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The IDM was established in 2004 as a cross-faculty postgraduate research institute based within the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined June 2018
RT @McSheyson: 2025 Annual Global Health Lecture. Universal Healthcare Access, Rights and Dignity. The programme will also feature UCT Vice….
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Simon Mendelsohn welcomes Rob Huddy to share insights on current international & national funding opportunities. 📅Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Vinayak Singh. #IDMSeminarSeries
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Elisa Nemes welcomes Tasha Koch to share an update on community and public engagement after funding cuts. 📅Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Rob Huddy. #IDMSeminarSeries
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Digby Warner welcomes Mohlopheni Marakalala to share insights on targeting mediators of granuloma caseation to develop TB host-directed therapy. 📅Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Tasha Koch. #IDMSeminarSeries
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RT @ICGEBCapeTown: Join us next week as we proudly host Director of @UCTIDM Digby Warner's seminar on 'Collapsing boundaries in infectious….
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Virginie Rozot welcomes Simon Mendelsohn to share an overview on non-sputum strategies for TB diagnosis . 📅 Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Robert Krause. #IDMSeminarSeries
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Digby Warner welcomes Ephifania Geza to showcase the IDM’s Bioinformatics Facility, CBIO. Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for Beyond the Bench: Charting Alternative Career Paths in Science
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🔬 TB isn’t just a lung disease. It’s a shape-shifting, immune-hijacking pathogen that hides, waits, and survives. 📖 Read more here: #Tuberculosis #GlobalHealth #IDMresearch #InfectiousDiseases.
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An exciting review in Nature Reviews Microbiology details recent insights into the age-old interaction between Mtb and humans.
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, hosts Virginie Rozot & Elisa Nemes welcome Benjamin Kagina to share an overview on the implementation of vaccination programs in Africa. 📅 Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Ephifania Geza. #IDMSeminarSeries
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As #YouthMonth ends, @UCT_IDM hosted a Coffee Club asking: How can we engage with school learners?. Read more: #YouthInScience #IDM #ScienceEngagement
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Congratulations to A/Prof Suraj Parihar on receiving the prestigious SA Medical Research Council–Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Research Initiative Grant for advancing:.“Genomic Insights into the Pathogenesis of Cancer & Infectious Diseases.”. #IDMexcellence
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Wendy Burgers welcomes Roanne Keeton to spotlight their platform for immunogenicity of locally made vaccines. 📅 Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Benjamin Kagina. #IDMSeminarSeries
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RT @Immunopaedia: 🔬 Applications open!.Join the 11th African Flow Cytometry Workshop.📅 10–15 November 2025.📍 Cape Town, South Africa. 🌍 Ope….
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🧬Read the latest publication from IDM full members Jonathan Blackburn, Linda-Gail Bekker, Heather Jaspan, Jo-Ann Passmore, Nicola Mulder & Lindi Masson. The paper offers new insights into vaginal health and microbial ecology. 🔗 #paperoftheweek.
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Background Female genital tract (FGT) diseases such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) and sexually transmitted infections are prevalent in South Africa, with young women being at an increased risk. Since...
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Virginie Rozot welcomes Mark Hatherill to share a retrospective talk on TB vaccine development. 📅 Join us next Wednesday at 12:00 for a seminar with Roanne Keeton. #IDMSeminarSeries
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New their latest publication, Valerie Mizrahi & Clifton Barry explore how integrating TB biology, pathology & symptoms could help rethink treatment strategies and reduce treatment duration. #paperoftheweek.
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Nature Medicine - Insights into TB heterogeneity are informing strategies for patient stratification and treatment shortening; this Perspective discusses the formidable challenge of treating this...
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This week's IDM CPD-accredited seminar, host Digby Warner welcomes Selisha Naidoo to showcase the IDM’s biosafety level 3 research platform. 📅 Join us next Wednesday at 13:00 for a seminar with Mark Hatherill. #IDMSeminarSeries
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Surprising antibiotic discovery!.Scientists from @UCT_news & @UniofBath found that ciprofloxacin—a common antibiotic—can block an enzyme involved in high blood pressure. This opens the door to a new class of targeted therapies with fewer side effects. 🔗
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New study suggests ciprofloxacin could be used as a template for designing a new family of blood pressure drugs with fewer side effects.
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🚀 A new era in African science! . The African Bioinformatics Institute (ABI) launches to drive life science innovation across the continent—led by Africa, for Africa. 🔬 Skills. Infrastructure. Collaboration. 🌍 Transforming data into solutions. 🔗
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By investing in skills, infrastructure, and collaboration, the African Bioinformatics Institute, sets out to shape the future of life science research in Africa.
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