New publication alert 📢 Rouxjeane Venter, of CLIME recently co-authored an editorial with @tomayates.bsky.social and @drjesspotter.bsky.social , which unpacks the vast progress made in the fight against drug-resistant TB and highlights why these gains are now at risk! @ucl.ac.uk

✨ Meet the CLIME Postdocs ✨ Our postdoctoral researchers drive innovation, mentorship, and impact at CLIME. This is what they have to say about their research!

Can TB be detected from the air we breathe out? 🌬️🫁 Yes! This study shows how a small device (THOR) can detect infectious TB cases that sputum tests may miss 🔍 Read more @academic.oup.com: doi.org/10.1093/ofid... #TB #Tuberculosis #AerosolScience #PublicHealth #TBResearch #InfectiousDiseases #THOR

Last, but certainly not least: 🎓 Carmen Ndabine Congratulations on graduating with your Honours degree cum laude! This outstanding achievement reflects your dedication, excellence, and hard work. A remarkable milestone and a strong foundation for an exciting future ahead. 🌟🎉

Next up we have another PhD grad! 🎓 Dr Yonas Tesfagabir Ghebrekristos Congratulations on earning your PhD! This milestone reflects years of hard work, intellectual curiosity, and resilience. Wishing you continued success as you build on this outstanding achievement. 🌟

Celebrating CLIME graduates from the December 2025 ceremony! Starting with… 🎓 Dr Erick Auma Congratulations on completing your PhD! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to impactful research have truly shone through. We’re excited to see where your expertise and leadership take you next. 👏

Our community healthcare worker, Dandelene Sylvester and Prof Grant Theron (head of the CLIME) feature in a new BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast episode on tuberculosis. 👉 Listen: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫

From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫 (2/3)

From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫 (1/3)

Proud moment for our team as Honours student Carmen Nhabinde successfully defended her research on gut microbiome changes in drug-resistant TB 🎓🧬 A big congratulations on this important contribution to TB science! #TBResearch #Microbiome #DrugResistance #CLIME #StellenboschUniversity

New publication alert! The AveloMask detects TB from breath, helping identify those most infectious while protecting healthcare workers - a safer, non-invasive path to earlier diagnosis and targeted interventions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1128/jcm.... #AveloMask #TB #Diagnostics

🌟 We’re honoured to open #WCLH2025. Join the Opening Session today 09:00–10:00 in the Auditorium (10-12) or online, with Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Dr Hans Kluge, John Green, Prof Guy Marks, and community voices Olya Klymenko & Lucas Pucarato. Start the week inspired!

Meet the CLIME team at @theunion.org 🌍🧪 Our researchers are presenting work on TB diagnostics, drug-resistance detection, and lung health throughout the week. If you’re attending, come say hi and hear what research is happening at @suhealthsci.bsky.social #WCLH2025 #unionconf #CLIME #EndTB

Novelist John Green gave a powerful keynote at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, sharing Henry’s story and the crucial support of his mother Isatu and Dr Tefera. TB is curable and preventable, but funding, inclusion, and equity remain urgent! #unionconf #wclh2025

The CLIME team is at The Union World Conference on Lung Health this week. We are excited to learn, connect, and share our latest findings!

Kicking off CAD LUS4TB-a new Africa–Europe collaboration using AI and portable ultrasound to improve TB diagnosis. The project will evaluate an AI algorithm that reads handheld ultrasound images via smartphone, supporting rapid TB rule-out in primary care in Benin, Mali and South Africa!

Millions of people with TB go undiagnosed because they can’t produce sputum. Our new study shows oral washes and tongue swabs tested with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra can detect TB even without sputum — a simple, scalable way to close the diagnostic gap. 📄 lnkd.in/d9M6ZcJJ @cidjournal.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Robinah Nakawunde for winning the National 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) PhD competition! 🏆 Her outstanding presentation showcased not only the depth of her research but also her ability to communicate complex science with clarity and impact! #3MT #ScienceCommunication #PhD

Fantastic week hosting OPERON’s David Goraldos & Andrés Toribio 🇪🇸 in the lab! Together we refined the BP-LAM workflow, boosted consistency, and strengthened partnerships for better TB diagnostics. #Diagnostics #GlobalHealth #BPLAM #HIV #TB #OPERON

🥼 Learners got hands-on in CLIME’s pipetting session during the #STEMConnect Job Shadow Programme — mastering precision and technique like true scientists! Every great experiment starts with perfect pipetting. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #STEMConnect2025

Congratulations to our PhD students Erick Auma & Yonas Ghebrekristos, who both successfully defended their theses in front of national and international reviewers! Stay tuned, we’ll share more about their innovative research when they officially graduate in December! ✨ #TBResearch #DrugResistance

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) like lymphadenitis and pericarditis often requires painful and invasive procedures. 💉 We evaluated if simple blood tests can be used to identify people more likely to have EPTB and avoid these.🩸 🔗 Read more in The Lancet Microbe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#CLIME held its latest Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting. The PREFIT team celebrated enrolling 1500 TB contacts with CAB’s support🎊 Other studies presented their work, and we look forward to continued collaboration 🤝 #TBResearch #CommunityEngagement #GlobalHealth #TBinnovation #EDCTP

Celebrating more trailblazers in STEM! 🌟 🧬 Nettie Stevens ⚛️ Lise Meitner 🚀 Mae Jemison 🦠 Flossie Wong-Staal And there are so many more! ✨ We’ll be continuing this #WomenInSTEM series through September – stay tuned! 💡💪 #HerStory #STEMinspiration #WomenWhoInspire

Annual Academic Day (20–21 Aug) #CLIME researchers showcased TB innovations — from ultrasound and swab/breath-based tools to mapping other pathogens in TB care. All aimed at closing diagnostic gaps and advancing research. #tygermaties #FMHS #TBinnovation #TBdiagnostics

Women in STEM – Part 3 ✨ Four groundbreaking contributions. One shared legacy: rewriting the future of science. 💡 👩‍🔬 Chien-Shiung Wu 💻 Ada Lovelace 🧪 Azar Andami 🚀 Valerie Thomas Breaking barriers. Inspiring generations. 🌍 #WomenInSTEM #ScienceIcons #BreakingBarriers

The CLIME lab at SU was delighted to host Alaina Olson & Rachel Wood from UW’s Cangelosi Lab. Their visit focused on tongue swab TB diagnostics, exploring new techniques to improve detection & make testing more accessible. #TBResearch #GlobalHealth #Diagnostics #Collaboration

Get ready with me to go into the BSL3☣ Each layer of protection has a purpose — from the gloves to the Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) — ensuring safety when handling TB cultures🧫 This careful preparation is what makes critical TB research possible. #GRWM #BSL3 #TBResearch #LabLife

This Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting trailblazing women in STEM you may not have heard of. We’re starting with two inspiring South Africans! Stay tuned to hear about more phenomenal women from across the globe! The . 💪🌍🔬 #WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #YouStrikeAWomanYouStrikeARock

🧪 Contaminated TB cultures are often discarded — but they can still hold answers. This study shows Xpert MTB/XDR testing could recover drug resistance data from them, detecting more cases, faster. A simple change with powerful impact! Full article @asm.org : journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

🔬 New in The Lancet Infectious Diseases! CLIME & collaborators highlight how to care for those exposed to MDR/RR-TB. Key takeaways: ✅ Levofloxacin cuts TB risk ~60% ✅ Tuberculosis preventive treatment works ✅ Support & nutrition matter 📌 Read: doi.org/10.1016/S147... #MDRTB #TBprevention #EndTB

Oral washes and tongue swabs for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-based tuberculosis diagnosis in people with and without the ability to make sputum ✅ Just Accepted ⭐ Editor's Choice #IDSky

🌍 CLIME was honoured to attend #EDCTPForum2025 in Kigali, Rwanda— a key space for global health research, partnerships & innovation. We shared insights on TB diagnostics & implementation science. Thanks to all who made this impactful event possible! #CLIMEResearch #GlobalHealth

Join Dr Rouxjeane Venter, senior scientist and project manager at CLIME, as she presents on aerosol sampling for TB at the TB Think Tank special webinar at 12:00 tomorrow, 21 July! Please follow the link lnkd.in/dP7krTKT to register and join in on the day.

Your heart has a microbiome - and it might give us some insights into TB & HIV infections.🫀 New research from our team reveals the unique microorganisms living in the pericardium in people with and without TB and HIV.🧫 Curious? Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.mi... #TB #HIV #Microbiome

CLIME ran the first lab session of GenS: pipetting 101! Hands-on intro before a big week of experiments at MBHG. 🧪 #GenS2025 #FutureScientists

Big news in TB diagnostics: CLIME is leading new research using AI + lung ultrasound—no sputum needed. 📲 Mobile, specimen-free TB triage 🌍 SA, Mali, Benin | €10M EU-backed Starts Sept 2025. 🔗 www.sun.ac.za/english/List... #TB #AI #GlobalHealth #CADLUS4TB

🌍 Africa Day at CLIME 🇿🇦 We celebrated the unity and diversity of our continent by sharing food inspired by cultures around the world, all with a South African twist. A joyful reminder that our differences make us stronger. ❤️ #AfricaDay #CLIME #Ubuntu #WeAreAfrica

Hi there! 👋 We’re the Clinical Mycobacteriology and Epidemiology research group, based in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University, ZA! See below and keep your eyes on our page to learn a little more about what we do! 🧫🔬🧬🧪 #clinicalresearch #tuberculosis