Powered by the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, Vergent Biotech is connecting researchers, clinicians, and industry with advanced genomics sequencing and bioinformatics capabilities.
New research involving CERI’s Prof Jo-Ann Passmore provides new insight into antimicrobial resistance and genomic diversity in a key bacterium associated with bacterial vaginosis.
Why does one encounter with an Ebola virus end with a handful of cases, while another becomes a major outbreak? A new publication argues that answering this requires looking beyond the pathogen to the ecological, social, and structural conditions that shape what happens after spillover.
Levi Hosea and Kennedy Mulungu share their innovation journeys.
Reflections from the ASSAf–Leopoldina workshop on the connections between climate science and mental health, held from 8–10 September 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa.
At the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, Jenicca Poongavanan explored how bringing ecological and epidemiological thinking together can help us better understand disease risk.
Olivier Adjagba is exploring how deep learning could help public-health teams identify where poliovirus type 2 may be detected next.
For Tammara Koh and Thenuja Pillay, a recent summit on observational data offered new ways of thinking about what health data can tell us when clinical trials are not possible.
Lessons beyond the grant proposal.
Dr Masala Mugeri reflects on how far she has come.
Finding connection, belonging, and room to grow.
Opening young minds to scientific possibilities.
