UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control

Excellent, Henrico! One of our PhD students doing amazing work in our Parasite Control Cluster. Enjoy the conference #m2pl #upismc #lifechangers

What an amazing experience visiting the @AMI_microscopy 🔬Using the latest LSM980 Zeiss microscope to capture >160 ExM parasite images 🤩 Just look how pretty those microtubules are 🤭. Some really cool and interesting stuff on its way!! Watch the space.

OPPORTUNITY ALERT! Seeking a postdoc to manage the M&E framework of our programme, which targets leadership capacity across southern Africa towards malaria elimination. Apply now! Deadline: 19 May 2024 Full advertisement: up.ac.za/media/shared/2…

World Malaria Day echoes our commitment to end malaria. We must push harder, focus on those disproportionately impacted, and ensure sustainable malaria control to reach elimination. Read more: bit.ly/3vUMjM1 #malaria #WorldMalariaDay2024 #WMD2024 #upismc #lifechangers

University of Pretoria’s Malaria Institute secures major Phase II grant to boost malaria leadership in southern Africa. Click 👇 to read more... shorturl.at/aFIS6

Learn more about Organization Development change interventions and Quality Assurance techniques, and how these strategies align with malaria to reach malaria elimination. Public Health Webinar: 26 April 2024 @ 12:00 SAST Presenter: Peter Case Link: eu.bbcollab.com/guest/b27dc8bc…

Come join on April 26 at 13:00 SAST to hear how microscopy is a valuable tool in the fight against malaria toolbox. PS. The parasite pictures will be amazing!! They will make you see the parasite in a new light 🤩🤩 Thanks to @zeiss_micro, @caron_ajacobs for setting this up.

OPPORTUNITY ALERT! Seeking a postdoc to manage the M&E framework of our programme, which targets leadership capacity across southern Africa towards malaria elimination. Apply now! Deadline: 17 April 2024 Full advertisement: ln.run/tNT6U #malaria #postdoc #llifechangers

This will never get old! A fully segmented P. falciparum schizont. Feels wrong to say malaria parasites look cool but damm this looks cool 🤣🤩. #ExM #malaria #microscopy

@henricolangeve1 @zeiss_micro @UPTuks @UPnasagric One of our passionate postgraduate students in the #m2pl research group. It does look cool @henricolangeve1. You are doing amazing work. Keep it up. #malaria #microscopy #ExM #plasmodium #research #upismc #lifechangers

What do baby diapers, microscopy and malaria have in common? Our researchers have achieved the 1st ultra-structure expansion microscopy (U-ExM) of malaria parasites in SA.👇 up.ac.za/up-institute-f… #Malaria #plasmodium #microscopy #parasitebiology #m2pl #upismc #lifechangers

Getting certified malaria-free by the WHO is not an easy task. Read our article about Cabo Verde's journey and challenges to achieving this important milestone. up.ac.za/up-institute-f… #Malaria #MalariaFree #CaboVerde #GlobalHealth #WHO #MilestoneAchievement #EndMalaria

A collab study and paper between researchers from @UPTuks, @mcgillu and @LavalUniversity, looked at environmental toxins & epigenetic inheritance. Read more: up.ac.za/up-institute-f… malaria.up.ac.za #epigenetics #healthimpacts #malaria #researchthatmatters #lifechangers

Genetic complexity alters drug susceptibility of asexual and gametocyte stages of P. falciparum to antimalarial candidates. How? Read Nicola Greyling's paper! journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.11… or malaria.up.ac.za #Malaria #antimalarial #gametocytes #drugsusceptibility #lifechangers

Amazing news for drug discovery and Africa!

Throwback Thursday What a positive start to the year! A group of our researchers recently met with the CEO of @endmalaria. The meeting was highly productive, setting a promising tone for collaboration in the year ahead. #malaria #EndMalaria #collaboration #upismc #lifechangers

My first ever expanded P. falciparum parasites. Just amazing how cool this parasite looks when expanded!! A massive thanks and shout out to @sabrina_absalon and @LiffnerBen. Thanks for all your help and guidance as well as @AMI_microscopy for the use of their facility.

Goodbye 2023. As the year draws to a close, we extend warm wishes for the holidays. Thank you to all our researchers, partners and collaborators. Here's to a year ahead filled with more collaboration and shared successes. #Malaria #malariaresearch #upismc #lifechangers

Conferences provide students with opportunities to share their findings and grow academically. As the year concludes, we celebrate our postgrads and their work.👇 up.ac.za/up-institute-f… #malaria #malariaresearch #postgraduatestudents #ResearchDissemination #upismc #lifechangers

Unlocking malaria's secrets through machine learning. ML algorithms range from simple to complex processes and can be used for malaria control. How? See Ashley van Heerden's paper. pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.10… #malariaresearch #MachineLearning #DrugDiscovery #UPISMC #LifeChangers