2021

Prof Gerhard Walzl is a clinician scientist trained in the fields of internal medicine, pulmonology and intensive care medicine. His research focuses on the immunology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection and in particular host biomarkers...

Our immunologist of the month is Dr. Caroline Beltran from the Immunology Research Group, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is a postdoctoral research fellow who was awarded the...

Wasihun Hailemichael, an early career scientist based at the Debre Tabor University in Ethiopia, received the 19th Tore Godal Research Award. Listen to our short audio interview of Wasihun Hailemichael, where he discusses the award and his research interest.

Anca Flavia Savulescu PhD, research scientist based at the University of Cape Town. Her research interests are mainly in understanding the subcellular spatial location of biomolecules and how this plays roles in various branches of biological studies, including immunology and immune diseases.

Carlos Alberto Fossati is an Emeritus Professor of Immunology at the Faculty of Exact Sciences of the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina & Superior Researcher at the Argentinean National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET).

Martín Rumbo is a Principal Researcher at the Argentinean National Research Council. He established a research group that is dedicated to the study of the innate mechanisms of the mucosal immune response.

Professor Martin Herrmann, PhD, MD is a Professor of Experimental Medicine who developed an interest in Immunology. He started his career as a scientific assistant in the department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology...

Takafira Mduluza, Senior Lecturer at the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department at the University of Zimbabwe. His research aims to characterise the induction and regulation of effector mechanisms of innate and acquired immunity to parasites

Fatoumatta Darboe is a Post-doctoral researcher fellow at the MRC-Gambia/ LSHTM. Dr Darboe is currently working on the Tuberculosis Sequel project, which aims to identify immune sequelae of TB, as well as in response to antibiotic therapy.

Simon G. Kimuda is a Post-Doctoral researcher based in Uganda. His research focuses on understanding humoral immunity against Myobacterium tuberculosis. He hopes his research will contribute to the development of improved TB diagnostics and vaccines.