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Supporting Excellence

The Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa fosters investigator-led approaches via the overarching scientific objective of combatting infection, especially HIV1 and tuberculosis, through clinical and laboratory research.

Basic Science

Our Basic Science Platform provides the laboratory infrastructure and technical support to ensure the safe handling of infectious material.

Biomedical Data Integration

We work with multidimensional clinical and scientific data at the molecular, cellular, clinical and population levels.

Clinical Research

CIDRI-Africa supports clinical studies in the community at our facility at Site B in Khayelitsha.

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A scanning electron micrograph showing numerous rod-shaped Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Credit: NIAID CC-BY-NC-4.0

TB harnesses part of immune defence system to cause infection

Scientists from the IDM have contributed to an international study that sheds new light on why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting TB.

A collage of images taken at a World Diabetes Day event. Top, a person receiving a finger-prick glucose test; middle, smiling clinic staff; bottom: a small crowd gathered for education and testing

Balancing risks: can one-month treatment safely prevent TB disease in people living with diabetes mellitus?

BALANCE team collaborates on World Diabetes Day outreach

The Khayelitsha Site B CHC Dietetics department partnered with CIDRI-Africa to host a World Diabetes Day awareness event.

A groups of people standing in a garden on a green lawn in front of a white building

CIDRI-Africa welcomes new investigators at 8th Annual Scientific Meeting

The Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa welcomed three new Contributing Investigators at its 8th Annual Scientific Meeting.

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