UCT IDM@UCTIDM

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
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Can biomedical research be sustainable? 🌍🔬 At the IDM, we’re putting that question into practice. Read the full story here👇 idm.uct.ac.za/articles/2026-… #SustainableScience #MyGreenLab #UCT

Proof that biomedical research can be sustainable

The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine celebrates two years of major sustainability achievements under the Sustainable Science Initiative.

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Some of the key messages from yesterday’s IDM Seminar: 🔬 Be passionate about your work 💪 Persevere through uncertainty 🍀 Stay open to opportunity 💭 Learn from negative feedback 🧭 Know what matters to you 🤝 Find mentors and build your network Thank you to our speakers.
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🎓 What's next after your postdoc? Join next week's #IDMSeminar: Career Paths in Science: Navigating the Transition from Postdoc to Independence. Hear insights from Dr Sonwabile Dzanibe, Dr Melissa-Rose Abrahams & Dr Fezile Khumalo.
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🎥 Highlights from yesterday's #IDMSeminar! Dr Kathryn Wicht shared how medicinal chemistry and parasite biology are driving the discovery of promising new antimalarial compounds while revealing how malaria develops drug resistance. Watch the highlights 👇
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We are all responsible for the health of the Earth. The IDM has been on a journey to reduce the impact that biomedical science has on the environment. 🌱 Read more here: idm.uct.ac.za/sustainability #SustainableScience #MyGreenLab #NetZero #ClimateAction #UCT #IDM
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Missed yesterday's IDM Seminar with Prof Graeme Meintjes? Here's a glimpse of the afternoon as Prof Meintjes shared findings and implications from the NewStrat-TB trial in patients with disseminated HIV-associated TB. #IDMSeminars #Tuberculosis #HIVResearch #ClinicalResearch
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What could the NewStrat-TB trial mean for patients with disseminated HIV-associated TB? Find out next Wednesday with IDM Member Prof Graeme Meintjes.
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Join us for next Wednesdays seminar with Dr Michael Lyons
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Join us next Wednesday for the IDM Seminar with Dr Eleanor Whyle from UCT's School of Public Health.
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Imaging Africa drew 26x more applicants than available spots, the most oversubscribed of 7 global microscopy training programmes studied. The gap isn't enthusiasm. It's access. 🔬 Read the full article: scopus.com/pages/publication… #Microscopy #SciComm #GlobalHealth
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The IDM in welcomes Prof. Clive Gray. Don’t miss his talk on Wednesday 1 July, at 13h00 in the Wolfson Pavilion Lecture Theatre.
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What happens when a fungus enters the brain? As part of the Cross Institute Research Exchange series, hosted by the IDM and NI, Dr Rachael Dangarembizi reveals how Cryptococcus interacts with brain tissue, accumulating around blood vessels and potentially disrupting CSF flow.
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This weeks must read article: scopus.com/pages/publication…
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Catch Dr Ruby Bunjun's Seminar on Love, Loss and Lymphocytes: Exploring immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis on Spotify lnkd.in/dQWYt-cK OR Watch the full seminar on our YouTube Channel piped.video/watch?v=xzOFlSYG…
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This Youth Day: Investing in young people’s health means designing care that meets them where they are! Read the full Article here - lnkd.in/dm6wpvbn
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Join us for the next IDM Seminar with IDM Fellow, Dr Ruby Bunjun
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⚽Football Fridays are coming to IDM! We’re inviting the IDM community to join the FIFA World Cup spirit, wear your favourite football jersey every Friday and show your colours! 🌎 Make your match predictions here - idmforms.jotform.com/2616026… #FootballFridays #IDMCommunity
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🦠 This week's must-read paper Treating male partners alongside women with bacterial vaginosis (BV): ✅ Reduces recurrence ✅ Saves healthcare costs ✅ May reduce STIs & HIV risk ✅ Improves pregnancy outcomes Read the article here: nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Join us for the next weeks IDM Seminar: Beyond the Bench: Navigating Careers in Science
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HIV Disease modelling? At today's IDM Seminar, Assoc Prof Leigh Johnson (CIDER, UCT) unpacked the science of disease modelling utilising the Thembisa model, South Africa's leading model for tracking HIV and TB epidemics and informing public health policy. #IDMSeminar
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