Over a nine-year period Fiona Mulaudzi, an animal enthusiast, progressed from ad hoc animal attendant in the Research Animal Facility to, most recently, technical officer in the IDM.
Discovering the IDM's pioneering research from novel diagnostics to drug resistance and non-communicable diseases offers insight into the dynamic landscape of infectious and NCD research and the profound implications for public health.
UCT’s Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, principal investigator for the South African part of the study, tells Nadine Dreyer what makes this breakthrough so significant