Who we are
Stellenbosch University (SU) is amongst South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence.
SU is paving its way as a world-class institution and, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, SU is one of the top 300 universities in the world and among the top 20 in BRICS countries. The Clinical Mycobacteriology and Epidemiology (CLIME) research Group, led by A/Prof Grant Theron is based at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences which is attached to the 1600 bed Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town.
CLIME’s mission is to better improve the lives of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) disease through basic and clinical research targeting populations at high risk of developing this disease. CLIME has a track record of clinical research that translates to influence local and international policies to ultimately improve TB patient care and health systems. The group has three core research interests; improving the diagnosis of TB and drug resistance, understanding the role of the microbiome in TB, and studying the infectiousness of patients and the transmission of TB. In collaboration with local and international commercial, government and non-governmental stakeholders, CLIME has several on-going diagnostic trials across three sites in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town.
The team
Dr Grant Theron
Dr Grant Theron is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
He is the principal investigator of PreFIT and the leader of CLIME – a team comprised of 37 individuals. He has at least 90 publications in the fields of diagnosis, drug-resistance, and the microbiome. His work has attracted international recognition and impacted global health policy.
Contact: gtheron@sun.ac.za
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Dr Shima Abdulgader
Dr Shima Abdulgader is a postdoctoral research fellow in CLIME who serves as the PreFIT project manager at SU. With the clinical team at CLIME Shima is responsible to achieve the site’s deliverables in due time.
Shima will also be co-supervising postgraduate students within CLIME and PreFIT. Shima’s research interest has been around antimicrobial resistance and molecular epidemiology of drug resistant bacteria. Shima enjoys cooking and spending quality time with her family.
Contact: sabdulgader@sun.ac.za
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Dr Anna Ojo
Dr Anna Ojo is a postdoctoral research fellow in CLIME. Anna’s primary research interests are new tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics.
Her activities involve project implementation, day-to-day management, clinical site visits, and structuring of project protocol. She will also be involved in student’s supervision and mentoring.
Contact: annaojo@sun.ac.za
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