CLIME Research Group
@climeresearchgroup.bsky.social
CLIME focuses on tuberculosis (TB) research, specifically: Diagnostics of TB, Infectiousness of TB and role of the Microbiome in TB! Find us on other platforms: https://linktr.ee/climegroup
New publication alert 📢
Rouxjeane Venter, of CLIME recently co-authored an editorial with @tomayates.bsky.social and @drjesspotter.bsky.social , which unpacks the vast progress made in the fight against drug-resistant TB and highlights why these gains are now at risk! @ucl.ac.uk
Rouxjeane Venter, of CLIME recently co-authored an editorial with @tomayates.bsky.social and @drjesspotter.bsky.social , which unpacks the vast progress made in the fight against drug-resistant TB and highlights why these gains are now at risk! @ucl.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
New publication alert 📢
Rouxjeane Venter, of CLIME recently co-authored an editorial with @tomayates.bsky.social and @drjesspotter.bsky.social , which unpacks the vast progress made in the fight against drug-resistant TB and highlights why these gains are now at risk! @ucl.ac.uk
Rouxjeane Venter, of CLIME recently co-authored an editorial with @tomayates.bsky.social and @drjesspotter.bsky.social , which unpacks the vast progress made in the fight against drug-resistant TB and highlights why these gains are now at risk! @ucl.ac.uk
✨ Meet the CLIME Postdocs ✨
Our postdoctoral researchers drive innovation, mentorship, and impact at CLIME. This is what they have to say about their research!
Our postdoctoral researchers drive innovation, mentorship, and impact at CLIME. This is what they have to say about their research!
January 28, 2026 at 1:30 PM
✨ Meet the CLIME Postdocs ✨
Our postdoctoral researchers drive innovation, mentorship, and impact at CLIME. This is what they have to say about their research!
Our postdoctoral researchers drive innovation, mentorship, and impact at CLIME. This is what they have to say about their research!
Can TB be detected from the air we breathe out? 🌬️🫁
Yes! This study shows how a small device (THOR) can detect infectious TB cases that sputum tests may miss 🔍
Read more @academic.oup.com: doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
#TB #Tuberculosis #AerosolScience #PublicHealth #TBResearch #InfectiousDiseases #THOR
Yes! This study shows how a small device (THOR) can detect infectious TB cases that sputum tests may miss 🔍
Read more @academic.oup.com: doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
#TB #Tuberculosis #AerosolScience #PublicHealth #TBResearch #InfectiousDiseases #THOR
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Can TB be detected from the air we breathe out? 🌬️🫁
Yes! This study shows how a small device (THOR) can detect infectious TB cases that sputum tests may miss 🔍
Read more @academic.oup.com: doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
#TB #Tuberculosis #AerosolScience #PublicHealth #TBResearch #InfectiousDiseases #THOR
Yes! This study shows how a small device (THOR) can detect infectious TB cases that sputum tests may miss 🔍
Read more @academic.oup.com: doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
#TB #Tuberculosis #AerosolScience #PublicHealth #TBResearch #InfectiousDiseases #THOR
Last, but certainly not least:
🎓 Carmen Ndabine
Congratulations on graduating with your Honours degree cum laude! This outstanding achievement reflects your dedication, excellence, and hard work. A remarkable milestone and a strong foundation for an exciting future ahead. 🌟🎉
🎓 Carmen Ndabine
Congratulations on graduating with your Honours degree cum laude! This outstanding achievement reflects your dedication, excellence, and hard work. A remarkable milestone and a strong foundation for an exciting future ahead. 🌟🎉
January 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Last, but certainly not least:
🎓 Carmen Ndabine
Congratulations on graduating with your Honours degree cum laude! This outstanding achievement reflects your dedication, excellence, and hard work. A remarkable milestone and a strong foundation for an exciting future ahead. 🌟🎉
🎓 Carmen Ndabine
Congratulations on graduating with your Honours degree cum laude! This outstanding achievement reflects your dedication, excellence, and hard work. A remarkable milestone and a strong foundation for an exciting future ahead. 🌟🎉
Next up we have another PhD grad!
🎓 Dr Yonas Tesfagabir Ghebrekristos
Congratulations on earning your PhD! This milestone reflects years of hard work, intellectual curiosity, and resilience. Wishing you continued success as you build on this outstanding achievement. 🌟
🎓 Dr Yonas Tesfagabir Ghebrekristos
Congratulations on earning your PhD! This milestone reflects years of hard work, intellectual curiosity, and resilience. Wishing you continued success as you build on this outstanding achievement. 🌟
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Next up we have another PhD grad!
🎓 Dr Yonas Tesfagabir Ghebrekristos
Congratulations on earning your PhD! This milestone reflects years of hard work, intellectual curiosity, and resilience. Wishing you continued success as you build on this outstanding achievement. 🌟
🎓 Dr Yonas Tesfagabir Ghebrekristos
Congratulations on earning your PhD! This milestone reflects years of hard work, intellectual curiosity, and resilience. Wishing you continued success as you build on this outstanding achievement. 🌟
Celebrating CLIME graduates from the December 2025 ceremony!
Starting with…
🎓 Dr Erick Auma
Congratulations on completing your PhD! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to impactful research have truly shone through. We’re excited to see where your expertise and leadership take you next. 👏
Starting with…
🎓 Dr Erick Auma
Congratulations on completing your PhD! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to impactful research have truly shone through. We’re excited to see where your expertise and leadership take you next. 👏
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Celebrating CLIME graduates from the December 2025 ceremony!
Starting with…
🎓 Dr Erick Auma
Congratulations on completing your PhD! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to impactful research have truly shone through. We’re excited to see where your expertise and leadership take you next. 👏
Starting with…
🎓 Dr Erick Auma
Congratulations on completing your PhD! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to impactful research have truly shone through. We’re excited to see where your expertise and leadership take you next. 👏
Our community healthcare worker, Dandelene Sylvester and Prof Grant Theron (head of the CLIME) feature in a new BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast episode on tuberculosis.
👉 Listen: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
👉 Listen: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | South Africa and the fight against TB
Why South Africa's global impact in the fight against tuberculosis is under threat.
www.bbc.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Our community healthcare worker, Dandelene Sylvester and Prof Grant Theron (head of the CLIME) feature in a new BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast episode on tuberculosis.
👉 Listen: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
👉 Listen: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫
From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫 (2/3)
December 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫 (2/3)
From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫 (1/3)
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
From diagnostics to transmission, immunity, and implementation - our team shared a broad body of work at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 🧬🧫 (1/3)
Proud moment for our team as Honours student Carmen Nhabinde successfully defended her research on gut microbiome changes in drug-resistant TB 🎓🧬
A big congratulations on this important contribution to TB science!
#TBResearch #Microbiome #DrugResistance #CLIME #StellenboschUniversity
A big congratulations on this important contribution to TB science!
#TBResearch #Microbiome #DrugResistance #CLIME #StellenboschUniversity
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Proud moment for our team as Honours student Carmen Nhabinde successfully defended her research on gut microbiome changes in drug-resistant TB 🎓🧬
A big congratulations on this important contribution to TB science!
#TBResearch #Microbiome #DrugResistance #CLIME #StellenboschUniversity
A big congratulations on this important contribution to TB science!
#TBResearch #Microbiome #DrugResistance #CLIME #StellenboschUniversity
New publication alert!
The AveloMask detects TB from breath, helping identify those most infectious while protecting healthcare workers - a safer, non-invasive path to earlier diagnosis and targeted interventions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
#AveloMask #TB #Diagnostics
The AveloMask detects TB from breath, helping identify those most infectious while protecting healthcare workers - a safer, non-invasive path to earlier diagnosis and targeted interventions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
#AveloMask #TB #Diagnostics
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New publication alert!
The AveloMask detects TB from breath, helping identify those most infectious while protecting healthcare workers - a safer, non-invasive path to earlier diagnosis and targeted interventions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
#AveloMask #TB #Diagnostics
The AveloMask detects TB from breath, helping identify those most infectious while protecting healthcare workers - a safer, non-invasive path to earlier diagnosis and targeted interventions.
🔗 doi.org/10.1128/jcm....
#AveloMask #TB #Diagnostics
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🌟 We’re honoured to open #WCLH2025.
Join the Opening Session today 09:00–10:00 in the Auditorium (10-12) or online, with Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Dr Hans Kluge, John Green, Prof Guy Marks, and community voices Olya Klymenko & Lucas Pucarato.
Start the week inspired!
Join the Opening Session today 09:00–10:00 in the Auditorium (10-12) or online, with Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Dr Hans Kluge, John Green, Prof Guy Marks, and community voices Olya Klymenko & Lucas Pucarato.
Start the week inspired!
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🌟 We’re honoured to open #WCLH2025.
Join the Opening Session today 09:00–10:00 in the Auditorium (10-12) or online, with Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Dr Hans Kluge, John Green, Prof Guy Marks, and community voices Olya Klymenko & Lucas Pucarato.
Start the week inspired!
Join the Opening Session today 09:00–10:00 in the Auditorium (10-12) or online, with Dr Cassandra Kelly-Cirino, Dr Hans Kluge, John Green, Prof Guy Marks, and community voices Olya Klymenko & Lucas Pucarato.
Start the week inspired!
Meet the CLIME team at @theunion.org 🌍🧪
Our researchers are presenting work on TB diagnostics, drug-resistance detection, and lung health throughout the week.
If you’re attending, come say hi and hear what research is happening at @suhealthsci.bsky.social
#WCLH2025 #unionconf #CLIME #EndTB
Our researchers are presenting work on TB diagnostics, drug-resistance detection, and lung health throughout the week.
If you’re attending, come say hi and hear what research is happening at @suhealthsci.bsky.social
#WCLH2025 #unionconf #CLIME #EndTB
November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Meet the CLIME team at @theunion.org 🌍🧪
Our researchers are presenting work on TB diagnostics, drug-resistance detection, and lung health throughout the week.
If you’re attending, come say hi and hear what research is happening at @suhealthsci.bsky.social
#WCLH2025 #unionconf #CLIME #EndTB
Our researchers are presenting work on TB diagnostics, drug-resistance detection, and lung health throughout the week.
If you’re attending, come say hi and hear what research is happening at @suhealthsci.bsky.social
#WCLH2025 #unionconf #CLIME #EndTB
Novelist John Green gave a powerful keynote at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, sharing Henry’s story and the crucial support of his mother Isatu and Dr Tefera. TB is curable and preventable, but funding, inclusion, and equity remain urgent!
#unionconf #wclh2025
#unionconf #wclh2025
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Novelist John Green gave a powerful keynote at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, sharing Henry’s story and the crucial support of his mother Isatu and Dr Tefera. TB is curable and preventable, but funding, inclusion, and equity remain urgent!
#unionconf #wclh2025
#unionconf #wclh2025
The CLIME team is at The Union World Conference on Lung Health this week. We are excited to learn, connect, and share our latest findings!
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The CLIME team is at The Union World Conference on Lung Health this week. We are excited to learn, connect, and share our latest findings!
Kicking off CAD LUS4TB-a new Africa–Europe collaboration using AI and portable ultrasound to improve TB diagnosis.
The project will evaluate an AI algorithm that reads handheld ultrasound images via smartphone, supporting rapid TB rule-out in primary care in Benin, Mali and South Africa!
The project will evaluate an AI algorithm that reads handheld ultrasound images via smartphone, supporting rapid TB rule-out in primary care in Benin, Mali and South Africa!
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Kicking off CAD LUS4TB-a new Africa–Europe collaboration using AI and portable ultrasound to improve TB diagnosis.
The project will evaluate an AI algorithm that reads handheld ultrasound images via smartphone, supporting rapid TB rule-out in primary care in Benin, Mali and South Africa!
The project will evaluate an AI algorithm that reads handheld ultrasound images via smartphone, supporting rapid TB rule-out in primary care in Benin, Mali and South Africa!
Millions of people with TB go undiagnosed because they can’t produce sputum.
Our new study shows oral washes and tongue swabs tested with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra can detect TB even without sputum — a simple, scalable way to close the diagnostic gap.
📄 lnkd.in/d9M6ZcJJ
@cidjournal.bsky.social
Our new study shows oral washes and tongue swabs tested with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra can detect TB even without sputum — a simple, scalable way to close the diagnostic gap.
📄 lnkd.in/d9M6ZcJJ
@cidjournal.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Millions of people with TB go undiagnosed because they can’t produce sputum.
Our new study shows oral washes and tongue swabs tested with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra can detect TB even without sputum — a simple, scalable way to close the diagnostic gap.
📄 lnkd.in/d9M6ZcJJ
@cidjournal.bsky.social
Our new study shows oral washes and tongue swabs tested with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra can detect TB even without sputum — a simple, scalable way to close the diagnostic gap.
📄 lnkd.in/d9M6ZcJJ
@cidjournal.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr Robinah Nakawunde for winning the National 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) PhD competition! 🏆
Her outstanding presentation showcased not only the depth of her research but also her ability to communicate complex science with clarity and impact!
#3MT #ScienceCommunication #PhD
Her outstanding presentation showcased not only the depth of her research but also her ability to communicate complex science with clarity and impact!
#3MT #ScienceCommunication #PhD
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Congratulations to Dr Robinah Nakawunde for winning the National 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) PhD competition! 🏆
Her outstanding presentation showcased not only the depth of her research but also her ability to communicate complex science with clarity and impact!
#3MT #ScienceCommunication #PhD
Her outstanding presentation showcased not only the depth of her research but also her ability to communicate complex science with clarity and impact!
#3MT #ScienceCommunication #PhD
Fantastic week hosting OPERON’s David Goraldos & Andrés Toribio 🇪🇸 in the lab!
Together we refined the BP-LAM workflow, boosted consistency, and strengthened partnerships for better TB diagnostics.
#Diagnostics #GlobalHealth #BPLAM #HIV #TB #OPERON
Together we refined the BP-LAM workflow, boosted consistency, and strengthened partnerships for better TB diagnostics.
#Diagnostics #GlobalHealth #BPLAM #HIV #TB #OPERON
October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fantastic week hosting OPERON’s David Goraldos & Andrés Toribio 🇪🇸 in the lab!
Together we refined the BP-LAM workflow, boosted consistency, and strengthened partnerships for better TB diagnostics.
#Diagnostics #GlobalHealth #BPLAM #HIV #TB #OPERON
Together we refined the BP-LAM workflow, boosted consistency, and strengthened partnerships for better TB diagnostics.
#Diagnostics #GlobalHealth #BPLAM #HIV #TB #OPERON
🥼 Learners got hands-on in CLIME’s pipetting session during the #STEMConnect Job Shadow Programme — mastering precision and technique like true scientists!
Every great experiment starts with perfect pipetting. 👩🔬👨🔬
#STEMEducation #FutureScientists #STEMConnect2025
Every great experiment starts with perfect pipetting. 👩🔬👨🔬
#STEMEducation #FutureScientists #STEMConnect2025
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🥼 Learners got hands-on in CLIME’s pipetting session during the #STEMConnect Job Shadow Programme — mastering precision and technique like true scientists!
Every great experiment starts with perfect pipetting. 👩🔬👨🔬
#STEMEducation #FutureScientists #STEMConnect2025
Every great experiment starts with perfect pipetting. 👩🔬👨🔬
#STEMEducation #FutureScientists #STEMConnect2025
Congratulations to our PhD students Erick Auma & Yonas Ghebrekristos, who both successfully defended their theses in front of national and international reviewers!
Stay tuned, we’ll share more about their innovative research when they officially graduate in December! ✨
#TBResearch #DrugResistance
Stay tuned, we’ll share more about their innovative research when they officially graduate in December! ✨
#TBResearch #DrugResistance
October 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Congratulations to our PhD students Erick Auma & Yonas Ghebrekristos, who both successfully defended their theses in front of national and international reviewers!
Stay tuned, we’ll share more about their innovative research when they officially graduate in December! ✨
#TBResearch #DrugResistance
Stay tuned, we’ll share more about their innovative research when they officially graduate in December! ✨
#TBResearch #DrugResistance
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) like lymphadenitis and pericarditis often requires painful and invasive procedures. 💉
We evaluated if simple blood tests can be used to identify people more likely to have EPTB and avoid these.🩸
🔗 Read more in The Lancet Microbe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We evaluated if simple blood tests can be used to identify people more likely to have EPTB and avoid these.🩸
🔗 Read more in The Lancet Microbe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
September 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) like lymphadenitis and pericarditis often requires painful and invasive procedures. 💉
We evaluated if simple blood tests can be used to identify people more likely to have EPTB and avoid these.🩸
🔗 Read more in The Lancet Microbe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We evaluated if simple blood tests can be used to identify people more likely to have EPTB and avoid these.🩸
🔗 Read more in The Lancet Microbe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#CLIME held its latest Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting. The PREFIT team celebrated enrolling 1500 TB contacts with CAB’s support🎊
Other studies presented their work, and we look forward to continued collaboration 🤝
#TBResearch #CommunityEngagement #GlobalHealth #TBinnovation #EDCTP
Other studies presented their work, and we look forward to continued collaboration 🤝
#TBResearch #CommunityEngagement #GlobalHealth #TBinnovation #EDCTP
September 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#CLIME held its latest Community Advisory Board (CAB) meeting. The PREFIT team celebrated enrolling 1500 TB contacts with CAB’s support🎊
Other studies presented their work, and we look forward to continued collaboration 🤝
#TBResearch #CommunityEngagement #GlobalHealth #TBinnovation #EDCTP
Other studies presented their work, and we look forward to continued collaboration 🤝
#TBResearch #CommunityEngagement #GlobalHealth #TBinnovation #EDCTP
Celebrating more trailblazers in STEM! 🌟
🧬 Nettie Stevens
⚛️ Lise Meitner
🚀 Mae Jemison
🦠 Flossie Wong-Staal
And there are so many more! ✨ We’ll be continuing this #WomenInSTEM series through September – stay tuned! 💡💪
#HerStory #STEMinspiration #WomenWhoInspire
🧬 Nettie Stevens
⚛️ Lise Meitner
🚀 Mae Jemison
🦠 Flossie Wong-Staal
And there are so many more! ✨ We’ll be continuing this #WomenInSTEM series through September – stay tuned! 💡💪
#HerStory #STEMinspiration #WomenWhoInspire
September 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Celebrating more trailblazers in STEM! 🌟
🧬 Nettie Stevens
⚛️ Lise Meitner
🚀 Mae Jemison
🦠 Flossie Wong-Staal
And there are so many more! ✨ We’ll be continuing this #WomenInSTEM series through September – stay tuned! 💡💪
#HerStory #STEMinspiration #WomenWhoInspire
🧬 Nettie Stevens
⚛️ Lise Meitner
🚀 Mae Jemison
🦠 Flossie Wong-Staal
And there are so many more! ✨ We’ll be continuing this #WomenInSTEM series through September – stay tuned! 💡💪
#HerStory #STEMinspiration #WomenWhoInspire