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First day of the SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 68th Annual Academic Day! 📄 PhD student, Welile Nwamba, presented her poster entitled “Who, what, and how much: Sputum scarcity amongst people requiring tuberculosis testing”! 👩‍🔬 Pictured here next to her co-supervisor, Dr Anna Ojo-Okunola 🥼

Yonas Ghebrekristos, a CLIME PhD student, won the HD Brede Award for his 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘦 article “ Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra on contaminated liquid cultures for tuberculosis and rifampicin-resistance detection: a diagnostic accuracy evaluation“ 🧬🧪 #tbdiagnostics

FMHS 68th Annual Academic Day kicked off with captivating presentations! Our RA Ms. Olwethu Nodo shared eye-opening insights from the Equi Injury project, exploring reasons for not seeking formal health care when injured

A highlight from yesterday's SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Annual Academic Day was Prof Vuyo Mavumengwana's engaging art lecture on metallobiodrugs as antimycobacterial agents. The session was moderated by Prof Rob Warren. We're excited to see what today's presentations bring!

Our yeukai chideya presented preliminary results for her PhD work, in collaboration with University of Bath, at the SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Annual Academic Day. Stefani Du Toit Sarah Skeen

Day 2 of the SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Annual Academic Year Day done and dusted! PhD student, Loide Shipingana, presented her research entitled “Association between systemic immune profiles and gut microbiome diversity during TB disease” 🧫🦠 #tbresearch #microbiome #immunology

Dr Anna Okonula presented on a new TB LAM urine based assay, with high specificity, in people living with -and -without HIV in South Africa and Uganda 🥼🧪Availability of accurate non-sputum based assays are vital! #clicnicalresearch #tbresearch #nonsputumtests #tblam #urinetest

🧠✨ Think you know all about #Tuberculosis? Let’s see how you fare with the tricky stuff—Extra Pulmonary TB in today's #ScienceHowYouWantIt 😮🔍 Take the quiz and test your knowledge! Let us know how you did! #MBHGSHYWI #SHYWI #EPTBChallenge #dejargonising #SciComm

Melt Hugo, een van ons finalejaar MBChB-studente, het onlangs die 77ste Wêreldgesondheidsbyeenkoms (WHA) ­– die hoogste gesondheidsbeleidmakingsliggaam ter wêreld – in Genève, Switserland, bygewoon. LEES MEER hier: sun.ac.za/afrikaans/List….

Our RA Ms. Kriste Alberts presented key findings from the Equi Injury project! Discussed referral pathways of injured patients and translating injury research into actionable community strategies in SA. #InjuryPrevention #Globalsurgery

📢 AcademyofScienceSA, Academy of Medical Sciences and NASAC are hosting a Career Development Workshop in Johannesburg, 13-15 Nov. Open to researchers up to 7 years post-doc from any African country. Apply by 9 Sept: tinyurl.com/2s3n2rhk

Marianne Visser, Idriss Kallon and Anel Schoonees from our Centre presented posters at SU, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences's Annual Academic Day 2024. Thank you to all who came to support!

You go, Prof Lynn Hendricks!

CONGRATULATIONS to all the recipients – and an extra special CONGRATS to our very own Prof Simon Schaaf and the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis (TB) Research! :)

"The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be 'someone else’s problem', [...] may suddenly pose unexpected global threats." This is according to our experts in a The Conversation Africa opinion piece – READ IT here: theconversation.com/mpox-outbreak-….

If you had told him 16 years ago that he would make a name for himself in the Paralympian sphere, Prof Wayne Derman (Head of our ISEM) would have laughed. Prof Derman is currently Medical Director at the #Paris2024 Paralympic Games – READ MORE about it here: sun.ac.za/english/Lists/….

As jy 16 jaar gelede vir hom gesê het hy gaan bekendheid verwerf in die Paralimpiese sfeer, sou prof. Wayne Derman (Hoof van ons ISEM) gelag het. Prof. Derman is tans Mediese Direkteur van die #Parys2024 Paralympic Games – LEES MEER hier: sun.ac.za/afrikaans/List….

PUPPIES! 😍🐶 Two of our fourth-year occupational-therapy students, in collaboration with the Animal Welfare Society, recently brought four puppies onto Stellenbosch campus for the benefit of student mental health. READ all about it on SMF News here: smfnews.org/students-host-….

The BBC featured the research of Dr Dr Phoebe Runciman, Senior Lecturer in our ISEM. Dr Runciman is running a monitoring system at the #Paris2024 Paralympic Games that aims to better understand Paralympians' risk of injury. READ all about it here: bbc.com/future/article….