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The Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa at the University of Cape Town supports high-quality biomedical research with a focus on HIV & TB

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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Marvin Hsiao. His research interests include health systems related to laboratories, HIV infection in infants, and molecular assay evaluation.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
New paper in JCI Insight "indicates[s] that mortality in HIV-PCP is defined by profound immunometabolic failure, highlighting humoral depletion and impaired alveolar repair as potential targets for host-directed adjunctive therapy." Read the paper at insight.jci.org/articles/vie... #CIDRIPapers
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Marvin Hsiao. His research interests include health systems related to laboratories, HIV infection in infants, and molecular assay evaluation.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Claire Hoving. Research interests: host immune responses to disease, with a particular focus on HIV-related fungal infections and M. tuberculosis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Claire Hoving. Research interests: host immune responses to disease, with a particular focus on HIV-related fungal infections and M. tuberculosis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Claire Hoving. Research interests: host immune responses to disease, with a particular focus on HIV-related fungal infections and M. tuberculosis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Meet the team: Prof. William Horsnell, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator. Research interests: host immunity to helminths, pulmonary immunity.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. William Horsnell, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator. Research interests: host immunity to helminths, pulmonary immunity.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. William Horsnell, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator. Research interests: host immunity to helminths, pulmonary immunity.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Mark Hatherill, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator and director at the South Africa Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative. Research interests: #TB vaccines and clinical trials.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Mark Hatherill, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator and director at the South Africa Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative. Research interests: #TB vaccines and clinical trials.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Mark Hatherill, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator and director at the South Africa Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative. Research interests: #TB vaccines and clinical trials.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Reto Guler, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator. Research interests: host-directed drug therapy of #TB, murine studies of other intracellular pathogens such as leishmaniasis and listeriosis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Reto Guler, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator. Research interests: host-directed drug therapy of #TB, murine studies of other intracellular pathogens such as leishmaniasis and listeriosis.
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Spotlight @spotlightnsp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
IN THE SPOTLIGHT | Cryptococcal meningitis is a serious fungal infection causing inflammation of the lining of the brain. In this special briefing, @elri-voigt.bsky.social dives into why it remains so deadly, and what we can do about it: www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/09/14/i...
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In The Spotlight | A fungal infection that targets the brain claims many lives in SA, stopping it won’t be easy
One of the top killers of people living with HIV in South Africa is a fungal infection caused by spores found all around us. In this Spotlight special briefing, Elri Voigt unpacks what we know about t...
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Reto Guler, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator. Research interests: host-directed drug therapy of #TB, murine studies of other intracellular pathogens such as leishmaniasis and listeriosis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator Prof. Hanif Esmail. His research interests include the development of innovative clinical trials in TB; and understanding the role of subclinical disease in TB transmission.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator Prof. Hanif Esmail. His research interests include the development of innovative clinical trials in TB; and understanding the role of subclinical disease in TB transmission.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator Prof. Hanif Esmail. His research interests include the development of innovative clinical trials in TB; and understanding the role of subclinical disease in TB transmission.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Keertan Dheda, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator, Head: Division of Pulmonology at the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences and lead: Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity. Research interests: TB, development and validation of POC diagnostics. #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Keertan Dheda, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator, Head: Division of Pulmonology at the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences and lead: Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity. Research interests: TB, development and validation of POC diagnostics. #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
How does M. tb pathogen load and age influence sepsis pathophysiology and mortality in a high-risk population? Members of the #CIDRITeam recently published a paper in the Journal of Infection addressing this question. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CIDRIPapers
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Keertan Dheda, #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator, Head: Division of Pulmonology at the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences and lead: Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity. Research interests: TB, development and validation of POC diagnostics. #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Meet the team: CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator Prof. Paolo Denti. His research interests include pharmacometric methods to enhance the understanding and optimisation of drug therapy in high-burden diseases such as TB, HIV, and malaria. #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Meet the team: CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator Prof. Paolo Denti. His research interests include pharmacometric methods to enhance the understanding and optimisation of drug therapy in high-burden diseases such as TB, HIV, and malaria. #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
M. tb bloodstream infection remains a major threat to people living with HIV: a study conducted in 7 countries found MTB bloodstream infection in 4.4% of hospitalised PLWHIV and linked it to a 2.65-fold higher risk of death within 30 days. Read more: academic.oup.com/ofid/article... #CIDRIPapers
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Prevalence and Mortality due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bloodstream Infection in Adults With HIV: A Multicountry Prospective Cohort Study
Despite scale-up of antiretrovirals, disseminated tuberculosis continues to be common in hospitalized patients with HIV and associated with heightened mort
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're delighted to welcome A/Prof. Andrew Medina-Marino as a Contributing Investigator. Andrew brings extensive expertise in TB, HIV, implementation science, & health equity, with a strong track record in developing community-based approaches to TB diagnosis & care. Read more: buff.ly/24PhRZP
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Associate Professor Andrew Medina-Marino joins CIDRI-Africa as a Contributing Investigator
Andrew recently joined the CIDRI-Africa team as a Contributing Investigator; he is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine at…
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Meet the team: A/Prof Mary-Ann Davies, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator & Director of UCT"s Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research.Her Research interests: paediatric HIV and TB research #CIDRITeam buff.ly/3a59LuK
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Meet the team: CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator Prof. Paolo Denti. His research interests include pharmacometric methods to enhance the understanding and optimisation of drug therapy in high-burden diseases such as TB, HIV, and malaria. #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Meet the team: A/Prof Mary-Ann Davies, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator & Director of UCT"s Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research.Her Research interests: paediatric HIV and TB research #CIDRITeam buff.ly/3a59LuK
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Meet the team: A/Prof Mary-Ann Davies, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator & Director of UCT"s Centre for Integrated Data and Epidemiological Research.Her Research interests: paediatric HIV and TB research #CIDRITeam buff.ly/3a59LuK
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Rachael Dangarembizi. A/Prof. Dangarembizi leads a twelve-member research group that focusses on the mechanisms of brain injury during fungal infections. Their specific interest is studying the pathophysiology of cryptococcal meningitis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Rachael Dangarembizi. A/Prof. Dangarembizi leads a twelve-member research group that focusses on the mechanisms of brain injury during fungal infections. Their specific interest is studying the pathophysiology of cryptococcal meningitis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Meet the team: #CIDRITeam Contributing Investigator A/Prof. Rachael Dangarembizi. A/Prof. Dangarembizi leads a twelve-member research group that focusses on the mechanisms of brain injury during fungal infections. Their specific interest is studying the pathophysiology of cryptococcal meningitis.
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Collet Dandara, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research interests: pharmacogenomics of antiretrovirals and other anti-infectives #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We're delighted to welcome A/Prof. Andrew Medina-Marino as a Contributing Investigator. Andrew brings extensive expertise in TB, HIV, implementation science, & health equity, with a strong track record in developing community-based approaches to TB diagnosis & care. Read more: buff.ly/24PhRZP
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Associate Professor Andrew Medina-Marino joins CIDRI-Africa as a Contributing Investigator
Andrew recently joined the CIDRI-Africa team as a Contributing Investigator; he is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine at…
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We're delighted to welcome A/Prof. Andrew Medina-Marino as a Contributing Investigator. Andrew brings extensive expertise in TB, HIV, implementation science, & health equity, with a strong track record in developing community-based approaches to TB diagnosis & care. Read more: buff.ly/24PhRZP
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Associate Professor Andrew Medina-Marino joins CIDRI-Africa as a Contributing Investigator
Andrew recently joined the CIDRI-Africa team as a Contributing Investigator; he is an Honorary Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine at…
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Collet Dandara, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research interests: pharmacogenomics of antiretrovirals and other anti-infectives #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
New 📄: In a South African cohort receiving oral treatment for rifampicin-resistant TB, researchers found four distinct adherence trajectories, with some patients experiencing substantial drops in adherence by months 3-6. Read more: academic.oup.com/cid/article/... #CIDRIPapers
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Treatment Adherence With an Oral 9-Month Regimen for Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa
Electronic pillboxes were used to measure treatment adherence for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis. Adherence declined over time in 4 distinct temporal pa
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Collet Dandara, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research interests: pharmacogenomics of antiretrovirals and other anti-infectives #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Helen Cox, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research interests: epidemiology, TB, drug-resistance, treatment, diagnosis. buff.ly/463kZb0 #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Helen Cox, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research interests: epidemiology, TB, drug-resistance, treatment, diagnosis. buff.ly/463kZb0 #CIDRITeam
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IAC - the International AIDS Conference @aidsconference.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌎 @unaids.org Executive Director Winnie Byanyima addresses the #AIDS2026 opening session in #Rio #RethinkRebuildRise #Rio #Brazil
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Meet the team: Prof. Helen Cox, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research interests: epidemiology, TB, drug-resistance, treatment, diagnosis. buff.ly/463kZb0 #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Meet the team: Hon A/Prof. Anna Coussens, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research Interests: Immunology of TB and HIV-associated TB. buff.ly/48Inf9w & buff.ly/48wKyTl #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Meet the team: Hon A/Prof. Anna Coussens, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research Interests: Immunology of TB and HIV-associated TB. buff.ly/48Inf9w & buff.ly/48wKyTl #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🌱 CIDRI-Africa's lab has earned Green Certification, the highest tier awarded by My Green Lab. This recognition reflects our commitment to reducing the environmental impact of research through responsible practices in energy use, waste reduction, procurement, cold storage management, and more. 💚🔬
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Meet the team: Hon A/Prof. Anna Coussens, CIDRI-Africa Contributing Investigator. Research Interests: Immunology of TB and HIV-associated TB. buff.ly/48Inf9w & buff.ly/48wKyTl #CIDRITeam
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CIDRI-Africa @cidri-africa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Meet the team: Contributing Investigator Dr Alisha Chetty's research interests include understanding how distal mucosal infections alter female reproductive tract immunity, and impacts on susceptibility to STIs; development of in vivo co-infection models. #CIDRITeam
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Tuberculosis testing gets a massive boost My new photo essay @nature.com blog communities.springernature.com/posts/tuberc...
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Tuberculosis testing gets a massive boost
At a recent Global Implementation Workshop on Near Point of Care (NPOC) TB Diagnostics in Bangkok, several country leaders presented impressive plans for implementing these new, affordable and decentr...
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