Ms. Somila Nazo is a Master of Medical Science (M.MedSc) candidate at the University of the Free State, affiliated within the Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Unit in the Division of Virology. Her research supervised by Prof. Martin Nyaga and co-supervised by Dr. Ayodeji Ogunbayo, focuses on using metagenomic approaches to explore microbial communities and antimicrobial resistance profiles in Intensive Care Units and hospital wastewater systems across the Free State Province. 

She holds a BSc. in Medical Bioscience from the University of the Western Cape and a B.MedSc. Honours degree in Medical Microbiology and Virology from the University of the Free State. Her current work is supported by the National Research Foundation, the Poliomyelitis foundation and the Gates Foundation. Ms. Nazo is passionate about NGS and its role in advancing infection control and public health research.