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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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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 UCT.

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CIDRI-Africa laboratory achieves highest-tier "Green" certification from My Green Lab

The Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa has achieved Green level certification from My Green Lab, the highest tier awarded under the world's most widely recognized laboratory sustainability programme.

Participants in an IDM-hosted course delivered during the foundation phase of the grant.

UCT researchers join multi-million-pound fungal fight

The CIDRI team standing on steps in the entrance foyer of the Royal College of Physicians

CIDRI-Africa team attends Wellcome Discovery Platforms Summit in London

CIDRI-Africa investigators and senior staff attended the Wellcome Discovery Research Platforms Summit at the Royal College of Physicians in London in February 2026.

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