Immunologist of the Month

Dr. Matt Witkowski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Witkowski holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne/Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Aifantis...

Dr. Nicholas Woudberg is the Head of Scientific Strategies at Synexa Life Sciences. We explore his path from academia in South Africa to industry and the changes and benefits in this career trajectory

Dr. Omalla Allan Olwenyi completed a PhD in Immunology, Pathology and Infectious Diseases at University of Nebraska Medical Centre, USA studying immune dynamics associated with SIV persistence. He is now the Technical Director of the Flow Cytometry Core at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska, USA.

Post-doctoral scientist at Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) under the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) within the NIH-Fogarty capacity building grant. Dr Nabatanzi manages the Immunology Laboratory, directly supervising ten scientists.

Postdoctoral research fellow hosted by the Brombacher and Guler Lab based at the Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town and ICGEB. Her recent publication was awarded first prize by the IDM postgraduate publication competition for the original publication category.

Postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr Simon Phipp sat QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Here, I am actively investigating the influence of genetic and environmental factors on immune development in early-life.

A Postdoctoral Scholar and Fellow with Prof. Joel Ernst at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where the primary interest of his research is investigating the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-antigen...

I obtained my Bachelor’s degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Microbiology & Immunology. My first experience with research was when I entered the co-op program there and worked at two biotech companies...

Martyna is a founder of Science Bridge, a company specializing in creating opportunities for biotechnology-related students across the country. She is also a founder of the BuildUP Science Career Accelerator, which is a 2-year program providing support, guidance, education and mentorship for...

Melissa Murphy grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. She attended the University of Cape (UCT) Town and graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry and Microbiology and a BSc Honours in Molecular and Cell Biology. Melissa worked for a scientific sales company as a Sales Administrator before returning to UCT...