Dr Yolandi Swart

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Yolandi Swart is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioinformatics within the Undiagnosed Rare Disease Program at Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University. Her research focuses on leveraging long-read sequencing technologies to improve rare disease diagnostics in genetically diverse and underrepresented populations. With expertise in ancestry-specific statistical genetics and genomic data analysis, she is passionate about advancing precision medicine and bridging the gap in genomic research across southern Africa. 

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Rare Disease Genomics in South Africa