WELCOME!
Professor Valerie Mizrahi
Director:
IIDMM
read more »
• Glenda Gray receives Order of Mapungubwe for research focusing on mother to child transmission of HIV
• Karen Sliwa-Hahnle awarded Paul Morawitz Award for exceptional cardiovascular research
• Valerie Mizrahi awarded coveted Grand Prix Christophe Mérieux Prize by Institute de France, Paris
The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
was established in 2005 as a trans-faculty postgraduate research institute based within the University of Cape Town, South Africa. It is physically and administratively located within the Faculty of Health Sciences campus.
Our research efforts are focused on
- infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
- non-communicable diseases such as cancers
- genetic medicine and
- molecular medicine including drug discovery
Our overall aim is to apply scientific discovery from the bench to the bedside and the community through a dynamic interplay between basic, clinical and public health research.
Our goals are
- To do high quality, internationally competitive research within our modern, vibrant environment of shared laboratories, facilities and expertise
- To do research that is relevant to Africa
- To influence health policy and practice
- To be a major training hub in Africa for biomedical, clinical and public health researchers
RECENT IIDMM PUBLICATIONS
