 
Biography
        Ms. Refiloe Malesa received her national Diploma in Veterinary technology in 2011, a BTech degree in 2014 and subsequently a Master’s degree in 2020. Currently she is enrolled in a PhD in Life Sciences at the University of South Africa and due to submit her final thesis this year. She has worked at various veterinary laboratories were she acquired skills in Serology, Parasitology, Clinical Pathology, Molecular biology, Virology and Microbiology. She currently works at the ARC-OVR as a Researcher Scientist were she is involved in research and diagnostics, she has written and co-authored in a number of articles. Within the OVR-TAD laboratory, she is also involved in capacity building of laboratories where she trains scientists and veterinarians from various African countries on the different methods they employ within the Transboundary animal disease programme. She also has a keen interest in Quality Management systems, she works as a SANAS technical assessor on part-time basis.   Research interests
        I have research interests in Virology and Bacteriology, specifically work that involves whole genome sequencing.  Projects you're working on
        Whole genome sequencing of E . coli isolates in South Africa
Sequencing of African swine fever and Foot and mouth disease
Efficacy testing of disinfectants for FMDV 
Capacity building of African laboratories in relation to ASFV
  Discipline
        Bacteriology      Bioinformatics      Cellular biology      Challenge model development      Challenge study design      Clinical trials – efficacy      Epidemiology      Ethics      Immunology – B-cells      Immunology – T-cells      Immunology – innate      Molecular biology      Protein biology      QC test development      Quality assurance      Regulation      Statistics      Structural biology      Systems biology      Virology  Host species
        Buffalo      Cattle      Pigs      Poultry      Small ruminants      Wildlife      Zoonoses  Pathogen
        Bacteria      Bacteria›Brucella      Bacteria›E. coli      Bacteria›Mycoplasma      Bacteria›Salmonella      Viruses      Viruses›African swine fever virus      Viruses›Classical swine fever virus      Viruses›Foot-and-mouth disease virus      Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus      Viruses›Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus  Stage of vaccine development
        Adjuvants      Antigen discovery and immunogen design      Clinical trials