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What is your name?
Palesa Makoti
What is your current position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Which institute and country do you work in?
Medical Biosciences and Biotechnology – University of the Western Cape
What is your home country?
South Africa
What are your research interests?
Molecular and systems biology; Infectious diseases; immune dysregulation
Tell us about yourself and your research interests:
I recently completed my PhD in Medical Biosciences (2024) at the Molecular Biology and Virology Laboratory at UWC. I have a strong foundation in molecular biology, infectious diseases and Immunology, where my PhD work focused on the in vitro production and characterization of nucleocapsid proteins from human coronaviruses NL63 and SARS-COV. Through this research, I developed a comprehensive skillset in various techniques in recombinant protein production, cell culture, immunoblotting, cytokine production, etc. My research interests include understanding the molecular mechanisms of how microbial antigens, nucleic acids, etc. interact with host immune responses in different contexts of infection, with the broader goal of how we can use this knowledge to inform therapeutic interventions and rapid diagnostic platforms for low resource facilities.
What are your online profiles?
LinkedIn – Palesa Makoti
ResearchGate – Palesa Makoti
Immunology Keywords:
Immune dysregulation, Adaptive immunity, Cytokine production
