DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
The Crick Africa Network (CAN) has awarded Dr Tracey Jooste, an Early Career Researcher of the SU Immunology Research Group (IRG) within the Division of Immunology, a prestigious fellowship through the African Career Acceleration Fellowship. Dr Jooste is one of 8 leading African researchers to be awarded the new CAN…
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious but curable disease that is caused by a form of bacteria that attacks and damages the lungs. It can be easily passed to others through coughing or sneezing. Symptoms may include coughing, chest pain, fatigue, weight loss, and night sweats. World TB Day, which is…
VALIDATE is excited to announce that we have been awarded a new UK Medical Research Council (MRC) grant, to enable us to continue our network activities until 2027! The £2.4million grant, via MRC’s ISPF (International Science Partnership Fund) and Partnership Grant funding streams, will enable VALIDATE to continue to provide…
Congratulations Prof Gian van der Spuy We would like to congratulate Professor Gian van der Spuy, SAMRC Scientist and head of the South African Tuberculosis Bioinformatics Initiative (SATBBI) at MBHG, on his promotion to FULL professor! This promotion is in recognition of your efforts to teach and train the next generation…
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…
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…