Highlights & Key Insights - 2022, 2023

This 'bonus' episode celebrates our growth over the past 2+ years and revisits insightful moments from past episodes published between 2022 and 2023.

If any of these highlights interest you, feel free to check out the full episode for a more enriching experience.

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Hosted by Wealth Okete, The Immunology in Africa Podcast explores narratives at the nexus of immunology & Africa. We ask professors, postdocs, PhD students, and everyone in between to tell us about their journey into immunology, the questions driving their current work, and the impact they hope to make on the continent.

To support our efforts towards amplifying African stories of immunology, you can buy us coffee or nominate a guest.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:15 - Testimony Olumade | "Immunology in Africa: Telling Our Stories"

01:36 - Marah Grace Chibwana | "Improving Health Outcomes in Inflammatory Diseases: From COVID-19 to Rheumatoid Arthritis"

01:57 - Abena Amoah | "Understanding Variations in Vaccine Responses: What It Means for Africa"

02:50 - Sonwabile Dzanibe | "Untieing a Gordian Knot: Mother-to-Infant HIV Exposure"

04:01 - Raquel Matavele Chissumba | "Surmounting Hurdles: Charting a Course through the Immune System for Africa"

05:17 - Mohamed Ahmed | "Rethinking Tuberculosis: Why Enhancing Immune Responses in Tuberculosis Might be Detrimental"

06:01 - Fabien Prodjinotho | "Understanding Neurocysticercosis: How Tapeworm Cysts Thwart & Trigger Epilepsy"

06:34 - Dimie Ogoina | "Immunology Talks to Public Health: Africa in Focus"

07:15 - Raquel Matavele Chissumba | "Surmounting Hurdles: Charting a Course through the Immune System for Africa"

08:03 - Mohamed Ahmed | "Rethinking Tuberculosis: Why Enhancing Immune Responses in Tuberculosis Might be Detrimental"

08:58 - Muki Shey | "Carving a Niche: From Malaria to Tuberculosis & MAIT Cells"

09:44 - Sonwabile Dzanibe | "Untieing a Gordian Knot: Mother-to-Infant HIV Exposure"

10:27 - Dimie Ogoina | "Immunology Talks to Public Health: Africa in Focus"

10:50 - Tatenda Murangi | "Decoding the Link between Alpha-Gal Allergy and Parasitic Infections"

11:50 - Doudou Georges Niang | "Targeting Galectin-3 in Aggressive Breast Cancers: Implications for African Women"

12:14 - Ubong Ekperikpe | "How Obesity Triggers Kidney Diseases: The Role of the Immune System"

12:53 - Abena Amoah | "Understanding Variations in Vaccine Responses: What It Means for Africa"

13:23 - Chinedu Ugwu | "Unravelling Viral Diseases: How the Immune System Responds to the Lassa Fever Virus"

13:47 - Kumba Seddu | "How Sex Differences and Cytokines Shape Immune Responses"

14:46 - Marah Grace Chibwana | "Improving Health Outcomes in Inflammatory Diseases: From COVID-19 to Rheumatoid Arthritis"

15:30 - Richard Adeleke | "Tackling Viral Diseases through Vaccines: From SARS to Influenza"

15:52 - Outro