Division of Medical Microbiology
About us
The Division of Medical Microbiology and Immunology is a partnership with the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) (www.nhls.ac.za). Staff within the division include pathologists, medical scientists, registrars (MMed students), intern scientists, technologists, technicians and support staff. We also have several postdoctoral fellows and postgraduate students (PhD, MSc, BSc Hons). Collectively we are responsible for offering a diagnostic pathology service, as well as teaching, training and research.
The Division is housed within the NHLS laboratories, located on the 9th floor of Tygerberg Hospital. We also make use of research laboratory facilities in the Division of Medical Virology, the Pathology Research Facility (PRF) within the FMHS, and offices and meeting spaces within the BioMedical Research Institute (BMRI).
The diagnostic pathology service falls under the auspices of the SANAS-accredited NHLS Medical Microbiology and Immunology laboratories at Tygerberg Hospital and provide essential diagnostic services to the Western Cape.
