DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
This is the news blog for the Division of Molecular Biology & Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology
When Carene Ndong Sima, a PhD candidate in the SU Tuberculosis Host Genetics Research Group within the Division of MBHG, was selected for the Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2025, she joined an elite group of 20 “exceptionally talented women” in science from around the globe. Carene’s selection to this…
Dr Sefiyat Odunola Adebiyi (affectionately known as Odun), a recent MSc graduate within the Division of Immunology, is a multi-talented academic whose journey beautifully blends science and creativity. Having originally pursued veterinary studies at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, Odunola made a pivotal transition to the field of human…
Early one Sunday morning in 2024, 26-year-old Leka Mhlophe, a Master’s student within the Animal TB Research Group at the Division of MBHG, woke up to do her laundry, as she usually does. But this Sunday morning would be different. Just as she came back from putting her clothes in…
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Stellenbosch University (SU) are pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala as Unit Director of the SU/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research (CTR), housed within SU’s Department of Biomedical Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Prof…
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…
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…
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.…