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!
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
Reposted by CLIME Research Group
🌟 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
Annual Academic Day (20–21 Aug) #CLIME researchers showcased TB innovations — from ultrasound and swab/breath-based tools to mapping other pathogens in TB care.
All aimed at closing diagnostic gaps and advancing research.
#tygermaties #FMHS #TBinnovation #TBdiagnostics
All aimed at closing diagnostic gaps and advancing research.
#tygermaties #FMHS #TBinnovation #TBdiagnostics
August 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Annual Academic Day (20–21 Aug) #CLIME researchers showcased TB innovations — from ultrasound and swab/breath-based tools to mapping other pathogens in TB care.
All aimed at closing diagnostic gaps and advancing research.
#tygermaties #FMHS #TBinnovation #TBdiagnostics
All aimed at closing diagnostic gaps and advancing research.
#tygermaties #FMHS #TBinnovation #TBdiagnostics
Women in STEM – Part 3 ✨
Four groundbreaking contributions. One shared legacy: rewriting the future of science. 💡
👩🔬 Chien-Shiung Wu
💻 Ada Lovelace
🧪 Azar Andami
🚀 Valerie Thomas
Breaking barriers. Inspiring generations. 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #ScienceIcons #BreakingBarriers
Four groundbreaking contributions. One shared legacy: rewriting the future of science. 💡
👩🔬 Chien-Shiung Wu
💻 Ada Lovelace
🧪 Azar Andami
🚀 Valerie Thomas
Breaking barriers. Inspiring generations. 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #ScienceIcons #BreakingBarriers
August 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Women in STEM – Part 3 ✨
Four groundbreaking contributions. One shared legacy: rewriting the future of science. 💡
👩🔬 Chien-Shiung Wu
💻 Ada Lovelace
🧪 Azar Andami
🚀 Valerie Thomas
Breaking barriers. Inspiring generations. 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #ScienceIcons #BreakingBarriers
Four groundbreaking contributions. One shared legacy: rewriting the future of science. 💡
👩🔬 Chien-Shiung Wu
💻 Ada Lovelace
🧪 Azar Andami
🚀 Valerie Thomas
Breaking barriers. Inspiring generations. 🌍
#WomenInSTEM #ScienceIcons #BreakingBarriers
The CLIME lab at SU was delighted to host Alaina Olson & Rachel Wood from UW’s Cangelosi Lab.
Their visit focused on tongue swab TB diagnostics, exploring new techniques to improve detection & make testing more accessible.
#TBResearch #GlobalHealth #Diagnostics #Collaboration
Their visit focused on tongue swab TB diagnostics, exploring new techniques to improve detection & make testing more accessible.
#TBResearch #GlobalHealth #Diagnostics #Collaboration
August 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The CLIME lab at SU was delighted to host Alaina Olson & Rachel Wood from UW’s Cangelosi Lab.
Their visit focused on tongue swab TB diagnostics, exploring new techniques to improve detection & make testing more accessible.
#TBResearch #GlobalHealth #Diagnostics #Collaboration
Their visit focused on tongue swab TB diagnostics, exploring new techniques to improve detection & make testing more accessible.
#TBResearch #GlobalHealth #Diagnostics #Collaboration
Get ready with me to go into the BSL3☣
Each layer of protection has a purpose — from the gloves to the Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) — ensuring safety when handling TB cultures🧫
This careful preparation is what makes critical TB research possible.
#GRWM #BSL3 #TBResearch #LabLife
Each layer of protection has a purpose — from the gloves to the Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) — ensuring safety when handling TB cultures🧫
This careful preparation is what makes critical TB research possible.
#GRWM #BSL3 #TBResearch #LabLife
August 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Get ready with me to go into the BSL3☣
Each layer of protection has a purpose — from the gloves to the Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) — ensuring safety when handling TB cultures🧫
This careful preparation is what makes critical TB research possible.
#GRWM #BSL3 #TBResearch #LabLife
Each layer of protection has a purpose — from the gloves to the Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) — ensuring safety when handling TB cultures🧫
This careful preparation is what makes critical TB research possible.
#GRWM #BSL3 #TBResearch #LabLife
This Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting trailblazing women in STEM you may not have heard of.
We’re starting with two inspiring South Africans! Stay tuned to hear about more phenomenal women from across the globe!
The . 💪🌍🔬 #WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #YouStrikeAWomanYouStrikeARock
We’re starting with two inspiring South Africans! Stay tuned to hear about more phenomenal women from across the globe!
The . 💪🌍🔬 #WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #YouStrikeAWomanYouStrikeARock
August 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting trailblazing women in STEM you may not have heard of.
We’re starting with two inspiring South Africans! Stay tuned to hear about more phenomenal women from across the globe!
The . 💪🌍🔬 #WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #YouStrikeAWomanYouStrikeARock
We’re starting with two inspiring South Africans! Stay tuned to hear about more phenomenal women from across the globe!
The . 💪🌍🔬 #WomensDay #WomenInSTEM #YouStrikeAWomanYouStrikeARock
🧪 Contaminated TB cultures are often discarded — but they can still hold answers.
This study shows Xpert MTB/XDR testing could recover drug resistance data from them, detecting more cases, faster.
A simple change with powerful impact!
Full article @asm.org : journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
This study shows Xpert MTB/XDR testing could recover drug resistance data from them, detecting more cases, faster.
A simple change with powerful impact!
Full article @asm.org : journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
July 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🧪 Contaminated TB cultures are often discarded — but they can still hold answers.
This study shows Xpert MTB/XDR testing could recover drug resistance data from them, detecting more cases, faster.
A simple change with powerful impact!
Full article @asm.org : journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
This study shows Xpert MTB/XDR testing could recover drug resistance data from them, detecting more cases, faster.
A simple change with powerful impact!
Full article @asm.org : journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....
🔬 New in The Lancet Infectious Diseases! CLIME & collaborators highlight how to care for those exposed to MDR/RR-TB.
Key takeaways:
✅ Levofloxacin cuts TB risk ~60%
✅ Tuberculosis preventive treatment works
✅ Support & nutrition matter
📌 Read: doi.org/10.1016/S147...
#MDRTB #TBprevention #EndTB
Key takeaways:
✅ Levofloxacin cuts TB risk ~60%
✅ Tuberculosis preventive treatment works
✅ Support & nutrition matter
📌 Read: doi.org/10.1016/S147...
#MDRTB #TBprevention #EndTB
July 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔬 New in The Lancet Infectious Diseases! CLIME & collaborators highlight how to care for those exposed to MDR/RR-TB.
Key takeaways:
✅ Levofloxacin cuts TB risk ~60%
✅ Tuberculosis preventive treatment works
✅ Support & nutrition matter
📌 Read: doi.org/10.1016/S147...
#MDRTB #TBprevention #EndTB
Key takeaways:
✅ Levofloxacin cuts TB risk ~60%
✅ Tuberculosis preventive treatment works
✅ Support & nutrition matter
📌 Read: doi.org/10.1016/S147...
#MDRTB #TBprevention #EndTB
Reposted by CLIME Research Group
Oral washes and tongue swabs for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-based tuberculosis diagnosis in people with and without the ability to make sputum
✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
Oral washes and tongue swabs for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-based tuberculosis diagnosis in people with and without the ability to make sputum
Oral samples show promise for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, but data from different sample types and sputum-scarce individuals remain limited.
doi.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Oral washes and tongue swabs for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra-based tuberculosis diagnosis in people with and without the ability to make sputum
✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
⭐ Editor's Choice
#IDSky
🌍 CLIME was honoured to attend #EDCTPForum2025 in Kigali, Rwanda— a key space for global health research, partnerships & innovation. We shared insights on TB diagnostics & implementation science. Thanks to all who made this impactful event possible! #CLIMEResearch #GlobalHealth
July 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🌍 CLIME was honoured to attend #EDCTPForum2025 in Kigali, Rwanda— a key space for global health research, partnerships & innovation. We shared insights on TB diagnostics & implementation science. Thanks to all who made this impactful event possible! #CLIMEResearch #GlobalHealth
Join Dr Rouxjeane Venter, senior scientist and project manager at CLIME, as she presents on aerosol sampling for TB at the TB Think Tank special webinar at 12:00 tomorrow, 21 July!
Please follow the link lnkd.in/dP7krTKT to register and join in on the day.
Please follow the link lnkd.in/dP7krTKT to register and join in on the day.
July 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Join Dr Rouxjeane Venter, senior scientist and project manager at CLIME, as she presents on aerosol sampling for TB at the TB Think Tank special webinar at 12:00 tomorrow, 21 July!
Please follow the link lnkd.in/dP7krTKT to register and join in on the day.
Please follow the link lnkd.in/dP7krTKT to register and join in on the day.
Your heart has a microbiome - and it might give us some insights into TB & HIV infections.🫀
New research from our team reveals the unique microorganisms living in the pericardium in people with and without TB and HIV.🧫
Curious? Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...
#TB #HIV #Microbiome
New research from our team reveals the unique microorganisms living in the pericardium in people with and without TB and HIV.🧫
Curious? Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...
#TB #HIV #Microbiome
July 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Your heart has a microbiome - and it might give us some insights into TB & HIV infections.🫀
New research from our team reveals the unique microorganisms living in the pericardium in people with and without TB and HIV.🧫
Curious? Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...
#TB #HIV #Microbiome
New research from our team reveals the unique microorganisms living in the pericardium in people with and without TB and HIV.🧫
Curious? Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.mi...
#TB #HIV #Microbiome