University of Cape Town

2024–2029 · award · Data Sciences, Tools and Technology

The African Bioinformatics Institute

Nicola Mulder · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£5.1MGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research

2024–2025 · grant

IDRC Strategic Positioning Fund 2024-2025

University of Cape Town · funded by International Development Research Centre

CAD 10k

2024–2029 · career development · K43

Bifidobacterium infantis supplementation in early life to improve neurodevelopment in infants exposed to HIV

Anna-Ursula Happel · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$101.8kGut microbiota and health

2024–2026 · grant

Sharing the motherload: Engaging fathers and other key stakeholders to transform gender policy and foster care economies

University of Cape Town · funded by International Development Research Centre

CAD 273k

2024–2026 · grant · Gender Equality

University of Cape Town - To assess the vaginal microbiome in young, generally healthy women from Southern and Eastern Africa relative to menstrual product use and hygiene p...

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$495.1kReproductive tract infections research

2024 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To increase the awareness, adoption, and global involvement in the Diamond Open Access model. It is critical that we support global south voices an...

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$150k

2024–2032 · research · Discovery Award

Novel Methods of Investigating Disease Mechanisms and Treatment in Children with Tuberculous Meningitis

Prof Anthony Aaron Figaji · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£4.4M

2024 · grant · African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence (ARISE) - Cohort 1 - Innovation and Technology

Development of a secure 5G and beyond digital health test bed for modelling telemedicine systems, mHealth applications and smart hospitals.

Bessie Malila · University of Cape Town · funded by African Academy of Sciences

2024–2027 · research · Global Health Research

Improving the core functions of primary care in sub-Saharan Africa

University of Cape Town · funded by Department of Health and Social Care

£1M

2024–2029 · career development · K43

Metabolomic predictors of weight gain during pregnancy and the postpartum period in South African women living with HIV

Hlengiwe Madlala · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$113k

2024–2029 · grant · Discretionary Award

The African Bioinformatics Institute

Prof Nicola Mulder · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£5.1M

2024–2027 · training · Global Growth & Opportunity

University of Cape Town - To support African organizations, researchers and ministries to utilize foundational learning data for evidence-based advocacy and policy-making.

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$1.7M

2024–2027 · award

Quantifying the 4-dimensional microenvironment to explain the coexistence of social insects

Tom Bishop · University of Cape Town · funded by Human Frontier Science Program

1.4MInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

2024–2031 · grant · Directed Call

Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa Discovery Platforms in Science

Prof Robert John Wilkinson · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£9.3M

2024–2029 · career development · K43

Developing a suicide prevention intervention for people with HIV in South Africa

Stephan Rabie · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$113.2kHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

2024–2032 · grant · Brain and Behavioural Sciences

Novel Methods of Investigating Disease Mechanisms and Treatment in Children with Tuberculous Meningitis

Anthony Figaji · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£4.4MInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

2024–2027 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To support local partners to maintain and improve HIV and TB models which support policy and program decision making in South Africa

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$3.3M

2024–2025 · research · R21

Functional longevity of maternally derived antibodies against group B Streptococcus and respiratory syncytial virus in HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed uninfected infants.

Sonwabile Dzanibe · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$150.3kNeonatal and Maternal Infections

2024–2025 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To generate compounds with the potential to be used to treat TB patients.

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$351kTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

2024–2026 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To evaluate metronidazole resistance profiles in Bacterial vaginosis (BV) samples and associated strains, in effort to aid in the development of an...

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$200k

2024–2026 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To characterize the immune response to TB antigens in IGRA- and IGRA+ persons, determine the immunogenicity and putative protection in preclinical ...

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$1.7MTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

2024–2026 · grant · Bioimaging Technology Development Award

openScopesConnect Africa (OSCA): overcoming foundational barriers to imaging uptake with mobile microscopes and remote training capabilities.

Dr Caron Adrienne Jacobs · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£266.1k

2024–2027 · grant

The Tuwe Pamoja project (“Let’s be together” for equitable urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation)

University of Cape Town · funded by International Development Research Centre

CAD 1.2M

2024–2025 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To support the INSPiRED conference by hosting a symposium and providing travel grants to participants from low- and middle-income countries with ac...

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$90k

2024–2025 · grant · Discretionary Award

2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access

Dr Reggie Raju · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£88.7k

2024–2027 · grant · The Evidence Fund - 300708

Realising and defending reproductive rights in South Africa

University of Cape Town · funded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

£38.9k

2024–2029 · career development · K43

Bifidobacterium infantis supplementation in early life to improve neurodevelopment in infants exposed to HIV

Anna-Ursula Happel · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$101.8k

2024–2029 · career development · K43

Developing a suicide prevention intervention for people with HIV in South Africa

Stephan Rabie · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$113.4k

2024–2025 · research · R21

Functional longevity of maternally derived antibodies against group B Streptococcus and respiratory syncytial virus in HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed uninfected infants.

Sonwabile Dzanibe · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$114.4k

2023–2027 · fellowship · Social Sciences

Investigating the intersectionality of power dynamics, hierarchies, and health-seeking and health-providing behaviours in hospital settings across different cultural boundaries

Esmita Charani · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£910.7kAntibiotic Use and Resistance

2023–2027 · grant · HORIZON - HORIZON-JU-RIA

Mitigating Antimalarial Resistance Consortium in South-East Africa

University of Cape Town · funded by European Commission

€4.2M

2023–2028 · research · R01

3/3 Akili: Phenotypic and genetic characterization of ADHD in Kenya and South Africa

Kirsty Donald · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$540kAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2023–2026 · cooperative agreement · U01

INnovative data Science to Impact the TB Epidemic - INSITE

Emma Kate Kalk · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$244.8k

2023–2024 · grant · Education

University of Cape Town: Scholarships

University of Cape Town · funded by David and Elaine Potter Foundation

£31.1k

2023–2028 · career development · K43

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) signalling in immunometabolism of TB and TB-Diabetes comorbidity

Suraj P. Parihar · University of Cape Town · funded by National Institutes of Health

$112.6k

2023–2026 · grant · Gender Equality

University of Cape Town - To assess the efficacy of a modified Fetal Medicine Foundation risk stratification tool for preeclampsia risk and examine the efficacy of 75mg vs 1...

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$3MPregnancy and preeclampsia studies

2023–2028 · grant · Directed Call

The clock is ticking: A longitudinal multi-site study addressing teen sleep as a means to limit depression and anxiety

Dr Gosia M Lipinska · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£2.6M

2023 · fellowship · Social Sciences

Inclusion and Equity in Humanitarianism: A Fellowship with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Marlyn Faure · University of Cape Town · funded by Wellcome Trust

£24.2k

2023–2028 · research · Global Health

University of Cape Town - To determine the role of azithromycin prophylaxis in reducing HIV-related mortality among adults with advanced HIV disease

University of Cape Town · funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

$15.3M

2023–2026 · grant

Pan-African and transdisciplinary lens on the margins: Tackling the risks of extreme events (PALM-TREES)

University of Cape Town · funded by International Development Research Centre

CAD 5.4M