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1. PhD Medical Microbiology (Molecular Mycobacteriology), UCT, (2016-2021)

2. Msc Medical Microbiology, Surrey (2011-2013)Ìý

3.BHSc (Medical Laboratory Science), UOIT (2006-2009)

I graduated in 2009 with BHSc (Hons)Ìý with a major inÌýÌýMedical Laboratory Science from the University ofÌý Ontario Institute of Technology ( Canada). Upon completion of my first degree I started my career as research assistant at the Botswana Harvad aids institute partnership, Where I was involved in a study on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among pregnant women in Botswana.ÌýÌýI then become aÌýÌýMedical Scientific Officer at Bokamoso Private Hospital in Botswana where I was working in a diagnosticÌýÌýlaboratory.ÌýI became interested inÌý tuberculosis while I was working at Bokamoso Private Hospital where I became acutely aware ofÌý the prevalence of tuberculosis in Botswana.I started my MSc studies at the University of Surrey ( UK) in 2011. My MSc research project involved studying the metabolism of M. tuberculosis. During thisÌý research project, I obtained extensive training in applying molecular-biology techniques inÌý studying metabolism of M. tuberculosis. It also gave me an insight into the pathogenesis ofÌý tuberculosis. I wantedÌýto expand my experience by studying this important pathogen at aÌý doctoral level. Therefore I did my PhDÌýstudies at the university of Capetown from 2016-2021.Ìý My PhD research involved studying the intrinsic resistome of mycobacteria with the aim of finding new drug targets that will render the bacteria susceptible to existing drug treatments.ÌýÌý

Medical Microbiology

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- Clinical Bacteriology

- Molecular Biology

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Medical Microbiology related research including

- M. tuberculosis research

- Antimicrobial drug research

- Molecular diagnostics

- bacteriology

-Virology

Medical Microbiology related research including

- M. tuberculosis research

- Antimicrobial drug research

- Molecular diagnostics

- bacteriology

-Virology

1.ÌýBasu, P., Sandhu, N., Bhatt, A., Singh, A., Balhana, R., Gobe, I., ... & Beale, M. H. (2018). The anaplerotic node is essential for the intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.ÌýJournal of Biological Chemistry,Ìý293(15), 5695-5704.

2.ÌýGobe, I., Koto, G. F., Molebatsi, K., Mokomane, M., Kasvosve, I., & Motswaledi, M. S. (2020). Vaccination for some childhood diseases may impact the outcome of covid-19 infections.ÌýmedRxiv.

3.ÌýTimothy, J., Gobe, I., Mhlanga, M. M., & Warner, D. F. (2018). CRISPRi-Seq for the Identification and Characterisation of Essential Mycobacterial Genes and Transcriptional Units.ÌýBioRxiv, 358275.

4.ÌýBasu, P., Sandhu, N., Bhatt, A., Singh, A., Balhana, R., Gobe, I., ... & Beale, M. (2019). When the metabolic model says NO: untangling the Gordian knot of TB’s intracellular metabolism.ÌýAccess Microbiology,Ìý1(1A), 160.