Cheryl Baxter

Cheryl Baxter is Head of Scientific Research Support and Training at the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) and Associate Professor in Medical Virology at Stellenbosch University. She is currently project manager for several genomics-based projects, including the Genomic Surveillance to Control Pathogen Infections in Africa (GenPath Africa) project that aims to apply genomic epidemiology to guide the public health response, the DSI Africa project that uses big data to elucidate the clinical and epidemiological interactions between COVID-19 and HIV, the GIZ-funded project that aims to advance genomic surveillance for pandemic preparedness in Africa and she is part of the steering committee of the Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE) Consortium that is assessing the impact of climate change on epidemics and member of the Mpox Research Consortium.