Decoding the Link Between Alpha-Gal Allergy and Parasitic Infections - GSS 1.0 (4/6) - Tatenda Murangi
The Immunology in Africa Podcast23 Loka 2023

Decoding the Link Between Alpha-Gal Allergy and Parasitic Infections - GSS 1.0 (4/6) - Tatenda Murangi

Graduate Student Series (GSS) 1.0 (Ep. 4 of 6)

Tatenda Murangi completed his bachelor's degree in Biology, majoring in Tropical Disease Biology, at the Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Clinical Science and Immunology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, where he studies alpha-gal allergy. His PhD work, which builds on his MSc research explores the role of parasitic infections in the onset of this allergy and is jointly supervised by Professors Michael Levin and William Horsnell. Alongside being an Immunopaedia ambassador, Tatenda is also passionate about science communication.

In this episode, we talk about his research on the link between the not-so-popular alpha-gal allergy and parasitic infections. Tatenda also shared his thoughts on how African scientists can better promote and strengthen science research and engagement in the continent.

Time stamps: 00:00 - intro 02:16 - overview of academic and research journey 04:00 - why immunology research/at what point did you decide to explore immunology? 07:23 - journey to current research intersecting immunology and parasitology 09:45 - on alpha-gal allergy 18:53 - exploring the link between parasitic infection (via tick and mite bites) and alpha-gal allergy 24:20 - where has alpha-gal allergy been reported?

27:30 - how do we manage the allergy? 31:42 - life in graduate school (typical research experiments; managing failures and successes; guiding principles) 44:20 - thoughts on promoting immunology and scientific research in Africa 52:00 - fun task (what's one thing you love that you've not given much attention to since you got into graduate school?) 56:50 - outro

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