SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research

27/04/2026

Happy Freedom Day, South Africa 🇿🇦Freedom is the right to live with dignity, opportunity, and good health. As we reflect on our journey as a nation, we are reminded that true freedom cannot exist while preventable and curable diseases like Tuberculosis continue to limit lives and futures, especially among the most vulnerable.

Freedom means access to quality health care, the power of scientific innovation, and the collective will to ensure no one is left behind.

On this Freedom Day, at the SAMRC Centre for TB Research we emphasize commitment to advancing life through research, partnership, and impact, working towards a South Africa, and a world, free from TB. Because a healthy society is the fullest expression of freedom.

21/04/2026

🚀 Applications are OPEN for the Job Shadow Programme 2026!

Are you a Grade 10–12 learner in Cape Town, curious about a future in ? 🧬 This is your chance to step inside a real research environment and experience life at Stellenbosch University’s !

Hosted in collaboration with the SAMRC, the Job Shadow Programme gives you hands-on exposure to cutting-edge biomedical research and the people behind it.

✨ Explore real labs
✨ Meet scientists & biomedicine students
✨ Discover where science can take you

🗓 Applications close: 18 May 2026
📲 Apply online via link in bio

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09/04/2026

07/04/2026

World Health Day 🌍

World Health Organization (WHO) 2026 theme: Together for health. Stand with science.

In line with this year’s theme, we celebrate all men and women standing with science and contributing to health (one health) and well being of all people of all ages.

25/12/2025

As we bring down the curtain on this academic year, we wish to celebrate all our colleagues at different levels for living the values that bind us together in research excellence and service for society. We appreciate your contribution and your resilience; and for putting extra efforts making 2025 a great success.

Here’s to wishing everyone and your loved ones a wonderful and restful holiday season. We look forward to 2026 with renewed energy and creativity as we continue to envision a TB-free world.

We appreciate the continuous support from our partners both at
SASA Medical Research Counciland StStellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciencesall our funders, study participants and everyone contributing to the fight against TB.
DiDivision of ImmunologyDivision of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics

09/12/2025

Such a treat to have Prof Siamon Gordon sharing over half a century of his contribution to the field of macrophage biology. A real tour de force on numerous discoveries through his academic journey at Rockefeller University and Oxford University! Thanks to all who joined this MasterClass in person on online, and for all the exciting discussion afterwards.

05/12/2025

📢 Special Seminar Alert!

SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research together with The Reproductive Immunology Research Consortium in Africa are honoured to host Emeritius Prof Siamon Gordon (Oxford University) for an in-person special seminar at the BMRI, Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

🗓 9 December 2025
⏰ 14:00– 15:00
📍 BMRI, Room 2073, Tygerberg Campus

Prof Gordon will be speaking on “The Mononuclear Phagocyte System, a Dispersed Organ” — a MasterClass not to be missed!

Division of Immunology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics

27/11/2025

Request for applications: Doctoral and Master’s Scholarships in the field of Biostatistics/Statistics (and other related quantitative fields)

Biostatistics is an emerging and rapidly growing field in sub-Saharan Africa, driven by the increasing availability of biomedical data for population health and research. This surge in data points to the need for strong quantitative and analytical skills to perform robust, innovative, and efficient analyses of complex datasets.

The programme is designed to support individuals engaged in advanced research degree programmes at the intersection of statistics, mathematics, biomedicine, computer science, data science, bioinformatics, epidemiology, and health informatics.

Closing date: 15 December 2025, 23:59

Visit the following link for detailed applicant requirements and supporting documents: https://www.samrc.ac.za/funding/doctoral-and-masters-scholarships-field-biostatisticsstatistics-and-other-related

24/11/2025

Wonderful to host the SA Medical Research Council President and CEO, Prof Ntobeko Ntusi in the Chegou lab within the SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Division of Immunology, Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

We had amazing discussions towards translation of our basic science into development of tools to combat TB.
Congratulations to the talented members of the Chegou Lab, among many other groups in our Unit, for all the beautiful work on development and testing of TB biomarkers that hold promise for diagnostics at point of care

21/11/2025

Meet Speakers from the SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research in the Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, who are scheduled to present today (Day 4 - 21 Nov) at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, Copenhagen.
It's been a great week of Science and interactions/discussions among global leaders in TB/Lung Health research in the beautiful, snowy Copenhagen! And so exciting following all the great research work from multiple groups in our Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics and Division of Immunology

19/11/2025

The 2025 World Conference on Lung Health is underway in the beautiful Copenhagen! We have a great representation from a number of research groups within the SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, spanning across the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics and the Division of Immunology at Stellenbosch University.

Meet our speakers and their time schedules for Day 2 (Wednesday, 19-Nov)

01/09/2025

📢 Special Seminar Alert!

We’re honoured to host Prof Eric Rubin (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine) for an in-person seminar at the BMRI.

🗓 3 September 2025
⏰ 09:30 – 10:30
📍 BMRI, Room 1013, Tygerberg Campus

Prof Rubin will be speaking on “The challenge of human challenge in Tuberculosis & Can you believe what you read?” — a session not to be missed!