Immunology Research Group
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​SU-IRG ​​​Students

MSc candidates

Stacey Engel 

Tel: +27 21 938 9403
engelsc@sun.ac.za​

Project title: The Structural and Functional Variance of IFN-y in terms of cell and disease specificity and its effect on the IFN-y epitope binding.




Charmaine Jangana  

Tel: +27 21 938 9403
charmainejang@sun.ac.za​

Project title: Evaluation of the chemotactic properties of mycobacterial- and non-mycobacterial-induced human peripheral Myloid Derived Suppressor Cells versus Monocytes..




Alet Lombard  

Tel: +27 21 938 9403
aletld@sun.ac.za​

Project title: Investigation of the Cell Specificity of human IFN-y glycosylation epitopes produced in a Type-2 Diabetes Model.




Sedzani Ndou  

Tel: +27 21 938 9403
sedzani@sun.ac.za

Project title: Evaluation of Host Transcriptional and Cellular Biomarkers as Tools for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease.




Tshepiso Nkonyane  ​

Tel: +27 21 938 9399
tnkonyane@sun.ac.za

Project titleChemokine/ cytokine measurements via Luminex and proteomic platforms: comparing technologies.




Soyama Nyangwa  

Tel: +27 21 938 9399
soyama@sun.ac.za

Project title: Understanding the Structural and Functional Response of gamma-Interferon to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in macrophages.



Tariq Webber  

Tel: +27 21 93​​8 9399​
twebber@sun.ac.za

Project title: .





PhD candidates

Bih Chendi

Tel: +27 21 938 9399
bihchendi@sun.ac.za

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Osagie Eribo

Tel: +27 21 938 9399
osagieeribo@sun.ac.za

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Carine Kunsevi-Kilola

+27 21 938 9399
kunsevicaryn@sun.ac.za

Project title: Characterisation of human alveolar macrophage and blood monocyte derived macrophage responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in TB household contacts with and without type 2 diabetes.


Charles Manyelo  

Tel: +27 21 938 9403
manyelo@sun.ac.za

Project title: The investigation of host biomarkers for early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in children.


Brian Munansangu

Tel: +27 21 938 9399
munansangu@sun.ac.za

Project title: .