Dr O Koekemoer

Extraordinary Lecturer: Molecular Biology
Research Team Manager: ARC-OVI

BSc (Microbiology/Biochemistry) MSc (Biotechnology) PhD (Biochemistry)

Dr Otto Koekemoer

Office
Room 3
Biochemistry Building

Postal address
Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute
Private Bag X05
Onderstepoort 0110
South Africa

ORCID
0000-0003-3223-9078

Professional and academic experience

  • 3 years experience as a Programme Manager
  • 22 years experience as researcher
  • 9 years experience as post graduate supervisor

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Leverhulme Trust Tsetse Research Network (LTTRN)
  • Member of the subcommittee to the advisory committee in terms of section 11(2) of the genetically modified organisms act, 1997

Subjects taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

  • Microbial genetics
  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Genetic and evolution of virus genomes

Research interests

  • Virology, Molecular diagnostics development, viral vaccine development, genetics of arthropod vectors, dsRNA viruses, Molecular epidemiology, Metagenomics

Collaboration

  • Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • CSIR
  • Moredun Research Institute
  • Pirbright Institute
  • USDA
  • OIE

Postgraduate students

  • Harry Ngoveni
  • Mathilde Schade-Weskott

Research output/publications

  • 11 publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals
  • 1 congress proceedings
  • 5 full-length conference papers/keynote addresses
  • 2 non-refereed publications
  • 6 technical reports

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