
CLIME Research Group
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Cape Town, South Africa
Joined March 2023
Today is World TB Day, highlighting the need for urgent efforts to eliminate tuberculosis (TB). With over 10 million cases in 2023, many are unaware of symptoms. Early detection, treatment, and community support are key to a TB-free world. Let's act now! #WorldTBDay2025
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Rouxjeane Venter accepted the InnovUS 2024 Award for the CREDO Device, co-developed with experts. CREDO recycles materials from diagnostic tests, saving time, costs, and lives. Thanks, InnovUS! #CREDODevice #Innovation #TBResearch #Teamwork
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Congrats to Dr Happy Tshivhula, named a *Top 5 Postdoctoral Research Fellow* for her outstanding impact on research and community. And to Prof Grant Theron, awarded for *Postgraduate Supervision* after guiding 3+ PhDs to graduation in Dec '23/March '24! 🎓✨👏#ResearchLeadership
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🎉 Proud moments at the 68th AAD! Our brilliant CLIME research team from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences showcased their dedication, innovation, and hard work. Engaging presentations, insightful discussions, and a well-deserved award. #clinicalresearch #tbresearch
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Dr Anna Okonula presented on a new TB LAM urine based assay, with high specificity, in people living with -and -without HIV in South Africa and Uganda 🥼🧪Availability of accurate non-sputum based assays are vital! .#clicnicalresearch #tbresearch #nonsputumtests #tblam #urinetest
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Day 2 of the @SUhealthsci Annual Academic Year Day done and dusted! . PhD student, Loide Shipingana, presented her research entitled “Association between systemic immune profiles and gut microbiome diversity during TB disease” 🧫🦠. #tbresearch #microbiome #immunology
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Yonas Ghebrekristos, a CLIME PhD student, won the HD Brede Award for his 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘦 article “ Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra on contaminated liquid cultures for tuberculosis and rifampicin-resistance detection: a diagnostic accuracy evaluation“ 🧬🧪. #tbdiagnostics
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First day of the @SUhealthsci 68th Annual Academic Day! 📄. PhD student, Welile Nwamba, presented her poster entitled “Who, what, and how much: Sputum scarcity amongst people requiring tuberculosis testing”! 👩🔬 . Pictured here next to her co-supervisor, Dr Anna Ojo-Okunola 🥼
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Dr Rouxjeane Venter shared some of our latest research on measuring the infectiousness of people with TB at the European Society of Mycobacteriology conference in Bugge, Belgium! #ESM2024 #InfectiousResearch
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RT @tbgenomics: 4-amazing oral presentations on the Innovative New Diagnostics section at the #ESM2024 @EsMyco . Amazing to see Dr R. Vente….
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Also published in @LancetGH: Blood RNA biomarkers show promise for TB screening in ART-initiators, but do not exceed CRP's accuracy. Discover how they fare against traditional symptom screening and their clinical utility: #Tuberculosis #HIV.
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Read more about our innovative CAGE-TB project in @natAfrica1 written by @engelbriewe: .An app that hears could be first point for TB screening
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RT @SUhealthsci: We are elated to share this news on #WorldTBday today (24 March)! Scientists in the @CLIME_group in our @SuMBHG are develo….
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RT @SuMBHG: 📚 Introducing the Global #TBDictionary! This collaborative effort aims to standardize #TB terminology worldwide, fostering clea….
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