Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Research interest
Research interests include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.
Unique nasal cell states induced by common pediatric respiratory viruses
Compartmentalised mucosal and blood immunity to SARS-CoV-2 is associated with high seroprevalence before the Delta wave in Africa
Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa
Household Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Carriage and Infection in The Gambia
Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio cholerae isolates from Africa: a PulseNet Africa initiative using nanopore sequencing to enhance genomic surveillance
High SARS-CoV-2 incidence and asymptomatic fraction during Delta and Omicron BA.1 waves in The Gambia
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage and infection within households in The Gambia: a longitudinal cohort study
Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa
Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infections in The Gambia: an analysis of routinely collected surveillance data between March, 2020, and January, 2022
Acquisition and carriage of genetically diverse multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli in hospitalised newborns in The Gambia
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage acquisition, persistence and transmission dynamics within households in The Gambia (SpyCATS): protocol for a longitudinal household cohort study
Circulation of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage acquisition, persistence and transmission dynamics within households in The Gambia (SpyCATS): protocol for a longitudinal household cohort study
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
Maternal nutritional risk factors for pre-eclampsia incidence: findings from a narrative scoping review
Genomic Characterization of Skin and Soft Tissue Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from a Low-Income and a High-Income Setting
Maternal colonization and early-onset neonatal bacterial sepsis in the Gambia, West Africa: a genomic analysis of vertical transmission
Impact of intra-partum azithromycin on carriage of group A streptococcus in the Gambia: a posthoc analysis of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial
Effect of intra-partum azithromycin on the development of the infant nasopharyngeal microbiota: A post hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized trial
Circulation of respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia
A year of genomic surveillance reveals how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic unfolded in Africa
Permissive selection followed by affinity-based proliferation of GC light zone B cells dictates cell fate and ensures clonal breadth
Using viral load and epidemic dynamics to optimize pooled testing in resource-constrained settings
Interactions between fecal gut microbiome, enteric pathogens, and energy regulating hormones among acutely malnourished rural Gambian children
Intense and Mild First Epidemic Wave of Coronavirus Disease, The Gambia
Invasive atypical non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars in The Gambia
First detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Senegal
Inhibition of miR-99a-5p prevents allergen-driven airway exacerbations without compromising type-2 memory responses in the intestine following helminth infection
PRECISE pregnancy cohort: challenges and strategies in setting up a biorepository in sub-Saharan Africa
Translation of genomic epidemiology of infectious pathogens: Enhancing African genomics hubs for outbreaks