Monkgomotsi Maseng

Monkgomotsi Maseng is a Laboratory Scientist at the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana. Her research focuses on host factors, including genetic variation, and their role in antimicrobial resistance and chronic inflammation. She is particularly interested in how genetic differences influence treatment outcomes in infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, which remain major health burdens in sub-Saharan Africa.

Her work examines drug–gene interactions as potential contributors to treatment failure and supports the development of tailored prevention, control and treatment strategies based on pharmacogenetic principles. This personalised approach aims to optimise therapeutic outcomes by improving treatment efficacy, reducing side effects and limiting the emergence of drug resistance.