Overview
Christian Happi is a genomics specialist with an H-index of 82 at African Centre of Excellence for Genomics (Member). Has been published in Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications. Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
Biography
Christian Happi is a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genomics in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Director of the Institute of Genomics and Global Health, both at Redeemer’s University. He is known for leading the team of scientists that used genomic sequencing to identify a single point of infection from an animal reservoir to a human in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. His research focus is on infectious diseases, including malaria, Lassa fever, Ebola virus disease, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2. Christian Happi has been described as a force of nature in TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2025.
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5 Publications
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Curr Top Microbiol ImmunolNat MedScienceCurr Opin VirolAm J Trop Med Hyg
Key Publications
Lassa Virus Genetics.
Author Correction: Multiplexed CRISPR-based microfluidic platform for clinical testing of respiratory viruses and identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance.
Lassa fever diagnostics: past, present, and future.
African Resources and the Promise of Resilience against COVID-19.
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Medical Specialties
Clinical Knowledge & Procedures
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