Publications by authors named "Gerrit Botha"

9Publications

High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health.

Authors:
Ananyo Choudhury Shaun Aron Laura R Botigué Dhriti Sengupta Gerrit Botha Taoufik Bensellak Gordon Wells Judit Kumuthini Daniel Shriner Yasmina J Fakim Anisah W Ghoorah Eileen Dareng Trust Odia Oluwadamilare Falola Ezekiel Adebiyi Scott Hazelhurst Gaston Mazandu Oscar A Nyangiri Mamana Mbiyavanga Alia Benkahla Samar K Kassim Nicola Mulder Sally N Adebamowo Emile R Chimusa Donna Muzny Ginger Metcalf Richard A Gibbs Charles Rotimi Michèle Ramsay Adebowale A Adeyemo Zané Lombard Neil A Hanchard

Nature 2020 10 28;586(7831):741-748. Epub 2020 Oct 28.

Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

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October 2020

variant distribution in sub-Saharan Africa and potential risks of using chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine based treatments for COVID-19.

Authors:
Jorge da Rocha Houcemeddine Othman Caroline T Tiemessen Gerrit Botha Michele Ramsay Collen Masimirembwa Clement Adebamowo Ananyo Choudhury Jean-Tristan Brandenburg Mogomotsi Matshaba Gustave Simo Francisco-Javier Gamo Scott Hazelhurst

medRxiv 2020 Jun 2. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

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June 2020

Organizing and running bioinformatics hackathons within Africa: The H3ABioNet cloud computing experience.

Authors:
Azza E Ahmed Phelelani T Mpangase Sumir Panji Shakuntala Baichoo Yassine Souilmi Faisal M Fadlelmola Mustafa Alghali Shaun Aron Hocine Bendou Eugene De Beste Mamana Mbiyavanga Oussema Souiai Long Yi Jennie Zermeno Don Armstrong Brian D O'Connor Liudmila Sergeevna Mainzer Michael R Crusoe Ayton Meintjes Peter Van Heusden Gerrit Botha Fourie Joubert C Victor Jongeneel Scott Hazelhurst Nicola Mulder

AAS Open Res 2018 7;1. Epub 2019 Aug 7.

Computational Biology Division, Integrative Medical Biosciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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August 2019

Association of maternal prenatal psychological stressors and distress with maternal and early infant faecal bacterial profile.

Authors:
Petrus J W Naudé Shantelle Claassen-Weitz Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe Gerrit Botha Mamadou Kaba Heather J Zar Mark P Nicol Dan J Stein

Acta Neuropsychiatr 2020 Feb 20;32(1):32-42. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health and Neuroscience Institute, Brain Behaviour Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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February 2020

Developing reproducible bioinformatics analysis workflows for heterogeneous computing environments to support African genomics.

Authors:
Shakuntala Baichoo Yassine Souilmi Sumir Panji Gerrit Botha Ayton Meintjes Scott Hazelhurst Hocine Bendou Eugene de Beste Phelelani T Mpangase Oussema Souiai Mustafa Alghali Long Yi Brian D O'Connor Michael Crusoe Don Armstrong Shaun Aron Fourie Joubert Azza E Ahmed Mamana Mbiyavanga Peter van Heusden Lerato E Magosi Jennie Zermeno Liudmila Sergeevna Mainzer Faisal M Fadlelmola C Victor Jongeneel Nicola Mulder

BMC Bioinformatics 2018 Nov 29;19(1):457. Epub 2018 Nov 29.

Computational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Medical Biosciences, IDM, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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November 2018

HIV-exposure, early life feeding practices and delivery mode impacts on faecal bacterial profiles in a South African birth cohort.

Authors:
Shantelle Claassen-Weitz Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe Paul Nicol Gerrit Botha Stephanie Mounaud Jyoti Shankar William C Nierman Nicola Mulder Shrish Budree Heather J Zar Mark P Nicol Mamadou Kaba

Sci Rep 2018 03 22;8(1):5078. Epub 2018 Mar 22.

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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March 2018

Whole-genome sequencing for an enhanced understanding of genetic variation among South Africans.

Authors:
Ananyo Choudhury Michèle Ramsay Scott Hazelhurst Shaun Aron Soraya Bardien Gerrit Botha Emile R Chimusa Alan Christoffels Junaid Gamieldien Mahjoubeh J Sefid-Dashti Fourie Joubert Ayton Meintjes Nicola Mulder Raj Ramesar Jasper Rees Kathrine Scholtz Dhriti Sengupta Himla Soodyall Philip Venter Louise Warnich Michael S Pepper

Nat Commun 2017 12 12;8(1):2062. Epub 2017 Dec 12.

Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0084, South Africa.

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December 2017

Microbial Composition Predicts Genital Tract Inflammation and Persistent Bacterial Vaginosis in South African Adolescent Females.

Authors:
Katie Lennard Smritee Dabee Shaun L Barnabas Enock Havyarimana Anna Blakney Shameem Z Jaumdally Gerrit Botha Nonhlanhla N Mkhize Linda-Gail Bekker David A Lewis Glenda Gray Nicola Mulder Jo-Ann S Passmore Heather B Jaspan

Infect Immun 2018 01 19;86(1). Epub 2017 Dec 19.

Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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January 2018

Assessing computational genomics skills: Our experience in the H3ABioNet African bioinformatics network.

Authors:
C Victor Jongeneel Ovokeraye Achinike-Oduaran Ezekiel Adebiyi Marion Adebiyi Seun Adeyemi Bola Akanle Shaun Aron Efejiro Ashano Hocine Bendou Gerrit Botha Emile Chimusa Ananyo Choudhury Ravikiran Donthu Jenny Drnevich Oluwadamila Falola Christopher J Fields Scott Hazelhurst Liesl Hendry Itunuoluwa Isewon Radhika S Khetani Judit Kumuthini Magambo Phillip Kimuda Lerato Magosi Liudmila Sergeevna Mainzer Suresh Maslamoney Mamana Mbiyavanga Ayton Meintjes Danny Mugutso Phelelani Mpangase Richard Munthali Victoria Nembaware Andrew Ndhlovu Trust Odia Adaobi Okafor Olaleye Oladipo Sumir Panji Venesa Pillay Gloria Rendon Dhriti Sengupta Nicola Mulder

PLoS Comput Biol 2017 Jun 1;13(6):e1005419. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Computational Biology Division, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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June 2017