The Clinical Omics and Informatics Unit

If you could sit in a room with a bioinformatician, what would you ask? We’re doing a little “research” ahead of something exciting coming from the unit 🧪🎙️

22.01.2026 11:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What is Clinical Omics and Informatics? Decoding Africa's genetic diversity to transform healthcare—where cutting-edge omics meets informatics to deliver precision medicine that reflects our populations and redefines our future.

🚨 Blog Alert: What is Omics and Informatics?

👉 Read the full blog here:
health.uct.ac.za/coin/article...

20.01.2026 07:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Massive shoutout to all of our members, partners and collaborators for contributing their time so beautifully to the MNeuroSc Neurogenomics Elective hosted at the UCT Neuroscience Institute! 💙

04.12.2025 06:10 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Our COIN Director shares her path into genomic medicine and why African-centred genomics matters for the future of neurological care.
Fast, visual, and full of heart — catch her PechaKucha talk on YouTube.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-l...

02.12.2025 07:38 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Waheed Amanjee, MSc Candidate at the COIN Unit

We’re a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, genetic counsellors, scientists and bioinformaticians working together to understand neurological disorders in African populations.
From the clinic to the lab to the data, our team is building better, more inclusive neurogenomic research for Africa. 🧠🧬🌍

02.12.2025 07:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Noma Monnakgotla, PhD Candidate at the COIN Unit

Zama Mngadi, MSc Candidate at the COIN Unit

Gideon Waife, MSc Candidate at the COIN Unit

Saifeldeen Elshahawy, MSc Candidate at the COIN Unit

We’re a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, genetic counsellors, scientists and bioinformaticians working together to understand neurological disorders in African populations.
From the clinic to the lab to the data, our team is building better, more inclusive neurogenomic research for Africa. 🧠🧬🌍

02.12.2025 07:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Melissa Nel, Director at the COIN Unit

Nabeelah Peerbhai, Genetic Counsellor at the COIN Unit

Erin Kinghorn, Research Communications Officer at the COIN Unit

Amokelani Mahungu, PhD Candidate at the COIN Unit

We’re a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, genetic counsellors, scientists and bioinformaticians working together to understand neurological disorders in African populations.
From the clinic to the lab to the data, our team is building better, more inclusive neurogenomic research for Africa. 🧠🧬🌍

02.12.2025 07:19 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0