Prof. Samantha Sampson
Prof. Sampson is a tuberculosis (TB) researcher with expertise in mycobacterial genetics, microbiology, immunology and animal models of TB. Prof. Sampson obtained her PhD from Stellenbosch University, and undertook post-doctoral training at the Harvard University School of Public Health and Imperial College London (where she held a Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellowship). She was recently awarded a SARChI Chair in Mycobactomics, whereupon she returned to South Africa to establish a research group focused on TB host-pathogen interactions within the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Tuberculosis Research in the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics.
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Post-Docs
Dr. Jomien Mouton
Project title: Understanding the biology of persister populations of M. tuberculosis at the host-pathogen interface.
Email: jomien@sun.ac.za
JMoutonCV.pdf
Dr. Tiaan Heunis
Project title: A proteomic view of M. tuberculosis and the interaction with its human host.
Email: heunistd@sun.ac.za
Dr. Walter Chingwaru
Project title: Effect of HIV-1 and in vitro metabolism on survival, growth and genetic polymorphisms of M. tuberculosis in monocytes.
Email: wchingwaru@sun.ac.za
PhD
Ms. Juanelle du Plessis
Project title: Structure, function and inhibition of RNA Polymerase in M. tuberculosis
Co-supervisor(s): Prof. Rob Warren, Prof. Ramesh Wigneshweraraj
Email: jdp@sun.ac.za
Ms. Caroline Pule
Project title: Deciphering the physiology of drug tolerant and resistant M. tuberculosis
Co-supervisor(s): Prof. Rob Warren, Prof. Tommie Victor, Dr. Gail Louw, Dr. Jomien Mouton
Email: cpule@sun.ac.za
CPuleCV.pdf
MSc
Mr. Marvin Theys
Project title: The characterisation of beta-lactamases in M. tuberculosis.
Co-supervisor(s): Prof. Rob Warren, Dr. Niel van Wyk
Email: mgt@sun.ac.za
Hons
Ms. Sasha-Lee Lynch
Project title: Optimising functionalized polymers for enhanced sensitivity in TB diagnosis
Co-supervisor(s): Dr. Lizl Cronje, Prof. Rob Warren
Email: lynch@sun.ac.za
Ms. Lara Meyer
Project title: Deciphering the role of M. tuberculosis genes
of unknown function
Co-supervisor(s): Dr. N. van Wyk
Email: laram@sun.ac.za
Mr. Thobile Ngqaneka
Project title: Optimisation and validation of a tool for studying mycobacterial non-replicating persistence in the Wayne model
Co-supervisor(s): Dr. Jomien Mouton
Email: thobile@sun.ac.za
thobile c v.pdf
Ms. Trisha Parbhoo
Project title: Identification of protein-protein interaction partners of MmpL5 membrane-bound protein in M. smegmatis
Co-supervisor(s): Mr. Zhuo Fang
Email: trishap@sun.ac.za