This is a wonderful reminder of the courage of those handling the early SARS-CoV-2 virus samples and how successful ACEGID was in rapidly sequencing samples.
🧬This day, 4 years ago, ACEGID released Africa's first SARS-CoV-2 sequence within 72 hours of receiving the sample. Despite the palpable fear of the then-little-known virus, our scientists braved up and sequenced the virus. Here is a shoutout to our team members who were at the frontlines of our COVID-19 pandemic emergency response: Paul Oluniyi Tolulope Kayode, PhD. Fehintola Ajogbasile Philomena Eromon Jessica Uwanibe Judith Oguzie Idowu Olawoye Johnson Chinedu Okolie Olubukola Ayo-Ale, ACA, MBA, MSc Richard Adeleke, DVM ABECHI PRISCILLA Testimony J. Olumade Iyanu Fred-Akintunwa Kazeem Olawale Akano OLUWAGBOADURAMI G. JOHN Onikepe Folarin Christian Happi and others. #PathogenHunters #genomics Below is a brief of their experience. Watch the full video titled "Do It Afraid" here: https://lnkd.in/ddQ_5VP