DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
Congratulations Prof Elizabeth Streicher We would like to congratulate Prof Streicher, Senior Researcher within the TB Genomics Research Group at MBHG, on her promotion from Dr to FULL Professor! It is extremely rare for a researcher to skip associate professor altogether and get promoted straight to full professorship. This is…
Congratulations Dr Caroline Beltran We would like to congratulate Dr Caroline Beltran on her appointment as a Researcher within the Stellenbosch University Immunology Research Group at MBHG! This career advancement from postdoctoral researcher to scientist is no surprise and was just a matter of time until your drive and talent paid…
Congratulations Dr Tracey Jooste We would like to congratulate Dr Jooste on her appointment as a Researcher within the Stellenbosch University Immunology Research group at MBHG! Your dedication and diligence deserve to be recognized through this hard-earned promotion. We look forward to the exciting outputs to come from Dr Jooste’s…
Congratulations Prof Stephanus Malherbe We would like to congratulate Prof Stephanus Malherbe, head of the Biomedical Research Institute Clinical Unit and Clinician Scientist within the Stellenbosch University Immunology Research Group at MBHG, on his promotion to Associate Professor! All your hard work and dedications deserve this achievement.
Congratulations Dr Ndivhuwo Tshililo We would like to congratulate Dr Tshililo on her promotion from Junior Researcher to Researcher within the Mycobacterial Chemical Biology Research Group at MBHG! Your enquiring scientific mind and pursuit of excellence have brought you to this moment and we cannot wait to see what brilliant…
Written by Leka Mhlophe Being a newbie in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG), it can be very intimidating interacting with researchers at different levels of their research careers and wondering how they got there, and whether or not you would ever get there. It’s simply amazing…
Researchers, healthcare workers, local artists and community residents joined hands to create a series of murals at local clinics within the Cape Town area to encourage community support in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB). Every year, at least 10 million people fall ill with Tuberculosis, as reported by the World…
We are delighted to announce the award of the prestigious Professor Bongani Mayosi Netcare Clinical Scholarship to Dr Jane Shaw, a pulmonologist in the BMRI Clinical Team at MBHG. This scholarship creates opportunities for deserving South African medical practitioners to further their studies and research in their respective fields…
Congratulations to Professor Marlo Möller on the award of the Hofmeyr-Van Schaik Gold Medal (Gold) at the ….! This award is given by the South African Genetics Society (SAGS) to a distinguished established academic (or other professional) for excellence in research, teaching and/or professional practice in Genetics!
Congratulations to Crystal Steyl and Kwame Ahiavi on the award of the first and second prizes, respectively, for their flash talks at the SASBi/SAGS 2022 Student Symposium. This joint conference of the South African Genetics Society (SAGS) and the South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) was held on 24 April…