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Reflecting on the first six months of an Honours in Infectious Diseases and Immunology at UCT
by Cassidy Gaylard Six months. For the first time in my life, I only went home to Durban to see my family after six months away. That’s something I’ll never quite get used to.A PhD student in my lab joked that they were surprised to see me on campus until 6 p.m. working on my…
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The connection between Malaria and Multiple Sclerosis in Sardia, Italy
By Refilwe Sekano The basis of evolutionary medicine is the interplay between health, environment, and disease. Malaria and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are examples of this interplay. Malaria is a vector-borne disease caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. Malaria exerts a strong selective pressure, which results in the enrichment of alleles which may increase the susceptibility…
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Reflection on My Honours Year (So Far)
By Tony Noveld This year has been a bit like learning to breathe underwater — familiar, yet entirely new. Coming from the relentless pace of the MBChB program into the world of honours-level research in Infectious Diseases & Immunology felt like stepping into a parallel universe where the rules weren’t always clear, the path wasn’t…