• Staff

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    Dr Nelson A Da Cruz Soares - Junior Research Fellow
    Tel: 27214046797 - nelson.dacruzsoares@uct.ac.za
    Dr. Nelson Alexandre da Cruz Soares has received his PhD from New University of Lisbon-Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (ITQB) for Plant Biochemistry in 2008. He has lived and study/worked in five different countries. Currently, he is working as Junior Research Fellowin our division.
    Research interests: Proteomics; Phosphoprotemics; Bacterial Proteomics; Mass Spectrometry. He is currently mainly interest in employing high resolution mass spectrometry based proteomics techniques to identify underlying molecular mechanisms underpinning bacterial environmental adaptation, stress response, antidrug resistance, virulence and persistence
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    Dr Andrew Nel - Chief Scientific Officer
    Emails only - andrewjmnel@gmail.com
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    Mrs Nazla Hassen - Snr Secretary
    Tel: 27216501595 - nazla.hassen@uct.ac.za
    Nazla first joined UCT in October 1989 working for Geological Sciences and later AEON on upper campus.  In 2012 she semi-retired, but has now (since 2015) joined the Blackburn Group on medical campus.

    Image removed.Dr Bridget Calder - Scientific Officer
    bridgetcalder@gmail.com

     

  • Students - MSc

    Image removed. ALBELDAS Claudia
    Research Project Title: Proteome wide changes in developing neurons when exposed to therapeutic doses of anti-retroviral treatment
    c.albeldas@gmail.com
    Image removed. BARNABE Marine
    Research Project Title : Effects of Omega 3 fatty acids on the proteome of TB-IRIS patient-derived monocytes
    Marine-barnabe@hotmail.co.za
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    KHUMUNALA Phumudzo
    Research Project Title: The mucosal microbiome of HIV-exposed uninfected infants in Africa
    phumudzokhomunala@gmail.com
    Image removed. SCHELL Darien
    Research Project Title:  Definition of Mycobacterial Phosphatases Network in Infected Macrophages
    Darien.schell@gmail.com
    Image removed. WALDRON Elizabeth
    Research Project Title: Lipidomic analysis of urine from TB patients
    elizabeth.waldron@cpgr.org.za

  • Students - PhD

    Image removed. AMOS-BROWN Bianca
    Research Project Title:  Towards a Point of Care Tuberculosis Diagnostic: Using Putative M.Tuberculosis Biomarkers and Aptamers
    bbamos25@hotmail.com
    Image removed. BAGWANDIN Risa
    Research project Title: xxxxxxxxx
    risabag@yahoo.com / risabagwandin@gmail.com
    Image removed. GANIEF Naadir
    Research Project Title:  Response of M. Bovis to sub-mic concentrations of Bedaquiline
    naadir.ganief@gmail.com
    Image removed. GARNETT Shaun
    Research Project Title:  Generating a Proteomics Profile of Neurogenesis
    shaungarnett@gmail.com
    Image removed. GIDDEY Alexander
    Research Project Title: Differential Lipidomic and Proteomic Expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis induced by Drug Resistance Status and Sub-lethal Drug Challenge.
    gddale001@myuct.ac.za
    Image removed. MLAMLA Zandile
    Research Project Title:   Lipidomic analysis of structural differences in lipid profile of M. tuberculosis genotypes, drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains as well as between the most prevalent clinically relevant mycobacterial species
                          mlamla.zandi@gmail.com
    Image removed. MURUGAN Brandon
    Research Project Title:   Proteomic Investigation of Blood-based Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders
    brandonmurugan@yahoo.com
    Image removed.NAKEDI Kehilwe
    Research Project Title:   Comprehensive definition of Ser/Thr/Tyr phosphorylation networks in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected macrophages: Towards an understanding of the re-programming of normal macrophage function by 4 Mtb
                          kcnakedi@yahoo.com
    Image removed.PEYPER Janique
    Research Project Title:   Differential Proteomic Profiling Towards Elucidation of TB-IRIS Molecular Pathogenesis
    janique.p@gmail.com
    Image removed.SMITH Muneerah
    Research Project Title:   Using An Immunoproteomic Approach to Identify Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers of CRC
    muneerah.smith@gmail.com

     

  • Students - Post Docs

    Image removed.FORTUIN Suereta
    Research Project Title:   Mucosal Microbiome and vaccine response in HIV-exposed African infants
    suereta.fortuin@uct.ac.za
    Image removed.HENDRICKS Nicolette
    Research Project Title:    Development of a hand-held, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) biosensor for direct identification and quantitation of mycobacterium terbuculosis (Myc-TB) biomarkers and pathogens in complex biological samples at point of care.
    nic.leukes@gmail.com
    Image removed.HERMANN Benedikt Clemens
    Research Project Title:   Identification of protective antibodies and their antigenic targets in Tuberculosis
    clemens.hermann@uct.ac.za
    Image removed.LESHERN Karamchand
    Research Project Title:   Development of a prototype surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy-based diagnostic test for tuberculosis disease
    leshern@gmail.com

    Image removed.KHUMALO Fezile
    Research Project Title: Point of Care TB Diagnostics
    fezile.khumalo@gmail.com

     

  • Interns / Visitors

    Image removed.KHAN Azraa (04/04/2017 - 31/03/2018)
    Research Project Title:     Quantitation of the signal pathways in mycobacteria that are mediated by PknG in the presence of low (sub-lethal) concentrations of front line antibiotic namely Rifampicin.
    azraakhan@gmail.com
     

     

  • X-Students / Staff

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    Sriram Krishnan - left UCT 31 August 2016
    Project Manager - sriramnee@gmail.com

    Image removed.BANERJEE Mousumi - left UCT March 2016
    Research Project Title:   (1)      Purification and characterization of Pyrococcus yayanosii and Pyrococcus abysii amidases.  (2) To develop a phenotypic profile of aerosolized Mycobacterium tuberculosis - mousumi.banerjee79@gmail.com

    Image removed.MELISEW Tadele - left UCT May 2016
    Research Project Title:       Development of prototype surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy – based diagnostic test for tuberculosis disease - melisewt2004@yahoo.com

    Image removed.GANIEF Tariq -  left Dec 2015
    - flew out to Germany in January 2016 to start a post-doc in neuro-proteomics and signaling.  We wish him well and all the success in his endevour.
    Image removed.CALDER Bridget
    Research Project Title:   Validation of urinary TB biomarkers by targeted proteomics
    bridget.calder@uct.ac.za