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South Africa

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Molecular Biologist | Freelance Epidemiologist | Expert in Scientific writing, Diagnostics and Disease Ecology

Profile Summary

I am an avid lover of the natural world and amateur wildlife photographer. I completed my BSc. Zoology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2013. There after I moved to the University of the Free State, South Africa to complete my BSc. Hons. Zoology, studying the phylogenetic relationships of haemoparasites in the local lizard population. In 2018 I finished my PhD in Molecular Biology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa where I developed a number of molecular diagnostic techniques to detect Mycobacterium bovis infection in Phacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog). Currently I am investigating antibody cross reactivity, to develop novel bio-imaging reagents for various viral diseases, such as Foot-and-Mouth disease, Lumpy Skin Disease Virus and Blue Tongue Virus at The Pirbright Institute, United Kingdom.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Immunoassay
• ★ Molecular Biology
• ★ Epidemiology
• ☆ Flow Chemistry
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Conservation Genetics
• ☆ Immunohistochemistry
• ☆ Immunogenetics
• ☆ Viral Diseases
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing

Research Gray Literature Search, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Specialist: Research and Development

Clinomics

February 2022 - Present

Specialist

Clinomics

February 2022 - Present

Postdoctoral Scientist

Pirbright Institute

February 2019 - January 2022

Particles Demonstrator

University of the Free State - Qwaqwa Campus

January 2014 - October 2014

Education

PhD Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology and Human Genetics)

Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

January 2015 - December 2018

BSc. Hons. Zoology (Zoology and Entomology )

University of the Free State - Qwaqwa Campus

January 2014 - November 2014

BSc. Zoology (Zoology and Entomology)

University of Pretoria

February 2010 - November 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Eduard O. Roos, William Mwangi, Wilhelm Gerner, Ryan Waters, John A. Hammond (2022). Optimized Multicolour Immunofluorescence Panel for Cattle T Cell Phenotyping by an 8-Colour, 10-Parameter Panel .

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Christina Meiring, Roxanne Higgitt, Anzaan Dippenaar, Eduard Roos, Peter Buss, Jennie Hewlett, Dave Cooper, Peter Rogers, Lin‐Mari Klerk‐Lorist, Louis Schalkwyk, et al.(2021). Characterizing epidemiological and genotypic features of Mycobacterium bovis infection in wild dogs ( Lycaon pictus ) . Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Wiley

Konstantin P. Lyashchenko and Alina Sikar-Gang and Archana A. Sridhara and Ashley Johnathan-Lee and Rubyat Elahi and Rena Greenwald and Paul Lambotte and Javan Esfandiari and Eduard O. Roos and Tanya J. Kerr and Michele A. Miller and Tyler C. Thacker and Mitchell V. Palmer and W. Ray Waters(2021). Use of blood matrices and alternative biological fluids for antibody detection in animal tuberculosis . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 239. p. 110303. Elsevier {BV}

(2021). ANTIBODY PREVALENCE TO AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS, MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS, RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS, INFLUENZA A VIRUS, AND BRUCELLA AND LEPTOSPIRA SPP. IN FREE-RANGING WARTHOG (PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS) POPULATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA . Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Bernitz, Netanya, Kerr, Tanya J., Goosen, Wynand J., Chileshe, Josephine, Higgitt, Roxanne L., Roos, Eduard O., Meiring, Christina, Gumbo, Rachiel, de Waal, Candice, Clarke, Charlene, et al. (2021). Review of Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in South African Wildlife . Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Eduard O. Roos, Leeré A. Scott, Sedzani Ndou, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Peter E. Buss, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Robin M. Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Tashnica T. Sylvester, Michele A. Miller, et al.(2019). Cytokine gene expression assay as a diagnostic tool for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Scientific Reports. 9. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

(2019). An interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of the Mycobacterium bovis infection in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.

(2019). Parallel measurement of IFN-γ and IP-10 in QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT) plasma improves the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) . Preventive Veterinary Medicine.

(2019). Serological reactivity to MPB83 and CFP10/ESAT-6 antigens in three suid hosts of Mycobacterium bovis infection . Veterinary Microbiology.

Miller, M.A., Gortazar, C., Roos, E.O., Risalde, M.A., Johnathan-Lee, A., Sridhara, A.A., Lyashchenko, K.P.(2019). Serological reactivity to MPB83 and CFP10/ESAT-6 antigens in three suid hosts of Mycobacterium bovis infection . Veterinary Microbiology. 235. p. 285-288.

Bernitz, N., Kerr, T.J., Goosen, W.J., Clarke, C., Higgitt, R., Roos, E.O., Cooper, D.V., Warren, R.M., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., et al.(2019). Parallel measurement of IFN-γ and IP-10 in QuantiFERON®-TB Gold (QFT)plasma improves the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) . Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 169.

Miller, Michele A., Gortazar, Christian, Roos, Eduard O., Risalde, Maria A., Johnathan-Lee, Ashley, Sridhara, Archana A., Lyashchenko, Konstantin P. (2019). Serological reactivity to MPB83 and CFP10/ESAT-6 antigens in three suid hosts of Mycobacterium bovis infection . Veterinary Microbiology.

Chileshe, J., Roos, E.O., Goosen, W.J., Buss, P., Hausler, G., Rossouw, L., Manemela, T., van Helden, P., Warren, R., Parsons, S.D., et al.(2019). An interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of the Mycobacterium bovis infection in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 217.

Miller, Michele A., Miller, Michele A., Buss, Peter, Buss, Peter, Roos, Eduard O., Roos, Eduard O., Hausler, Guy, Hausler, Guy, Dippenaar, Anzaan, Dippenaar, Anzaan, et al. (2019). Fatal Tuberculosis in a Free-Ranging African Elephant and One Health Implications of Human Pathogens in Wildlife . Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Roos, E.O., Scott, L.A., Ndou, S., Olea-Popelka, F., Buss, P.E., de Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Warren, R.M., van Helden, P.D., Sylvester, T.T., Miller, M.A., et al.(2019). Cytokine gene expression assay as a diagnostic tool for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Scientific reports. 9. (1). p. 16525.

Miller, M.A., Buss, P., Roos, E.O., Hausler, G., Dippenaar, A., Mitchell, E., van Schalkwyk, L., Robbe-Austerman, S., Waters, W.R., Sikar-Gang, A., et al.(2019). Fatal tuberculosis in a free-ranging African elephant and one health implications of human pathogens in wildlife . Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6. (FEB).

Eduard O. Roos, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Peter Buss, Guy A. Hausler, Robin Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Sven D. C. Parsons, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Michele A. Miller(2018). Measuring antigen-specific responses in Mycobacterium bovis-infected warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) using the intradermal tuberculin test . BMC Veterinary Research. 14. (1). Springer Nature America, Inc

E. O. Roos, F. Olea-Popelka, P. Buss, L.-M. de Klerk-Lorist, D. Cooper, P. D. van Helden, S. D. C. Parsons, M. A. Miller(2018). Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus ) in bovine tuberculosis-endemic regions of South Africa . Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. Wiley

Netanya Bernitz, Wynand J. Goosen, Charlene Clarke, Tanya J. Kerr, Roxanne Higgitt, Eduard O. Roos, David V. Cooper, Robin M. Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Sven D.C. Parsons, et al.(2018). Parallel testing increases detection of Mycobacterium bovis-infected African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 204. p. 40--43. Elsevier {BV}

Eduard O. Roos, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Peter Buss, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, David Cooper, Robin M. Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Sven D.C. Parsons, Michele A. Miller(2018). IP-10: A potential biomarker for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 201. p. 43--48. Elsevier {BV}

Bernitz, N., Clarke, C., Roos, E.O., Goosen, W.J., Cooper, D., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., Miller, M.A.(2018). Detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) using QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold (QFT) tubes and the Qiagen cattletype^® IFN-gamma ELISA . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 196. p. 48-52.

Bernitz, Netanya, Bernitz, Netanya, Clarke, Charlene, Clarke, Charlene, Roos, Eduard O., Roos, Eduard O., Goosen, Wynand J., Goosen, Wynand J., Cooper, David, Cooper, David, et al. (2018). Detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) using QuantiFERON (R)-TB Gold (QFT) tubes and the Qiagen cattletype (R) IFN-gamma ELISA . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.

Roos, E.O., Olea-Popelka, F., Buss, P., de Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Cooper, D., Warren, R.M., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., Miller, M.A.(2018). IP-10: A potential biomarker for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 201. p. 43-48.

Roos, Eduard O., Olea-Popelka, Francisco, Buss, Peter, de Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari, Cooper, David, Warren, Robin M., van Helden, Paul D., Parsons, Sven D. C., Miller, Michele A. (2018). IP-10: A potential biomarker for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.

Michele A. Miller, Peter Buss, Sven D.C. Parsons, Eduard Roos, Josephine Chileshe, Wynand J. Goosen, Louis van Schalkwyk, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Markus Hofmeyr, Guy Hausler, et al.(2018). Conservation of White Rhinoceroses Threatened by Bovine Tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016–2017 . Emerging Infectious Diseases. 24. (12). p. 2373--2375. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ({CDC})

Miller, M.A., Buss, P., Parsons, S.D.C., Roos, E., Chileshe, J., Goosen, W.J., van Schalkwyk, L., de Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Hofmeyr, M., Hausler, G., et al.(2018). Conservation of white rhinoceroses threatened by bovine tuberculosis, South Africa, 2016–2017 . Emerging Infectious Diseases. 24. (12). p. 2373-2375.

Bernitz, N., Clarke, C., Roos, E.O., Goosen, W.J., Cooper, D., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., Miller, M.A.(2018). Corrigendum to “Detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) using QuantiFERON^®-TB Gold (QFT) tubes and the Qiagen cattletype^® IFN-gamma ELISA” [J. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. 196 (2018) 48–52](S0165242717304683)(10.1016/j.vetimm.2017.12.010) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 201. p. 88.

Roos, E. O., Olea-Popelka, F., Buss, P., de Klerk-Lorist, L. -M., Cooper, D., van Helden, P. D., Parsons, S. D. C., Miller, M. A. (2018). Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in bovine tuberculosis-endemic regions of South Africa . Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

Bernitz, N., Goosen, W.J., Clarke, C., Kerr, T.J., Higgitt, R., Roos, E.O., Cooper, D.V., Warren, R.M., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., et al.(2018). Parallel testing increases detection of Mycobacterium bovis-infected African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 204. p. 40-43.

Bernitz, Netanya, Goosen, Wynand J., Clarke, Charlene, Kerr, Tanya J., Higgitt, Roxanne, Roos, Eduard O., Cooper, David, V, Warren, Robin M., van Helden, Paul D., Parsons, Sven D. C., et al. (2018). Parallel testing increases detection of Mycobacterium bovis-infected African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.

Roos, E.O., Olea-Popelka, F., Buss, P., de Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Cooper, D., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., Miller, M.A.(2018). Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in bovine tuberculosis-endemic regions of South Africa . Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 65. (5). p. 1182-1189.

Roos, E.O., Olea-Popelka, F., Buss, P., Hausler, G.A., Warren, R., Van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., De Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Miller, M.A.(2018). Measuring antigen-specific responses in Mycobacterium bovis-infected warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) using the intradermal tuberculin test . BMC Veterinary Research. 14. (1).

Roos, Eduard O., Buss, Peter, De Klerk-Lorist, Lin-Mari, Hewlett, Jennie, Hausler, Guy A., Rossouw, Leana, McCall, Alicia J., Cooper, David, van Helden, Paul D., Parsons, Sven D. C., et al. (2016). Test performance of three serological assays for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.

Roos, E.O., Buss, P., de Klerk-Lorist, L.-M., Hewlett, J., Hausler, G.A., Rossouw, L., McCall, A.J., Cooper, D., van Helden, P.D., Parsons, S.D.C., et al.(2016). Test performance of three serological assays for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) . Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 182. p. 79-84.

Eduard Roos, Johann van As (2014). Molecular detection of haemoparasites from South African squamates .

OTHER

Eduard O. Roos, Marie Bonnet-Di Placido, William N Mwangi, Katy Moffat, Lindsay Fry, Ryan Waters, John A. Hammond(2021). Optimized Multicolour Immunofluorescence Panel for Cattle B Cell Phenotyping by an 8-Colour, 10-Parameter Panel . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

CONFERENCE PAPER

(2014). Molecular detection of haemoparasites from South African squamates .