Meet the team: Investigator Emeritus Hon. Prof. Mark Nicol. His research interests include the pathogenesis & diagnosis of respiratory infection in children, evaluation & implementation of novel diagnostic tests for TB, the cascade of care for patients with drug-resistant TB & the human microbiome.

Meet the team: Investigator Emeritus Hon. Prof. Mark Nicol. His research interests include the pathogenesis & diagnosis of respiratory infection in children, evaluation & implementation of novel diagnostic tests for TB, the cascade of care for patients with drug-resistant TB & the human microbiome.

Meet the Team: Investigator Emerita Prof. Valerie Mizrahi. Her research interests include the physiology & metabolism of M.tuberculosis of relevance to drug resistance, mycobacterial persistence & drug discovery. Val was recently elected an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences

Meet the Team: Investigator Emerita Prof. Valerie Mizrahi. Her research interests include the physiology & metabolism of M.tuberculosis of relevance to drug resistance, mycobacterial persistence & drug discovery. Val was recently elected an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences

#CIDRIPapers Members of the team contributed to: "Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Meet the Team: Investigator Emerita Prof. Valerie Mizrahi. Her research interests include the physiology & metabolism of M.tuberculosis of relevance to drug resistance, mycobacterial persistence & drug discovery. Val was recently elected an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences

Meet the Team: Emeritus Investigator Prof. Graeme Meintjes. His research interests include conditions affecting patients with advanced HIV including disseminated HIV-associated TB, the TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) and cryptococcal meningitis. #CIDRITeam

Meet the Team: Emeritus Investigator Prof. Graeme Meintjes. His research interests include conditions affecting patients with advanced HIV including disseminated HIV-associated TB, the TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) and cryptococcal meningitis. #CIDRITeam

Meet the Team: Emeritus Investigator Prof. Graeme Meintjes. His research interests include conditions affecting patients with advanced HIV including disseminated HIV-associated TB, the TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) and cryptococcal meningitis. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Emeritus Investigator Prof. Gary Maartens. His research interests include therapeutic aspects of HIV-associated tuberculosis, drug-resistant TB, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and the pharmacokinetics of ARV and anti-TB drugs. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Emeritus Investigator Prof. Gary Maartens. His research interests include therapeutic aspects of HIV-associated tuberculosis, drug-resistant TB, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and the pharmacokinetics of ARV and anti-TB drugs. #CIDRITeam

🧬 Happy #DayofImmunology. A lot is happening across labs, clinics, and systems, all moving in parallel. This year’s focus: regulatory T cells and immune control. To everyone doing the work, experiments, iterations, persistence, this day is yours. 🔗 https://loom.ly/yWRSIP0#DayofImmunology#DOI2026

Meet the team: Emeritus Investigator Prof. Gary Maartens. His research interests include therapeutic aspects of HIV-associated tuberculosis, drug-resistant TB, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and the pharmacokinetics of ARV and anti-TB drugs. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Prof. Carolyn Williamson, Head of the Division of Medical Virology @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social. Research interests: #HIV basic and translational research aimed at informing vaccine discovery, biomedical interventions, and a cure. buff.ly/3NNaTnW #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Prof. Carolyn Williamson, Head of the Division of Medical Virology @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social. Research interests: #HIV basic and translational research aimed at informing vaccine discovery, biomedical interventions, and a cure. buff.ly/3NNaTnW #CIDRITeam

🚀 Day 2 – IBC 2026 Workshop led by Prof. Collet Dandara (UCT) on Pharmacogenomics in Africa (ethics, consent, data governance & equity). Co-organised with Ms Nosipho Mabizela (UCT). Focus on FAIR & inclusive data + AI challenges. 📍 Apr 21

Meet the team: Prof. Carolyn Williamson, Head of the Division of Medical Virology @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social. Research interests: #HIV basic and translational research aimed at informing vaccine discovery, biomedical interventions, and a cure. buff.ly/3NNaTnW #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: PI Dr Virginie Rozot's research interests include the TB host-pathogen relationship as well as subsequent immunopathology, with a focus on translating immunological findings into clinical practice. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: PI Dr Virginie Rozot's research interests include the TB host-pathogen relationship as well as subsequent immunopathology, with a focus on translating immunological findings into clinical practice. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: PI Dr Virginie Rozot's research interests include the TB host-pathogen relationship as well as subsequent immunopathology, with a focus on translating immunological findings into clinical practice. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: CIDRI-Africa PI Prof. Elisa Nemes. Her research interests include immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis; identification of immune correlates of protection from infection and disease; and design of novel immunodiagnostics. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: CIDRI-Africa PI Prof. Elisa Nemes. Her research interests include immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis; identification of immune correlates of protection from infection and disease; and design of novel immunodiagnostics. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: CIDRI-Africa PI Prof. Elisa Nemes. Her research interests include immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis; identification of immune correlates of protection from infection and disease; and design of novel immunodiagnostics. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Prof. Helen McIlleron (Division of Clinical Pharmacology). Research topics: PK and PK/PD studies of anti-TB drugs and antiretrovirals in adults and children with a focus on TB/HIV co-infection and special populations. buff.ly/3KR7XCx #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Prof. Helen McIlleron (Division of Clinical Pharmacology). Research topics: PK and PK/PD studies of anti-TB drugs and antiretrovirals in adults and children with a focus on TB/HIV co-infection and special populations. buff.ly/3KR7XCx #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Prof. Helen McIlleron (Division of Clinical Pharmacology). Research topics: PK and PK/PD studies of anti-TB drugs and antiretrovirals in adults and children with a focus on TB/HIV co-infection and special populations. buff.ly/3KR7XCx #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Dr Hannah Hussey is the Director of C-SHARP which is an innovative urban HDSS. C-SHARP aims to integrate research surveillance components seamlessly into the routine provision of community-oriented primary healthcare. buff.ly/4982dBu

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Dr Hannah Hussey is the Director of C-SHARP which is an innovative urban HDSS. C-SHARP aims to integrate research surveillance components seamlessly into the routine provision of community-oriented primary healthcare. buff.ly/4982dBu

On World TB Day, researchers from CIDRI-Africa have published landmark findings showing that advanced imaging technologies can detect evidence of asymptomatic TB in the lungs years before symptoms appear or routine tests are positive. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

On World TB Day, The Union calls for urgent action to break the chain of transmission through science-led, community-wide approaches. Read the full statement: https://ow.ly/8bCM50YxUVs

On World TB Day, researchers from CIDRI-Africa have published landmark findings showing that advanced imaging technologies can detect evidence of asymptomatic TB in the lungs years before symptoms appear or routine tests are positive. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Dr Hannah Hussey is the Director of C-SHARP which is an innovative urban HDSS. C-SHARP aims to integrate research surveillance components seamlessly into the routine provision of community-oriented primary healthcare. buff.ly/4982dBu

Meet the Team: CIDRI-Africa PI Prof. Tony Figaji. His research interests include clinical neurology and neurosurgery, epidemiology, cellular neuroscience, neuro-immunology, brain physics, neuro-oncology, neuro-pharmacokinetics, and public health. #CIDRITeam

Tuberculosis (TB) isn’t just something that happens ‘somewhere else’. It could affect you or someone you know. The good news? TB is curable. Learn the signs to watch out for.

Meet the Team: CIDRI-Africa PI Prof. Tony Figaji. His research interests include clinical neurology and neurosurgery, epidemiology, cellular neuroscience, neuro-immunology, brain physics, neuro-oncology, neuro-pharmacokinetics, and public health. #CIDRITeam

Though on a disease-themed classic arcade note, this TB Eradicator game created for #WorldTBDay is fun. (please note that I am posting this outside of work hours 😐) 🎮🦠🫁💊 tberadicator.com

Meet the Team: CIDRI-Africa PI Prof. Tony Figaji. His research interests include clinical neurology and neurosurgery, epidemiology, cellular neuroscience, neuro-immunology, brain physics, neuro-oncology, neuro-pharmacokinetics, and public health. #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Prof. Molebogeng Rangaka's research interests include translational research in the diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis in vulnerable populations; and digital health innovation for HIV/TB care.

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Prof. Molebogeng Rangaka's research interests include translational research in the diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis in vulnerable populations; and digital health innovation for HIV/TB care.

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Prof. Molebogeng Rangaka's research interests include translational research in the diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis in vulnerable populations; and digital health innovation for HIV/TB care.

Meet the team: PI A/Prof. Sean Wasserman. His research interests include: new and repurposed drugs for #TB, with a focus on pharmacokinetics &resistance #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: PI A/Prof. Sean Wasserman. His research interests include: new and repurposed drugs for #TB, with a focus on pharmacokinetics &resistance #CIDRITeam

Interested in performing statistical inference? 📊 Upcoming R workshop👇🏼 🔗 Link: forms.gle/dUozjGaT3jQu... 📅 Fri, March 13 🕛 10:00-13:00 📍 In-person #UCTPublicHealth #RStats #Biostatistics #DataScience @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social @uctcider.bsky.social

Interested in learning how to perform longitudinal data analysis using R? 📊 Upcoming R workshop👇🏼 🔗 Link: forms.gle/P59uU2HqkKF8... 📅 Wed, March 11 🕛 10:00 -13:00 📍 In-person #UCTPublicHealth #RStats #Biostatistics #DataScience @uct-fhs-research.bsky.social @uctcider.bsky.social

New from the #CIDRITeam: "characteriz[ing] HLA diversity in individuals [...] to better understand T cell responses to COVID-19 vaccines in relation to their HLA profiles". Read more at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CIDRIPapers

Meet the team: PI A/Prof. Sean Wasserman. His research interests include: new and repurposed drugs for #TB, with a focus on pharmacokinetics &resistance #CIDRITeam

Meet the team: Prof. Andrew Boulle, co-lead: Biomedical Data Integration platform. Andrew's research interests focus on clinical & population health questions which can be addressed through routine clinical and administrative data, and data platform innovations. #CIDRITeam

New paper from the #CIDRITeam: "Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny" in Nature Methods www.nature.com/articles/s41... #CIDRIPapers

Next week, we are reporting from CROI 2026. All of our #CROI2026 news stories and bulletins will be published on our conference webpage: https://www.aidsmap.com/conferences/croi-2026

Meet the team: Prof. Andrew Boulle, co-lead: Biomedical Data Integration platform. Andrew's research interests focus on clinical & population health questions which can be addressed through routine clinical and administrative data, and data platform innovations. #CIDRITeam