The Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) is pleased to announce renewed funding from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) to support GARDP’s work in developing improved treatments for newborn babies with sepsis.
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We are excited to announce the launch of the BRILLIANT Consortium website
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The BRILLIANT Consortium constitutes a multi-disciplinary collaboration with the overall objective of developing and evaluating HIV vaccine candidates from the African continent.

Partnering to raise awareness about breast cancer

SAMRC scientists formed part of a committee that prepared a white paper on anti-microbial resistance for the UN meeting happening in September 2024

The month of March was a big month for the SAMRC Genomics Platform and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology in South Africa. The GP sequenced its 10,000th sample – a landmark achievement.
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Read the latest Public Sector Manager magazine that features SAMRC’s President and CEO, Prof Glenda Gray.

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A humanist with an unblinking gaze – Professor Ntobeko Ntusi takes the hot-seat at the South African Medical Research Council

Prof Ntobeko Ntusi may be softspoken, but he is not afraid to stand by his strongly held views. As he is set to take up the hot-seat at the country’s primary

The Western Cape Education Department has given its support for the Generation Science Job Shadowing Programme for Grades 11-12.

Preparations for this year's youth month GenS initiative is currently underway!

Moulding the next generation of scientists: shorturl.at/bgvR8

The Vaccine Implementation Research portfolio, led by SAMRCs Cochrane SA, generates high-quality evidence to guide policy & practice for health conditions, including vaccination.

Identifying obstacles to vaccine adoption & implementing interventions.

#WorldImmunizationWeek

The SAMRC is addressing concerns over the dissemination of misleading information impacting their staff safety in communities where the organisation is conducting its research.

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Prof Zühlke reported, in a plenary address, on the recent work of the Child Heart Disease Research Unit.

The team forms part of the WHO-AFRO project that helps to map Rheumatic Heart Disease programmes on the African Continent.

Profs Liesl Zühlke & Mark Engel are attending the 1st International Conference on the PEN-Plus Regional Strategy to Address Severe #NCDs in Africa (ICPPA 2024).

The conference is taking place in Dar ES Salaam, Tanzania.

SAMRC launches a documentary titled 'Saving Lives: Sisonke”, it chronicles the historic vaccine study rollout in South Africa.

The Sisonke project, was an initiative led by Professors Glenda Gray, and Linda-Gail Bekker, CEO of Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

More on this: shorturl.at/gjmEL

Delighted to announce that our President & CEO, Prof Glenda Gray, will be joining the judging panel for The Trinity Challenge 2024! Excited to be part of this initiative driving innovation to tackle the global antibiotic emergency. #TrinityChallenge #GlobalHealth #Innovation #AMR

Dr Renee Street, the Interim Unit Director of SAMRCs Environment and Health Research Unit has been named by the The Rockefeller Foundation as one of four women pioneering advancements in global wastewater surveillance work.

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A study entitled “Quantifying how single dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine efficacy depends on Spike sequence features” was recently published in Nature Communications. The article was selected by the editors Nature Communications.
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A new way to classify tuberculosis (TB) that aims to improve focus on the early stages of the disease has been presented by an international team involving stakeholders from 19 countries. Cochrane Africa samrc.ac.za/press-releases…

🔬 On this TB Day, the SAMRC collaborates with stakeholders to spread crucial messages on defeating TB. Learn more about our TB research efforts at samrc.ac.za/research/centr… #TBday #EndTB #SAMRCResearch 🌐

Globally, billions of people cannot access safe, clean water. Challenges such as climate change, conflict & freshwater demand increasingly threaten water security.

The theme for #WorldWaterDay2024 is 'Leveraging water for peace'. Harmony lies in equitable access to water.

We're crushing on SAMRCs President and CEO too. To pioneering in HIV prevention research and inspiring the next generation of women scientists.

Thank you @Brand_SA for the shoutout!