DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
Written by Dr Emilyn Costa Conceicao Brazil and South Africa share more than economic ties as members of the BRICS bloc; they also face significant public health challenges as both are included on the World Health Organization’s list of countries with high tuberculosis (TB) burdens. Investing in advanced technologies to…
The Division of Immunology is thrilled to announce that Prof. Clive Gray, head of the Reproductive Immunology Research Consortium in Africa (RIRCA), has been appointed as the President of the Federation of African Immunological Societies (FAIS). Reflecting on this incredible milestone, Prof. Gray shared: “I had the great honour last…
A huge congratulations to Welile Nwamba, a brilliant researcher at the Clinical Mycobactomics and Epidemiology (CLIME) Research Group within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, for being selected as an awardee of the 2025 Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents For Women in Science Regional Programme!…
We are thrilled to celebrate Pamela Ncube, one of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics’ rising stars, for being named an awardee of the 2025 Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents For Women in Science Regional Programme! 🎉 Pamela’s pioneering research focuses on animal tuberculosis, particularly…
Written by Welile Dube Three ambitious students from the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG) embarked on a transformative academic journey at the Education and Research-Oriented Training in Health Sciences (EARTHS) 2024 Summer School. The summer school was hosted by Prof. Amena Ahmad of Hamburg University of Applied…
Join us at the Pierhead, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town this Sunday, 6 October 2024 from 11 am – 2 pm! One of our very own scientists, PhD candidate Mrs Dannielle Kenny from the Division of Immunology, will feature in this years line up! What’s the buzz about Soapbox Science?…
Mrs Kimberly Coetzer-Hugo, a PhD candidate within the Division of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Science has been selected as one of seven laureates for the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science South Africa Young Talent programme. Kimberly is an aspiring bioinformatician…
Written by Alyce Kapisa Join me on a journey as I travel to the small town of Makhanda in the Eastern Cape, where members of the Societal Impact Task Team (SITT) within Stellenbosch University’s Department of Biomedical Sciences participated in the 8th annual Rhodes University Community Engagement (RUCE) Conference. This…
We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Clive Gray, who leads the Reproductive Immunology Research Consortium in Africa (RIRCA) at Stellenbosch University’s Division of Immunology, has been awarded the highly prestigious Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award. This incredible honour, received on 3 July 2024, recognizes his groundbreaking research into improving the health…
Written by Welile Dube The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) awarded Associate Professor Shahida Moosa, Head of Medical Genetics at Tygerberg Hospital and the Rare Disease Genomics research group within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, a Bronze Medal at the SAMRC 10th Annual Scientific Merit Awards.…