STIs, AMR, Viral, Parasitic, Fungal & Helminthic Infections
Our researchers investigates a broad spectrum of infectious diseases, including:
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HPV.
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and strategies to combat drug-resistant pathogens.
- Viral diseases beyond HIV and COVID-19, including emerging and re-emerging infections.
- Parasitic infections such as malaria.
- Fungal and helminthic infections affecting global health.
Pathogenesis & The Role of the Microbiome
Understanding how infectious agents cause disease is crucial for developing effective treatments. Our research includes:
- Investigating host-pathogen interactions and immune responses.
- Exploring the role of the microbiome in disease susceptibility and progression.
Vaccine Design & Drug Discovery
Preventing and treating infectious diseases requires continuous innovation. Our work focusses on:
- Designing and testing new vaccines for infectious diseases.
- Discovering and optimising antimicrobial, antiviral, and antiparasitic drugs
Other Infectious Disease Researchers
Latest news on Other Infectious Diseases from the IDM
Transforming women’s health: GIFT device offers early detection of STIs in women
Major three country clinical study underway to evaluate breakthrough device for early detection of STIs in women.
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Safeguarding samples: The science behind a cutting-edge biorepository
GIFT, an IDM-hosted biorepository of hundreds of thousands of specimens, is set to revolutionise women’s access to sexual and reproductive healthcare screening.
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UCT’s H3D spearheads Africa’s drug discovery accelerator programme
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) will play a pivotal role in supporting the Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator (GC ADDA)
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Speculating on the speculum – could a redesign help to save lives?
For over 150 years the duck-billed cervical speculum has tormented women the globe over. Invented by a man in 1870, based on an earlier prototype that started life as a gravy spoon, with prior designs dating back to ancient Greece and Rome
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