This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
Congratulations to Crystal Steyl and Kwame Ahiavi on the award of the first and second prizes, respectively, for their flash talks at the SASBi/SAGS 2022 Student Symposium. This joint conference of the South African Genetics Society (SAGS) and the South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) was held on 24 April…
Congratulations Distinguished Professor Rob Warren on his NRF A-rating The National Research Foundation (NRF) has recently awarded MBHG researcher and unit Director of the SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research (CTR) Professor Rob Warren, with an A1-rating, a grading which confirms him as a leading international scholar in his field. According to the…
Congratulations to Prof Grant Theron on the award of the SA Medical Research Council Gold Medal at the SAMRC 8th Scientific Merits Award Ceremony! The South African Medical Research Council strongly supports excellence in health research and has established a set of medal awards to recognise world-class science. The Awards…
Congratulations to Prof Marlo Möller on the award of the SA Medical Research Council Silver Medal at the SAMRC 8th Scientific Merits Award Ceremony! The South African Medical Research Council strongly supports excellence in health research and has established a set of medal awards to recognise world-class science. The Awards…
The Research Strategy Task Team (ReSTT) at the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics (MBHG) hosted the first Divisional MBHG Retreat from 3rd-4th February 2022. This was the first in-person academic meeting held in 2 years and brought together over 350 senior scientists, research technicians, postdoctoral research fellows and…
Congratulations Drs Caroline Beltran, Leigh Kotze and Haiko Schurz Three MBHG postdoctoral research fellows, Drs Caroline Beltran and Leigh Kotze within the Immunology Research Group and Dr Haiko Schurz within the TB Host Genetics Research Group at the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics were selected for the Top…
Congratulations Dr Suventha Moodley Dr Moodley, a postdoctoral researcher in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently awarded a three-year Career Development Fellowship from the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The EDCTP supports clinical research, research…
Congratulations Dr Rouxjeane Venter Dr Rouxjeane Venter, a postdoctoral researcher in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, is one of six South African researchers who were recently awarded a grant from the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science South African…
Congratulations to Professor Novel Chegou and Dr Charles Manyelo. Head of the TB Biomarkers Lab Prof Novel Chegou and PhD graduate Dr Charles Manyelo within the Immunology Research Group at Stellenbosch University’s Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences received Patent awards at the…
The African Tuberculosis Bioinformatics Training Program (hereafter Training Program) is a collaborative educational and capacity development program that will develop and establish a two-year structured Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Bioinformatics, at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa. The Training Program is a collaboration between the Division of Molecular Biology…