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Kondwani Jambo

Prof Kondwani Jambo is a Research Group Leader based at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Research Programme (MLW) and a Professor of Immunology and Infection at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. He holds a PhD in Immunology…

Lucy Ochola

Dr Ochola is the Head of the Tropical and Infectious Diseases Department at the Institute of Primate Research, Kenya. Lucy’s work focuses on advancing research in malaria and co-infections. Dr Ochola is the KSI Secretary General and Vice-President of FAIS

Chijioke Umunnakwe

CJ earned his PhD in Genetics and Bioinformatics from Iowa State University, USA in 2014 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH in 2020, focusing on HIV molecular virology. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist at Ndlovu Research Department in rural Limpopo, South Africa.

Yanet Valdez Tejeira

January 2025

Dr Valdez is deeply committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM fields. Her dedication to science and advocacy has earned her recognition as a “Women Leader of the Americas” and a nominee for the Women of Distinction Award.

Ambassador of the Month – 2025

June 2025 We would like to highlight the Immunopaedia Ambassadors who contributed to our 20th Birthday Celebrations through interviews. Thank you! We would like to thank: Gabriela Rocío Zamora Herrera, Amana Bokagne, Aquiles Ranferi Ocana Guzman, Naffesa Abdul Munim Al Sheikh Alloub, Linda Djune Yemeli, Faisal Nuhu and Macarena Mamberto! You can watch their interviews Read More

Shubhada Chiplunkar

Prof Shubhada Chiplunkar is a distinguished immunologist and researcher with over 35 years of experience in cancer biology and immunology. She is the former Director of the ACTREC at the Tata Memorial Centre in Navi Mumbai…

Sudden onset of fever, fatigue, myalgia, and headache

A previously healthy 35-year-old male presents with sudden onset of fever, fatigue, myalgia, and headache. He reports recent travel to an Ebola-endemic region in West Africa. The patient presented with signs…

Clive Gray

The Director of Immunopaedia, Clive Gray, is the winner of the 2023 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship award, He will use the fellowship to investigate events in the placenta related to angiogenesis and identify a biomarker that can predict premature birth.

Roslyn Kemp

May 2024
On the IUIS Council and serves as Vice Chair of many committees; namely the IUIS Education, the Gender Equity and the Publications Committees. Ros is Chair of the IUIS EDU Online Subcommittee, which oversees Immunopaedia pre-course content.

Melissa Murphy

September 2022

Melissa Murphy grew up in Cape Town, South Africa. She attended the University of Cape (UCT) Town and graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry and Microbiology and a BSc Honours in Molecular and Cell Biology. Melissa worked for a scientific sales company as a Sales Administrator before returning to UCT…

 
 
 
 
 
 
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