Seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2 identified in Nigeria: Why that matters
There are over 1,000 lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world. Nigerian scientists have found seven in the country and this is important.
Christian Happi
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Redeemer's University
Christian T. Happi is a professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics in the Department of Biological Sciences, Redeemer’s University in Ede, Nigeria. He holds a BSc in Biochemistry (Hons) from the University of Yaounde, Cameroon in 1993; MSc and PhD in Molecular Parasitology from the University of Ibadan in 1995 and 2000 respectively. He did his post-doctoral fellowship in Molecular Biology and Genomics at Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA (2000-2003), where he subsequently worked as a research scientist. He is currently the Dean of Post Graduate College of the Redeemer’s University.
