{"id":2675,"date":"2025-06-06T07:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2025-06-06T07:54:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:54:39","slug":"bchendi-validate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/2025\/06\/06\/bchendi-validate\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Dr Bih Chendi Joins VALIDATE Network as Associate Member[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2420\">Congratulations to Dr Bih Chendi on her successful application to join the VALIDATE Network as an Associate Member! VALIDATE is a global network of interdisciplinary researchers focused on tackling some of the world\u2019s most challenging infectious diseases\u2014particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These include diseases caused by mycobacteria (like TB and leprosy), leishmanias, and Burkholderia pseudomallei.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2675\">With a PhD jointly awarded by the University of Oslo and Stellenbosch University, Dr Chendi has made significant contributions to biomarker research for TB diagnosis and treatment monitoring, with a focus on translating research into clinical tools.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2911\">\n<p data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2911\">\u201cBecoming part of VALIDATE is a tremendous opportunity to connect with like-minded researchers tackling global health issues. It aligns with my research goals and allows me to collaborate on projects that aim for real-world impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"3130\">Dr Chendi brings to VALIDATE a wealth of expertise in biomarker validation, immunodiagnostics, and translational TB research, alongside her growing leadership profile as a mentor and project lead within ChegouLab within the Immunology Research Group at Stellenbosch University.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3402\">Explore VALIDATE\u2019s network of members and global research initiatives:<br data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3212\">\ud83d\udc49 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.validate-network.org\/validate-network-members?filter-7451-organisation-3325146=50441&amp;page-3325146=0&amp;filter-1371-members-3325146=7671\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3402\">Dr Bih Chendi \u2013 VALIDATE Member Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:en] Congratulations to Dr Bih Chendi on her successful application to join the VALIDATE Network as an Associate Member! VALIDATE is a global network of interdisciplinary researchers focused on tackling some of the world\u2019s most challenging infectious diseases\u2014particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). These include diseases caused by mycobacteria&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10949,"featured_media":2678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-achievements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2684,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2675\/revisions\/2684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/mbhgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}