DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
[:en]Welcome back to the MBHG blog! We hope you are as excited as we are to read all about our featured Scientist of the day, Prof Eileen Hoal-van Helden, a Professor Emerita in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Her profile mentions fascinating topics such as host genetics,…
[:en]Hello and welcome back to the #WomansHistoryMonth blog series! Today’s featured Scientist is Dr Nabila Ismail, a postdoctoral fellow in the TB Genomics research group of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Read all about Dr Ismail’s scientific journey in her profile below! Thank you for taking…
[:en]We are into our second week of the #WomansHistoryMonth Blog series – how exciting! First up in this weeks researcher line up is Prof Samantha Sampson, head of the Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics research group in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Thank you for taking the time to read…
[:en]Hello and welcome back to the MBHG blog. Thank you for joining us for another exciting read in our #WomansHistoryMonth series, highlighting the amazing Woman in Science at MBHG. Today’s featured Scientist is Dr Margaret Nolan, a postdoctoral fellow in the Immunology research group of the Division of Molecular Biology…
[:en]Hello and happy Friday! Thanks for visiting our blog and supporting our #WomansHistoryMonth series. Today our other featured Scientist is Dr Leigh Kotze, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the MDSC Lab of the Immunology Research Group at the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. To learn more about who Dr…
[:en]Welcome back to our #WomansHistoryMonth blog series! Today our featured Scientist is Professor Michele A. Miller, lead of the Animal TB Research Group within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Check out her profile below! Thank you for taking the time to read this post! We appreciate…
[:en]Hello and welcome back to our blog! Today our featured Scientist is Prof Helena Kuivaniemi, a Senior Scientist within the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Check out her profile below! Thanks for taking the time to read this post! We appreciate all you support. Help us empower young woman…
[:en]Our first featured Scientist for the #WomansHistoryMonth Blog series is Dr Tanya Kerr, a postdoctoral fellow within the Animal TB Research group of the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics. Check out her profile below! Thanks for taking the time to read this post! We appreciate all you support.…
[:en]Celebrating Woman in Science Woman’s History month is an annual occasion celebrated in the states, that highlights the contribution of woman to historical events and commemorates the role of woman in society. In 1911, the first International Woman’s Day was celebrated – giving birth to Woman’s Week in 1980 and…
[:en]Nothing says ‘Thank You’ quite like a free warm meal Hunger is a state of constant being for many South Africans. With high poverty and unemployment rates, food insecurity is a common challenge many households face within our country. In 2016, the Statistics South Africa General Household Survey found that…