Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (IIDMM)
The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine aims to be an African Centre of Excellence as a large-scale assembly of highly talented research leaders working in one place in a collegial federation, with many external collaborations and partnerships addressing the common theme of major infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as well as non-communicable diseases such as cancers and genetic disorders.
It has a demonstrably strong scientific base that spans most of the major areas of modern biomolecular enquiry (membrane receptors, pumps and trafficking; cellular signaling; enzymology; cancer biology; molecular genetics; bacteriology; virology), linking these to applied biology and biotechnology on the one hand, and public benefit on the other.
Director: Professor Valerie Mizrahi