DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
Welcome back to another exciting edition of the #WomansHistoryMonth blog series! We hope all of you are doing well and keeping safe as we enter day 4 of the #SALockdown. We know things may be looking a bit dreary at this point but don’t fear we’ve got you covered this…
Welcome back to the MBHG blog! We hope our posts have been a source of encouragement during these first few days of the 21 day #Lockdown! Self-isolation is quite an adjustment to say the least – but a very necessary action to #FlattenTheCurve and limit the number of cases of…
Today is the final Saturday in the #WomansHistoryMonth blog series. We are so excited to share the very first (and last) #SensationalSaturday profile with you. Todays researcher is Dr Taime Sylvester, an astounding postdoctoral fellow within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Dr Sylvester is known by many…
Hello everyone! Today is a very special day as it marks the very fist blog post for the 21 day #Lockdown in South Africa. We hope that our blog will bring you some inspiration and encouragement during this difficult time. Speaking of inspiration, read all about our latest #SpotlightScientist below.…
Hello and welcome back to the #WomansHistoryMonth final #ThankfulThursday post! I am sure you’re wondering who which featured scientist we are thankful for today – well wonder no. It’s Dr Anna O Ojo, a postdoctoral fellow within the Clinical Mycobacteriology and Epidemiology (CLIME) research group of the Division of Molecular…
Hello MBHG readers! Our featured Scientist for the final #WCW in the #WomansHistoryMonth series is Dr Nelita du Plessis, a senior scientist within the Immunology research group and head of the Innate Immune/MDSC Lab of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. For some insight into who she is…
It’s time to accelerate the TB response to save lives and end suffering It’s time to accelerate the TB response to save lives and end suffering by building on and learning from promising results in vaccine development and strengthening the existing collaborative Research & Development on TB vaccines. TB kills…
Hello and welcome back to the MBHG blog. Thank you for joining us for another exciting read in our #WomansHistoryMonth series, highlighting the amazing Woman in Science at MBHG. Today’s featured Scientist is Dr Suventha Moodley, a postdoctoral fellow within the Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology (CLIME) research group of the Division…
Hi! Thanks for visiting our blog and supporting our #WomansHistoryMonth series this #SundayFunday. Today our featured Scientist is Dr Rebecca Tadokera, a senior scientist within the Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology (CLIME) research group of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. To learn more about who Dr Tadokera is…
Welcome back to the MBHG blog! We hope you are as excited as we are to read all about our featured Scientist of the day, Dr Karen Cilliers, a postdoctoral fellow in the Immunology research group of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Read all about Dr Cillier’s scientific journey…