My research interest is mainly in environmental microbiology, and through the years, I am increasingly acquainted with the important role played by bacteriophages in regulating bacterial populations number. Hence, I ventured into phage research in late 2020 and through now to gain a deeper understanding of the genomics of phages, and the relative abundance of phage genes in a bacterium’s genome. This interest later morphed into a small research focus area during the COVID-19 pandemic to contribute to computational research in the basic biology of SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Key findings include the high level of similarity in the surface proteins of SARS and SARS-CoV-2, as well as the activation of electron transport chain genes of human cells during a SARS-CoV-2 infection episode.
Category: systems biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, genomics, virology,
Tags: SARS-CoV-2, bacteriophages, bacterial genome, electron transport chain genes, surface proteins,
Looking at life with a scientific lens 