded the @MRCza Biostatistics Capacity Development Initiative Award.

His research work focuses on combining genomic epidemiology, statistical modelling, and ecological insights to understand how infectious diseases spread and to inform smarter surveillance and public health strategies across Africa, especially in a rapidly changing climate.

This award underscores the importance of developing local quantitative expertise to turn complex health data into actionable insights.

Graeme is supervised by Prof. @Tuliodna and Prof. @houzhou, and his PhD project is titled: “Applying integrated phylodynamic approaches to understand transmission dynamics of emerging and endemic pathogens to inform genomic surveillance and public health response in Africa.” @StellenboschUni @MatiesResearch

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

https://t.co/f8EBIcgH0u

[Ryan Hisner @LongDesertTrain]

Very proud to be a co-author on this comprehensive preprint on the novel, growing saltation lineage BA.3.2, together with @Tuliodna, Darren Martin, Dikeledi Kekana, and lead author @graemedor. 1/9

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

SARS-CoV-2 continue to surprise us with evolutionary jumps. In this pre-print, we describe the Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa. A thread 🧵 https://t.co/BJIQJlhTTe

[Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI) @ceri_news]

Applications are now open for the African STARS Fellowship Programme 2026!
Are you a young African scientist or professional under 35, with leadership potential and a passion for innovation? Apply now for this fully funded fellowship that will transform your career and Africa’s scientific future.

Tracks:
🔹 ATT (4 months): Advanced genomics, diagnostics, vaccine manufacturing
🔹 YPP (12 months): Leadership, entrepreneurship, industry placements
Brought to you by:
CERI (@StellenboschUni ) & CARE (@PasteurDakar ) , in partnership with the @MastercardFdn .
✔ Fully funded (travel, visa, accommodation)
✔ Monthly stipend
✔ Mentorship & career development
✔ Access to African STARS Alumni Network
📅 Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
Apply: https://t.co/EGBDEF3h54
#YoungAfricaWorks #AfricanSTARSFellowship

[Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI) @ceri_news]

More than half of all known human pathogens may be intensified by climate change.
That’s not just data, it’s a warning.
Watch the #CLIMADE #COP30 Report Launch and share this message widely.
Change begins when awareness becomes action.
🎥 Replay:

https://t.co/l9pPDbfSWO

[Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI) @ceri_news]

🌍 Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a public health emergency.

Join the #CLIMADE Consortium for the #COP30 Report Launch and discover how climate change is reshaping infectious diseases and what can be done to protect vulnerable communities.

📅 Date: Thursday, 6 November 2025
🕕 Time: 15:00 SAST | 15:00 GMT
🎥 Watch Live on YouTube: https://t.co/s1sY4r9nqS

📝 Register to join: https://t.co/bSlTL1Q9Io
#ClimateHealth #GlobalHealthSecurity #CERIStellenbosch

[Monika Moir, PhD @moir_monika]

🚨 New paper
Identifying genomic surveillance gaps in Africa for the global public health response to West Nile virus

We highlight key gaps in genomic surveillance for West Nile virus across the African continent.
👉 Read the paper
https://t.co/BqM8kyq0Jf

[Gilead Sciences @GileadSciences]

#GileadNews: The FDA has approved our injectable HIV-1 prevention medication, making it the first and only twice-yearly #HIV prevention option in the U.S. This approval is helping to usher in the future of prevention as we work to help end the epidemic. https://t.co/wGacaduPRn

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

South Africa remains at forefront of genomics. Recent publication in Nature Comms show how Gauteng has been pivotal in the emergence of various Omicron lineages, including recent as BA.2.86. Manuscript openly accessible: https://t.co/xAlfZzVPVf #Genomics #Omicron #Surveillance

[Graeme Dor 🇿🇦 @graemedor]

This work is thanks to a collaborative effort between the Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI) and the Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA).
#ceri_news

[Graeme Dor 🇿🇦 @graemedor]

🚨 New paper out in Nature Communications! 🚨

Our study shows that multiple Omicron variants emerged independently across northeastern South Africa, with Gauteng as a key hub of early spread.

🔗 Read the open-access article: https://t.co/atDqs1JSSt

#SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #Omicron

[Graeme Dor 🇿🇦 @graemedor]

The findings underscore the urgent need for the establishment of stronger regional genomic surveillance networks to better detect and respond to emerging threats.
#phylogeography

[Graeme Dor 🇿🇦 @graemedor]

Given the role of uncontrolled HIV infections in prolonged SARS-CoV-2 evolution, we strongly call for renewed global support for HIV programmes, which are critical for both public health and pandemic preparedness.
#HIV #USAID #PEPFAR #SouthAfrica

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

Excited to share the vision crafted with Prof Wim de Villiers to enhance our global health and medical research program at Stellenbosch University. Thrilled about his new role as Chief Strategic Officer, see the full video here https://t.co/BHbvtovnLe

[Graeme Dor 🇿🇦 @graemedor]

Excited to be part of this promising chapter with #CERI in our new home at the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch - great things ahead!

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

We have a new home at the School for Data Science and Computational Thinking HQ, occupying a space “designed for connection, collaboration, and exploration” Watch the full video of the opening event! https://t.co/SyzYQ2DFSe #Data #Science #Africa

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

Opportunity to attend the prestigious 29th International Bioinformatics & Virus Evolution & Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) Workshop in Dakar from 3-8 August 2025! Applications are now open for this top workshop in the world. https://t.co/6vq7h6QCbs

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

We are hiring: Join our team at one of the leading genomics, big data, AI, and epidemiology groups globally. Experience the beauty of Stellenbosch and Cape Town, while spending time at Oxford University. We are currently seeking 3 post-doctoral fellows https://t.co/a0LyjRAcUQ

[Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI) @ceri_news]

Yesterday , we launched the African STARS Fellowship Program, a bold step toward shaping the Africa we envision, where science and healthcare drive progress. #Moments
#africanstarsfelllowship