ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations Prof Soraya Bardien We would like to congratulate Prof Soraya Bardien, head of the Parkinson Research group at MBHG, on her promotion to full professor! All your hard work, dedications deserve this achievement and we are very proud for you!

Congratulations Professors Novel Chegou and Craig Kinnear Profs Craig Kinnear (Left), Rob Warren (Middle) and Novel Chegou (Left) attending the SAMRC 50th Gala Event and Awards ceremony.  Prof Novel Chegou, a senior scientist within the Stellenbosch Immunology Research Group at MBHG, and Prof Craig Kinnear, a senior scientist within the…

Congratulations Dr Stefanus Malherbe Dr Stephanus Malherbe, a Research Clinician within the Stellenbosch University Immunology Research Group at the MBHG was awarded the Union Young Investigator Prize at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India.  ​This award is given in acknowledgement of a researcher for work in lung health…

Congratulations Drs Brigette Glanzmann and Caroline Beltran Dr Brigette Glanzmann, a postdoctoral researcher within the SU Tuberculosis Host Genetics Research Group at MBHG, and Dr Caroline Beltran, a postdoctoral researcher within the SU Immunology Research Group at MBHG, are two of eighteen outstanding African scientists to be awarded the African Career…

Congratulations Prof Bavesh Kana Prof Bavesh Kana, director of the SU and WITS CBTBR nodes was recently awarded of the University of the Witwatersrand Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Prize. The Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Award honours an innovation that has progressed to a point where there are real prospects of delivering a viable product or service. Professor…

Congratulations Dr Haiko Schurz Postdoctoral fellow, Dr Haiko Schurz, within the SU TB Host Genetics Research Group was awarded the HD Brede Award for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science 63rd Annual Academic Day.