DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
In the past few years, people have become fascinated with using their DNA to learn more about themselves, their origins, family trees, predisposition to health conditions and quirky traits. This has been enabled by the rise in popularity and the relative affordability of direct-to-consumer ancestry testing in places like the…
Congratulations Prof Nelita du Plessis We would like to congratulate Professor Nelita du Plessis, head of the Innate Immunity Lab within the Immunology Research group at MBHG, on her promotion to associate professor! We are proud to have you as part of our team and look forward to the innovative research…
Congratulations Prof Novel Chegou We would like to congratulate Professor Novel Chegou, head of the TB Diagnostics Lab within the Immunology Research group at MBHG, on his promotion to FULL professor! This promotion is well deserved in light of your dedication to your team, research, students and community!
We are delighted to announce the award of the prestigious Professor Bongani Mayosi Netcare Clinical Scholarship to Dr Donald Simon, 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 Dr Eduard Roos Dr Eduard Roos, a former PhD candidate within the SU Animal TB Research Group at the CTR was awarded the 2020 HD Brede Award for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science virtual 64rd Annual Academic Day.
The Stellenbosch University Immunology Research Group (SU-IRG) within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University has secured funding for a large international National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant on tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics, which they lead together with partners in South Africa, The Gambia, Vietnam and the…
Prof Samantha Sampson, head of the SU Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics Research Group at MBHG, is one of three eminent researchers who has received an award from the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research on therapies aimed at the eradication of #tuberculosis “This project provides an opportunity to take an…
The 18th July marks Mandela Day in South Africa. This Mandela Day is special in that it is the 10th Anniversary, marking a decade long promise by all South Africans to work together to make a difference in our country. Bless-a-Baby, a non-profit organization that that provides relief for new…
This year, the essence of #MandelaDay – take action and inspire change, is more important than ever with communities across the world being affected by the spread of #Covid19 causing new social and economic challenges and exacerbating old ones. These have galvanised cross-sections of our society into action and this newfound camaraderie…
This article was originally published on the Stellenbosch University Medicine & Health Sciences Annual Faculty Publication 2019. Read the original article here. Studies show four in every five in KNP are infected Four in every five wild dogs roaming the Kruger National Park (KNP) are infected with the bacteria causing bovine tuberculosis (bTB)…