Sikhulile Moyo

Sikhulile Moyo
Sikhulile Moyo
Born	Zimbabwe
Alma mater	University of Zimbabwe; University of Botswana; Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University; Stellenbosch University
Known for	Moyo and his laboratory were the first to identify the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
Children	3
	Scientific career
Fields	Immunology, infectious diseases
Institutions	Botswana–Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Thesis	HIV-1C Dynamics and Evolutionary Trends in Botswana
Doctoral advisor	Susan Engelbrecht; Tulio de Oliveira

Sikhulile M. Moyo is a Zimbabwean virologist working as the laboratory director of the Botswana–Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership in Gaborone.^[1]^[2] He is a research associate in immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In November 2021, Moyo and his laboratory were the first to identify the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. In 2022, Moyo was listed in the Time 100 list.

^ Associated Press (December 4, 2021). "Scientist Says Omicron Was a Group Find". VOA. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
^ Viana R, Moyo S, Amoako DG, Tegally H, Scheepers C, Althaus CL, et al. (March 2022). "Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa". Nature. 603 (7902): 679–686. Bibcode:2022Natur.603..679V. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04411-y. PMC 8942855. PMID 35042229.