Africa can sometimes be a continent filled with do-gooders, with people who try to solve a problem unique to Africa. Other times, it can be a problem in Africa with implications for the rest of the world. As we headed to  Tanzania, we wanted to check in with Pardis Sabeti, a researcher who spends time in Nigeria to focus on the second type of challenge.

Sabeti has the kind of resume most people dream of. She’s a Harvard researcher with degrees from MIT and Oxford. She’s a former Rhodes scholar with the title of computational geneticist. A couple years ago, the London Daily Telegraph named her one of 100 living geniuses, tied with Henry Kissinger and Stevie Wonder. Last year, National