Woman’s History Month 2020

Our phenomenal researcher this #FeatureFriday is Dr Rouxjeane Venter, a postdoctoral fellow in the Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology (CLIME) research group at the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Read all about Dr Venter’s research interests and hobbies in her profile below! Thank you for taking the time to read…

Hey, Hey it’s #ThankfulThursday. We are thankful for the amazing leadership, compassion and innovation that today’s feature scientist, Prof Marlo Möller, brings to the division. Prof Möller is an Associate Professor in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, and co-head of the TB Host Genetics Research Group . For…

Hello friends – it’s Wednesday! You know what that means… it’s time to highlight our #WCW for the #WomansHistoryMonth blog series! Today our featured Scientist is Dr Nastassja Kriel, a postdoctoral fellow in the Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics group at the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Well, stop wondering who…

Hello and Welcome back! Our featured Scientist this #TerrificTuesday is Prof Soraya Bardien, head of the Parkinson’s Disease Research Group within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Prof Bardien has more than 15 years of experience with working on the genetic causes of various disorders. Check out her…

#MotivationMonday is the only way to describe this blog post! If you are looking for some words of encouragement to get your week started then you are in the right place! Today’s featured Scientist is Dr Abhilasha Madhvi Mishra, a postdoctoral fellow in the TB Drug Development research group of…

Hello and welcome back to our third week of the #WomansHistoryMonth blog series! We still have so many incredible researchers to showcase and we hope that you continue to support our division in sharing their stories and encouraging young woman currently working in, or interested in a career in science.…

Today our featured Scientist is Dr Happy Tshivhula, member of the association of  South African Women in Science and Engineering (SAWISE) and a postdoctoral fellow within the Immunology research group of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Take a look at her impressive profile below and the words…

Meet Dr Shameemah Abrahams, our fabulous researcher this #FeatureFriday Dr Abrahams is a postdoctoral fellow in the Parkinson’s Disease Research Group of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. To learn more about what Shameemah’s research entails and things she enjoys doing in her spare time – read her…

It’s Thankful Thursday – today we are thankful for all the amazing #WomanInScience in our division! It is this gratitude for our researchers that inspired the #WomansHistoryMonth and #MenOfMay blog series. Our star of the day on this fine Thursday is Dr Elizabeth Streicher, a senior scientist in the TB…

Hello and welcome back to the MBHG #WomansHistoryMonth blog series! I am sure you’re wondering who our featured Scientist for #WCW is – well wonder no more friends. It’s Dr Caitlin Uren, a postdoctoral fellow in the SU Host Genetics Research Group at the Division of Molecular Biology and Human…