News
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
It is with deep sadness that we write to share with you the news of the death of our colleague Ms Viwe Mgudlwa on Thursday, 24 December 2020. Ms Mgudlwa was in Engcobo, Eastern Cape, at the time of her sudden death.
Publication Date:
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 - 09:00
In order to better understand individual gene function, and to help predict the mechanisms of action of certain tuberculosis (TB) drugs, a team of researchers at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) in the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences studied the various factors that can impact the cell shape of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), which causes TB. The paper was recently published in eLife.
Publication Date:
Tue, 08 Dec 2020 - 09:15
![Super Resolution image of CD4 clusters at the surface of a lymphocyte (cyan), and bound HIV particles (Immunolabelled HIV p17, magenta [SR] and yellow [Diffraction-limited TIRF]) Credit: Caron Jacobs](http://www.cidri.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/styles/news_thumbnail/public/image_tool/images/469/news/2020/HIV-CD4_SMLM.png?itok=A9umQURP "Super Resolution image of CD4 clusters at the surface of a lymphocyte (cyan), and bound HIV particles (Immunolabelled HIV p17, magenta [SR] and yellow [Diffraction-limited TIRF]) Credit: Caron Jacobs")
Dr Caron Jacobs has been awarded support by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Imaging Scientists programme. The programme promotes synthesis of biological and technological expertise, and advancement of imaging tools.
Publication Date:
Thu, 03 Dec 2020 - 10:00
The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) has nominated three University of Cape Town (UCT) academics as 2019 fellows. The fellowships are awarded to scholars who have achieved academic excellence and have contributed to significant scientific advancements in their fields of study.
Publication Date:
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 - 14:00
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