EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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…

Pictured here is MBHG BSL-3 manager Dr Nasiema Allie, responsible for all operations and safety related to infectious disease research carried out at MBHG, demonstrating how to use this PPE with the help of Dr Usha Lalla, head of the A5 Medical ICU at Tygerberg Hospital. To assist healthcare professionals…

To support a local business and alleviate some of the financial burden imposed as a result of the nationwide Lockdown, MBHG allocated R15 000.00 in funds towards a Veggie Box initiative, in collaboration with Valota Farming in the Philippi, to feed members of the communities in which we serve. Notably, almost 1/3 of these funds…

On 13 March, postdoctoral fellows and their hosts were invited to a social and interactive event, hosted by the Postdoctoral Society Executive Committee and Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS). Speakers included Prof Samantha Sampson and Dr Rebecca Tadokera from MBHG, as well as Prof Nico Gey…

#ScienceCommunication is a BIG part of what we do here at MBHG! ? On 12 March, Profs Craig Kinnear, co-head of the SU Tuberculosis Host Genetics Research Group, and Soraya Bardien, head of the SU Parkinson’s disease research group, within MBHG where honored guests at the Genetic testing: valuable self-knowledge…

During the #MBHGHipHop TB initiative, hosted by the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics,  scientists interact with learners from Cedar High School of the Arts in Mitchells Plain. The program aimed to highlight TB as a health epidemic within the local community, whilst emphasizing the research efforts of the…