IDM Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine

WELCOME!

Professor Valerie Mizrahi
Director: IDM

VIDEOS

Watch our video overviews of the IDM, an exciting place to be for established and young researchers alike »

  IDM overview
  IDM short overview
  Young researchers at the IDM

• Launch of Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa, led by Robert Wilkinson

• New super-resolution microscopes for TB, HIV/AIDS research

• UCT study shows that urine test is better for diagnosing TB rapidly among HIV-infected patients

RECENT IDM PUBLICATIONS

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The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine was established in 2004 as a trans-faculty postgraduate research institute based within the University of Cape Town, South Africa. It is physically and administratively located within the Faculty of Health Sciences campus.

Our Vision is to be an international centre of excellence where world-class scientists work together to tackle diseases of major importance in Africa

Our Mission is

To conduct basic, clinical and public health research that is leading-edge and relevant to the needs of African people
To develop indigenous scientific capacity in biomedical, clinical and public health research
To influence health policy and practice by translating scientific discoveries and applying them in our communities
To build partnerships with other Institutes and Centres in South Africa and elsewhere

Our research efforts are focused on

infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
non-communicable diseases such as cancers
genetic medicine and
molecular medicine including drug discovery