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Biography

I have expertise in pathogen genomics, bioinformatics, and global public health. As Public Health Research and Engagement Lead at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, I foster international collaborations across research, public health, and policy sectors to advance genomic surveillance. I lead strategic initiatives in research, training, and knowledge transfer, ensuring scientific findings drive public health impact. I spearhead the Community of Practice for Cholera Genomics, promoting data-driven approaches to cholera management. I also design and deliver advanced pathogen genomics bioinformatics training for global partners, strengthening bacterial genomic surveillance capacity across multiple countries. These efforts support epidemiological tracking, antimicrobial resistance monitoring, and vaccine impact assessment. Previously, I was a Senior Bioinformatician and Postdoctoral Researcher at Sanger, studying the genomic epidemiology of bacterial infections causing meningitis and respiratory diseases in LMICs. I completed my DPhil and postdoctoral training at Oxford, researching hepatitis B virus drug and vaccine resistance and immune responses to fractional yellow fever vaccine doses. I advise WHO and PHA4GE and mentor emerging African leaders in genomics and public health.

Activities

Employment (3)

Wellcome Sanger Institute: Cambridge, GB

2024-06-01 to present | Public Health Research and Engagement Lead
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Wellcome Sanger Institute: Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, GB

2022-02-07 to 2024-05-31 | Senior Bioinformatician and Bioinformatics Training Lead for the GPS and JUNO projects (Pathogen Genomics)
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University of Oxford: Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

2020-10-01 to 2022-01-31 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Oxford: Oxford, Oxfordshire, GB

2017-10-09 to 2020-12-06 | DPhil in Clinical Medicine (Nuffield Department of Medicine)
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Stellenbosch University: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, ZA

2015-02-02 to 2016-12-06 | Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology
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Works (33)

A consensus statement on dual purpose pathogen surveillance systems: The always on approach

PLOS Global Public Health
2024-11-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2767-3375
Contributors: Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen; Srinidhi Soundararajan; Tamsin Berry; David B. Agus; Sergio Carmona; Philip Ma; Jessica Davis; Ann Sarah Walker; Jolynne Mokaya; Stephen D. Bentley et al.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) resistance in people treated with entecavir or tenofovir

Journal of Clinical Virology
2024-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1386-6532
Contributors: Sheila Lumley; Marion Delphin; Jolynne F. Mokaya; Cedric C.S. Tan; Emily Martyn; Motswedi Anderson; Ka Chun Li; Elizabeth Waddilove; Gloria Sukali; Louise O. Downs et al.
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Social, clinical and biological barriers to hepatitis B virus suppression with nucleos/tide analogue therapy: who is at risk and what should we do about it?

Sexually Transmitted Infections
2024-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1368-4973
Part of ISSN: 1472-3263
Contributors: Yu Ri Im; Khadija Said Mohammed; Emily Martyn; Sheila Lumley; Joy Ko; Jolynne Mokaya; Stuart Flanagan; Philippa C Matthews
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Genomic epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 16F lineages

Microbial Genomics
2023-11-02 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2057-5858
Contributors: Dr Jolynne Mokaya; Kate C. Mellor; Gemma G. R. Murray; Akuzike Kalizang’oma; Cebile Lekhuleni; Heather J. Zar; Mark P. Nicol; Lesley McGee; Stephen D. Bentley; Stephanie W. Lo et al.
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

The global burden of Chikungunya fever among children: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

PLOS global public health
2022-12-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Doris Kemunto Nyamwaya; Thumbi SM; Philip Bejon; George Warimwe; Mokaya J
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Six Action Steps to Address Global Disparities in Parkinson Disease

JAMA Neurology
2022-09-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2168-6149
Contributors: Nicoline Schiess; Rodrigo Cataldi; Michael S. Okun; Natasha Fothergill-Misbah; E. Ray Dorsey; Bastiaan R. Bloem; Maria Barretto; Roongroj Bhidayasiri; Richard Brown; Lorraine Chishimba et al.
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load, liver and renal function in adults treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) vs. untreated: a retrospective longitudinal UK cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases
2021-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1471-2334
Contributors: Tingyan Wang; David A. Smith; Cori Campbell; Jolynne Mokaya; Oliver Freeman; Hizni Salih; Anna L. McNaughton; Sarah Cripps; Kinga A. Várnai; Theresa Noble et al.
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Reactogenicity and immunogenicity after a late second dose or a third dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in the UK: a substudy of two randomised controlled trials (COV001 and COV002)

The Lancet
2021-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0140-6736
Contributors: Amy Flaxman; Natalie G Marchevsky; Daniel Jenkin; Jeremy Aboagye; Parvinder K Aley; Brian Angus; Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer; Sagida Bibi; Mustapha Bittaye; Federica Cappuccini et al.
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Endemic HBV among hospital in-patients in Bangladesh, including evidence of occult infection.

The Journal of general virology
2021-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Chowdhury FR; A L McNaughton; Mohammad Amin; Lovely Barai; Saha MR; Rahman T; Bikash Chandra Das; Hasan MR; Tofazzal Islam; Faiz MA et al.
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What Constitutes Protective Immunity Following Yellow Fever Vaccination?

Vaccines
2021-06 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Dr Jolynne Mokaya; Derick Kimathi; Teresa Lambe; George M. Warimwe
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Equity for excellence in academic institutions: a manifesto for change [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

2021-06-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2398-502X
Contributors: Lauren Wedekind; Andrés Noé; Jolynne Mokaya; Cynthia Tamandjou; Melissa Kapulu; Andrea Ruecker; Evelyn Kestelyn; Machilu Zimba; Elham Khatamzas; Alice Chi Eziefula et al.
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Wellcome Open Research

Global prevalence and phylogeny of hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine resistance mutations.

Journal of viral hepatitis
2021-05-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Mokaya J; Vasylyeva TI; Eleanor Barnes; Ansari MA; Oliver Pybus; Philippa C Matthews
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Attitudes among South African university staff and students towards disclosing secondary genetic findings

Journal of Community Genetics
2021-01 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1868-310X
Part of ISSN: 1868-6001
Contributors: Georgina Spies; For the SHARED ROOTS Group; Dr Jolynne Mokaya; Jacqui Steadman; Nicole Schuitmaker; Martin Kidd; SMJ Hemmings; Jonathan Carr; Helena Kuivaniemi; S. Seedat
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Evidence of tenofovir resistance in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: An observational case series of South African adults.

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
2020-07-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Mokaya J; Tongai Maponga; A L McNaughton; Marije Van Schalkwyk; Hugo S; Singer JB; Sreenu VB; Bonsall D; de Cesare M; Andersson M et al.
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Hepatitis B virus resistance to tenofovir: fact or fiction? A systematic literature review and structural analysis of drug resistance mechanisms [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

2020-06-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2398-502X
Contributors: Jolynne Mokaya; Anna L. McNaughton; Phillip A Bester; Dominique Goedhals; Eleanor Barnes; Brian D Marsden; Philippa C. Matthews
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Wellcome Open Research

Treatment advantage in HBV/HIV coinfection compared to HBV monoinfection in a South African cohort

Journal of Infection
2020-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0163-4453
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Hepatitis B virus seroepidemiology data for Africa: Modelling intervention strategies based on a systematic review and meta-analysis

PLOS Medicine
2020-04-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1549-1676
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Liver function tests and fibrosis scores in a rural population in Africa: a cross-sectional study to estimate the burden of disease and associated risk factors.

BMJ open
2020-03-31 | Journal article
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

A Study of Knowledge, Experience, and Beliefs About Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection in South Western Uganda

Frontiers in Public Health
2019-10-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-2565
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Ambient air pollution and health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current evidence, perspectives and a call to action.

Environmental Research
2019-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0013-9351
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Modelling cost-effectiveness of tenofovir for prevention of mother to child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in South Africa.

BMC public health
2019-06-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Mokaya J; Edward Burn; Tamandjou CR; Goedhals D; Eleanor Barnes; Andersson M; Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva; Philippa C Matthews
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Electronic Health Informatics Data To Describe Clearance Dynamics of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) and e Antigen (HBeAg) in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection.

mBio
2019-06-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Louise Downs; David A Smith; Sheila Lumley; Patel M; A L McNaughton; Mokaya J; M. Azim Ansari; Salih H; Kinga A Várnai; Freeman O et al.
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Illumina and Nanopore methods for whole genome sequencing of hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Scientific reports
2019-05-08 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: A L McNaughton; Hannah Crothers; david bonsall; Mariateresa de Cesare; Dr Jolynne Mokaya; Sheila Lumley; Tanya Golubchik; Piazza P; Martin JB; de Lara C et al.
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A systematic review of hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine escape mutations in Africa: A call for urgent action.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2018-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Mokaya J; McNaughton AL; Hadley MJ; Beloukas A; Geretti AM; Goedhals D; Matthews PC
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya via Europe PubMed Central

A blind spot? Confronting the stigma of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection - A systematic review [version 2; referees: 2 approved]

2018-08-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2398-502X
Contributors: Jolynne Mokaya; Anna L McNaughton; Lela Burbridge; Tongai Maponga; Geraldine O'Hara; Monique Andersson; Janet Seeley; Philippa C Matthews
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Wellcome Open Research

Stigma around hepatitis B infection

Hippocraticpost
2017 | Interactive resource
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Hepatitis B virus infection as a neglected tropical disease.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases
2017-10 | Journal article
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya via Europe PubMed Central

Beliefs, knowledge and attitudes towards Parkinson's disease among a Xhosa speaking black population in South Africa: A cross-sectional study.

Parkinsonism & related disorders
2017-08 | Journal article
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya via Europe PubMed Central

The Accessibility of Parkinson's Disease Medication in Kenya: Results of a National Survey

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
2016-01-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2330-1619
Contributors: Jolynne Mokaya; Catherine L. Dotchin; William K. Gray; Juzar Hooker; Richard W. Walker
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya via Crossref Metadata Search

Ugonjwa wa Parkinson

Hesperian organisation
2014 | Interactive resource
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Overview of influenza virus infections in Kenya: past, present and future.

The Pan African medical journal
2013 | Journal article
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya via Europe PubMed Central

Neurology nursing in Kenya: Current state and the way forward.

World Neurology Journal
2013-07-25 | Newsletter article
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Dr Jolynne Mokaya

Hepatitis B virus resistance to nucleos(t)ide analogue therapy: WHO consultation on questions, challenges, and a roadmap for the field

Lancet Microbe
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of clinical virology. (1)