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successful immunotherapy; Investigation of the role of T<br />

cells in drug-responsive and extensively drug-resistant<br />

(XDR) tuberculosis.<br />

Dr williAm horSNell PhD<br />

<strong>UCT</strong> Lecturer in Immunology. Associate member of IIDMM.<br />

C2 NRF rating. Convener of IDI Honours postgraduate<br />

degree. <strong>Research</strong> profile: Immunity to helminth infections.<br />

Maternal and co-infection immunity. Acetylchoine signalling<br />

in the immune system.<br />

Dr heAther JASPAN mD, PhD, FAAP<br />

Senior Lecturer. Associate member of the IIDMM. <strong>Research</strong><br />

Profile: Investigating immune activation, T cell immunity<br />

and susceptibility to HIV in infants.<br />

pass staff<br />

liZette FiCk - Technologist<br />

FArieD AbbASS - P3 Assistant<br />

george JACobS - Laboratory Assistant<br />

SArAh lotteriNg - Laboratory Assistant<br />

ChADriCk JohN - Laboratory Assistant<br />

rubeN mQAmbeli - Laboratory Assistant<br />

weNDy DryDiNg - Technical Assistant<br />

DhurAiyAh AbDullAtieF - Administrator<br />

gloriA mCkiNNoN - Administrator<br />

nhls staff<br />

Derek tAlJAArD - lAborAtory mANAger, tiSSue<br />

immuNology<br />

ShireeN mAArt - Senior Technologist<br />

beghum PillAy - Senior Technologist<br />

JAmeS bANkS -Senior Technologist<br />

gitA ShibA - Technologist<br />

JoNAS kolikile -Technologist<br />

terry SChlAPhoFF -Senior Technologist (South African<br />

Bone Marrow Registry)<br />

veroNiCA borrill - Senior Technologist (South African<br />

Bone Marrow Registry)<br />

Dr mArCiA wAtkiNS - Laboratory Manager, Clinical<br />

Immunology and Allergy<br />

erNA kotZe - Technologist<br />

honorary staff members<br />

ProF. berNhArD ryFFel<br />

Director: Institute Transgenose- CNRS; <strong>Research</strong> profile:<br />

i) Immunology of Infectious diseases: Tuberculosis; HIV/<br />

Aids; Prion protein infection; ii) Allergy; iii) Vaccines<br />

A/ProFeSSor gorDoN browN, PhD<br />

Honorary Professor of Immunology; Adjunct Member of<br />

IIDMM; 6th Century chair of Immunology, University of<br />

Aberdeen; <strong>Research</strong> Profile: Innate immunity to Candidiasis<br />

FACULTY OF heALTh sCienCes<br />

and Tuberculosis; C-type lectin recptors in infection and<br />

homeostasis; Immunomodulatory effects of Beta-glucans.<br />

A/ProF ANDreAS loPAtA<br />

Group Leader: Molecular Immunology; Academic Adviser<br />

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology<br />

James Cook University, Australia; Seafood allergies and<br />

Occupational Allergies in workers in seafood industry<br />

research contract staff<br />

bArthA FeNemore – Technologist<br />

roNAlD Dreyer – FACS Technician<br />

rAyAANA FreDeriCkS - <strong>Research</strong> Assistant<br />

FADwAh booley - <strong>Research</strong> Assistant<br />

Dr ANitA SChwegmANN - <strong>Research</strong> Scientist (left in<br />

<strong>2011</strong>)<br />

Dr NASiemA Allie - Junior Lecturer<br />

postdoctoral fellows<br />

Dr reto guler<br />

investigate using 4 different pathogens, i.e. Listeria<br />

monocytogenes, mycobacteria tuberculosis, mycobacteria<br />

bovis BCG, and Leishmania major<br />

Dr NAtAlie NieuweNhuiZeN<br />

Characterization of Anisakis Allergens<br />

Dr mArk bArkhuiZeN:<br />

The Role of Interleukin-12 in Pathogenic Trypanasome<br />

Infections<br />

Dr roANNe keetoN<br />

TB Immunology<br />

Dr FrANk kirSteiN<br />

Investigation of immune responses in different mouse<br />

models of allergic asthma”<br />

Dr melANie bretoN-revAZ<br />

IL-4 Receptor-dependent Lymphocyte responses to<br />

Leishmania<br />

Dr NAi-JeN hSu<br />

Understanding TNF-TNFR signaling and its impact on<br />

microglia-neuronal cell interaction<br />

Dr tiroyAoNe brombACher<br />

Neuro-immunological effects of Nippostrongylus<br />

brasiliensis on cognitive function.<br />

Dr roANNe keetoN<br />

The role of TNFR signalling in pulmonary tuberculosis<br />

Dr SASkiA SCmiDt (leFt iN <strong>2011</strong>)<br />

Dr SuZANA SAvvi (leFt iN <strong>2011</strong>)<br />

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