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Joram Kiriga Waititu is a postdoctoral fellow at Umeå University in Sweden, working in the Kemal Avican lab. His research focuses on deciphering heterogeneous populations of infecting bacteria using single-cell RNA sequencing. Joram developed an interest in functional genomics while studying biochemistry and molecular biology at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. He gained further interest in using high throughput technologies and genomic tools to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the tolerance of microorganisms to stress during his master's fellowship at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China. Joram's PhD at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing involved high-throughput transcriptome profiling of distinct maize genotypes to identify essential genes and pathways associated with abiotic stress. Currently, his postdoctoral research involves applying advanced microfluidic technology to isolate bacteria cells for single-cell analysis, which is crucial for understanding the heterogeneity of bacterial infections.
Umeå University • Umeå
Research focusing on deciphering heterogeneous populations infecting bacteria using single-cell RNA sequencing, applying microfluidic technology.
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.