Sikhulile Moyo | |
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Born | |
Alma mater |
University of Zimbabwe University of Botswana Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Stellenbosch University |
Known for | Moyo and his laboratory were the first to identify the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Immunology, infectious diseases |
Institutions |
Botswana–Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
Thesis | HIV-1C Dynamics and Evolutionary Trends in Botswana |
Doctoral advisor |
Susan Engelbrecht Tulio de Oliveira |
Sikhulile M. Moyo is a Zimbabwean virologist working as the laboratory director of the Botswana–Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership. He is a research associate in immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In November 2021, Moyo and his laboratory were the first to identify the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. In 2022, Moyo was listed in the Time 100 list.
Moyo was born in Zimbabwe. [1] He completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Zimbabwe in 1996. [2] He completed a master's degree in applied microbiology at the University of Botswana in 2000. [2] [3] In 2006, Moyo completed a M.P.H. at the University of Limpopo (MEDUNSA-campus). His thesis was titled Modelling the HIV / AIDS in Botswana: the representativeness of the ANC based estimates of HIV prevalence in Botswana and implications for monitoring the epidemic. [4] Moyo completed a Ph.D. in medical virology at Stellenbosch University in 2016. Tulio de Oliveira was one of his professors. [1] His dissertation was titled Evolutionary trends and dynamics of HIV-1C in Botswana. [2]
Moyo joined the Botswana–Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership in 2003 as a lab assistant. He later became the laboratory coordinator, deputy manager, and then lab manager in 2016. [2] As of November 2021, Moyo is the laboratory director. He is also a research associate in immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. [5]
In November 2021, Moyo and his laboratory were the first to identify the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. [6] Upon discovery, they alerted the Botswanan Ministry of Health on November 22, 2021. [7] In 2022, Moyo was listed in the Time 100 list. [8]
Moyo is married and has two sons and a daughter. [2] He is a gospel singer and composer. [2]