Ms. Sebotsana Rasebotsa is an alumnus of the University of the Free State. She has a M.MedSci degree with specialization in Virology (Cum Laude with the Dean’s Medal), supervised by Prof. Martin Nyaga at the Next Generation Sequencing Unit. Her master’s degree was based on characterizing rotavirus strains that were circulating in Rwanda pre- and post- RotaTeq vaccine introduction. During her period at the Next Generation Sequencing Unit, she had the privilege of presenting her research at several conferences, including the 12th African Rotavirus Symposium (International conference) held in Johannesburg (2019), the Health Science Faculty Forum (Local conference) held at the University of the Free State (2019) and the Free State Provincial Research day (Local conference) held at the University of the Free State (2019). She joined the Next Generation Sequencing Unit in 2018 as a National Research Foundation (NRF) intern. Her journey at the Next Generation Sequencing Unit provided her with valuable Molecular Biology techniques, next generation sequencing techniques and outstanding bioinformatics skills, which prepared her for the working environment. She is currently a Medical Scientist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).
