📣 Registrations are open for the 2nd annual ABIC Community Meeting, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, from 22-24 October 2023. 🌍🇿🇦 Registration is free and a limited number of travel fellowships are available for scientists in Africa. Find out more: africanbioimaging.org/community-meet…

To all fellow #african #changemakers - see this brilliant #worksop opportunity Africa Health Research Institute The Ndhlovu Lab on #spacial #multi_omics #nextgen #imaging for #Africa Lerato Cosnet,MD PhD Sinaye Ngcapu UCT IDM Digby Warner Hannah Livingstone - deadline extended!! protect-za.mimecast.com/s/PPikCg5Dg2SA…

📣 Registrations for the 2nd annual ABIC Community Meeting, in Stellenbosch, South Africa, are still open. Please feel free to RT or share this image with your colleagues who may be interested in knowing more about what our young community has been up to!🌍🇿🇦 (1/2)

The future of bioimage analysis and data science looks INCREDIBLE! And we are eager to see our community in Africa be a part of it! Read the latest Focus issue in Nature Methods covering topics from image analysis to smart microscopes --> nature.com/collections/af…

UCT IDM and H3d: Mini-symposium on TB, 27 October 2023. Zoom link available at below link. UCT Health Sciences UCT IDM idm.uct.ac.za/events/mini-sy…

Event Invite: Join our minisymposium on Tuberculosis Research. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leading researchers, discover groundbreaking findings, & contribute to the fight against Tuberculosis. When: 7 February 2024 at 10h00 SAST Where: Wolfson Pavilion, IDM

Based at the IDM, congratulations to Drs Alisha Chetty & Rachael Dangarembizi for being awarded the prestigious five-year Medical Research Council/UK Research and Innovation African Leaders Fellowship (MRC/UKRI)! - shorturl.at/mquH8

Event Invite: Join the Frank Forman Lecture which will be presented as part of the 2024 Physicians Conference by IDM member, Prof Graeme Meintjes. When: 1 February 2024 at 16h00 SAST Where: Lecture Theatre II, New Main Building, GSH

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Event Invite: Join us as we collaborate in hosting a minisymposium alongside Wellcome Leap & South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, featuring a line-up of internationally researchers. Click to RSVP: shorturl.at/ikmt0 When: 19 March 2024, 09h00 Where: Wolfson Pavilion, IDM Building (in-person)

Congratulations to IDM members, Prof Nicola Mulder & Prof Wendy Burgers, who received Silver Medal Merit Awards from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) in recognition of their important scientific contributions. UCT Health Sciences H3ABioNet CIDRI-Africa has moved @cidri-africa.bsky.social South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative

The SAMRC held its 10th Scientific Merit Awards recently to recognise excellence in health research. Congratulations to IDM member, Prof Frank Brombacher, on receiving the Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award.

We are excited to share the news about our up-coming workshop series on openScope Africa. This includes an online workshop (11/4) and in-person workshop at AMI🇿🇦 (15/7 to 17/7)📅. Travel support is available for the in-person workshop! ✈️ Apply here: forms.gle/13YJU9E8ddrZsK…

There's still time to register for the 2024 annual Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture. 🗓️ 19 March 2024 🕔 17:00 SAST Register to attend in-person: buff.ly/49PG8aw Register to attend via Zoom: buff.ly/49U8cd1 @lshtm_TB Desmond Tutu Health Foundation The Union UCT Health Sciences UCT IDM

The #ENDTB event hosted by IDM showcased collaborative efforts to combat tuberculosis, emphasizing the importance of knowledge exchange and community involvement. idm.uct.ac.za/articles/2024-… Eh!woza

Honouring Steve Lawn's legacy and delving into TB & HIV Colliding Epidemics with Prof Linda-Gail Bekker at the Steve Lawn Annual Memorial Lecture 2024. A huge thank you to our panelists & all who joined us, making this event truly special! #DTHF #SteveLawnMemorial #20YearsOfImpacT

IDM Fellow, Dr. Munyaradzi Musvosvi will be working with teams at the Crick and @uct_news to develop a cartridge that can be used to diagnose TB and determine the risk of a TB infection progressing.

IDM/ACDI Joint Workshop: Climate Change and Health in Africa - Risks and Response Options Date: 22 April 2024 Time: 13h45 -17h00 Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, IDM Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… African Climate & Development Initiative CSAG UCT

Congratulations to Prof. Valerie Mizrahi on being elected as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow! Read more here- idm.uct.ac.za/articles/2024-…

I enjoyed a great conversation with three scientists whose work in drug discovery, biomedical research, and public health is leading to improved health outcomes across Africa and beyond. Thank you to Professor Kelly Chibale, Professor Valerie Mizrahi, and Dr. Akhona Vava for