Division of Immunology
IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP
AnnRitah Namuganga
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
annritahn@sun.ac.za
Brian Munansangu
Innate Immunity Lab
munansangu@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Immune metabolic profile of innate and adaptive cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Candice I Snyders
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
cisnyders@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Assessment of the suitability of novel host biomarker-based approaches as tools for monitoring the response to TB treatment.
Christian Otum
Innate Immunity Lab
otumc@sun.ac.za
Project Title: The impact of the C-15T inhA promoter mutation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on monocytes and macrophages
Dannielle Kenny
Walzl Lab
dannielle@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Investigation of Compartmentalised Humoral Immune Responses Against Tuberculosis and their Cellular Mechanisms of Action
Dr Donald Simon
Walzl Lab
donaldsimon@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Evaluating host blood and PET/CT biomarkers to predict TB treatment response.
Dr Jane Shaw
Walzl Lab
janeshaw@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2
Loide Shipingana
Walzl Lab
lshipingana@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Evaluation of immunomodulatory properties of short-chain fatty acids produced by microbiome on alveolar macrophage function in TB patients
Mbali Mkhonza
Innate Immunity Lab
mkhonza@sun.ac.za
Project Title: MR1-Restricted T Cells: Role in Differential Outcomes Following Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exposure
Medard Beyanga
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
mbeyanga@sun.ac.za
Soyama Nyangwa
Walzl Lab
soyama@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Understanding the Structural and Functional Response of gamma-interferon to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in macrophages
Armin O'Connor
Adaptive Immunity Lab
aoconnor@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Functional analysis of repurposed drugs as immune regulators in the protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ditshego Molepo
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
dsmolepo@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Optimization of host immunological biosignatures for point-of-care diagnosis of active tuberculosis
Lesego Rantho
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
lrantho@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Derivation of a unified diagnostic test for the diagnosis of active TB and for monitoring the clinical response to anti-microbial TB therapy.
Monique van Molendorff
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
mvonmolendorff@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Evaluation of new host transcriptomic biosignatures as biomarkers for the diagnosis of Tuberculosis.
Rebecca Geldenhuys
Walzl Lab
rgeldenhuys@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Is sarcoidosis a persistent form of tuberculosis?
Dr Odunola S. Adebiyi
Innate Immunity Lab
sadebiyi@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Spatial Transcriptomics of Human TB Granuloma
Suzzanna Buabeng
Walzl Lab
sbuabeng@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Immunoregulatory impacts of diet-induced prediabetes on TB dissemination and its mitigation using the tool compound CS0640.
Dr Sylvain Tenkeu
Walzl Lab
szemsi@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Exploration of Immune and Functional Status of Lungs Post-Tuberculosis
Yastika Mahabeer
Innate Immunity Lab
ymahabeer@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Establishment, Optimisation, and Transplantation of a Three-Dimensional (3D) Tuberculosis Granuloma Model into C57Bl/6 Mice
Alyce Kapisa
Innate Immunity Lab
akapisa@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Investigating the role of red blood cells in the innate immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Llewellyn Buys
TB Diagnostic Biomarker Lab
lbuys@sun.ac.za
Project Title: Optimisation of RNA extraction methods from small blood volumes and dried blood spots (DBS) for future use in Tuberculosis transcriptomic biomarker applications.
