SATVI attracts students from mainly Africa and Europe, who want to study tuberculosis within a clinical research environment.

Past Students who have completed Post Graduate Studies:

YearStudentQualificationTitleSupervisor 
2025Vanessa MuwangaPhDPerformance of host blood transcriptomic signatures for TB diagnosis and monitoring TB treatment

Tom Scriba

Simon Mendelsohn

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2023Carly Young-BailiePhDNK cell determinants of immunity to mycobacterium tuberculosis in humansVirginie RozotClick here
2022Humphrey MulengaPhDFactors affecting diagnostic and prognostic performance of a transcriptomic signature of risk of tuberculosis in HIV-uninfected South African adults

Mark Hatherill

Tom Scriba

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2022Melissa MurphyPhDHuman myeloid cell and innate lymphocyte responses to mycobacterial vaccination or infection

Elisa Nemes

Tom Scriba

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2022Dr Simon MendelsohnPhDEvaluation of concise host-blood tuberculosis mRNA signatures in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African adults

Mark Hatherill

Tom Scriba

 
2021Cheleka MpandePhDCharacterisation of T cell specificity, functional, activation and memory profiles associated with QuantiFERON TB Gold conversion and reversion

Tom Scriba, Elisa Nemes

Virginie Rozot

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2019Thelma LeopengMPhilTranslations of informed consent documents for clinical trials in South Africa: are they readableHennie GeldenhuysClick here
2018Katrina DowningMPhilThe burden of perinatal Tuberculosis in HIV-infected mothers and their infants.Mark HatherillClick here
2018Fatoumatta DarboePhDTranscriptomic signatures of recurrent tuberculosis disease and treatment response in HIV-infected individuals

Tom Scriba

Adam Penn-Nicholson

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2017Justin DixonPhDDisease, Morality and Bioethics: An Ethnographic Study of a TB Vaccine Trial Site in South Africa.Univ Durham Michele TamerisClick here
2016Marwou de KockMPhilAn evaluation of the impact of performing arts on the knowledge of Tuberculosis and Clinical Research in adolescents in selected high schools in the Boland Overberg region, Western Cape.Michele Tameris Michele Tameris, Veronica BaxterClick here
2015Munyaradzi MusvosviPhDSystems analysis of the CD4 T cell response induced by the novel subunit tuberculosis vaccine, H1:IC31

Thomas Scriba

Adam Penn-Nicholson

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2014One DintwePhDCharacterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific T cell immunity with HLA class II tetramers.

Thomas Scriba

Elisa Nemes

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2014Samuel Ayaba NjikanPhDCorrelates of risk of TB disease in infants with differential response to BCG vaccination.Willem Hanekom, Thomas Scriba , Elisa Nemes.Click here
2014Keyser, AlanaMscBCG-specific T cell proliferation and cytotoxic capacity in infants as risk of tuberculosis disease, following newborn BCG vaccination.Willem HanekomClick here
2013Moyo, SizuluPhDOptimal tuberculosis case-finding methodologies for field trials of new tuberculosis vaccines in young children.Gregory Hussey, Mark HatherillClick here
2013Mahomed, HassanMastersThe incidence of tuberculosis in adolescents in the context of proposed TB vaccine trials .Gregory HusseyClick here
2012Shey, Muki ShehuPhDDeterminants of innate immune responses to mycobacteri.Willem Hanekom, Thomas Scriba 
2011González-Angulo, Licé Yulieth. .MastersDiagnosis and management of potentially infectious patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in a developing country setting.Mark HatherillClick here
2011Kagina, Benjamin Mugo NjeruPhDAssociation between BCG-induced immunity and risk of TB disease.

Willem Hanekom

Brian Abel

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2011Machingaidze, ShingaiMastersThe predictive value of a QuantiFERON conversion in the development of active tuberculosis disease in adolescents.Hassan MahomedClick here
2011Soares,AndreiaPhDChanges in the BCG-Induced T cell response over the first year of life.Willem HanekomClick here
2011Tena-Coki, Nontobeko GwendolinePhDInvestigations of mycobacteria-specific memoryWillem Hanekom, Click here
2010Cheong Kwet Choy Kwong ChungMasters MedicineCharacterisation of the T cell responses induced by BCG in infants over the first year of life.Willem Hanekom 
 Dube, FrederickMastersThe effect of birth weight and gestational age on BCG-induced immune responses in infants following BCG vaccination.Willem HanekomClick here
 Govender, LerisaMscDevelopment of novel T cell assays and assessment of immune recognition to latency associated M.tuberculosis-specific antigens Rv2660 and Rv2659.Willem Hanekom 
 Moshi, Noell DominikaMscCharacterization of CD8 T cell responses in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infectionWillem Hanekom 
2007Moyo, SizuluMastersChildhood mortality in the Boland Overberg region.
 
Hassan Mahomed,
Tony Hawkridge
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2005Minnies, DeonMastersA quantitative evaluation of the quality of informed consent in a developing country setting.Tony HawkridgeClick here