News

From the bench, and beyond it.

Coverage of the group’s TB nanomedicine work, awards, and visits.

Scanning electron micrograph of clustered spherical nanoparticles.

March 2025

Nanoparticles can boost immunity to fight tuberculosis

UWC coverage of mouse studies showing curdlan–PLGA nanoparticles trigger autophagy and reduce lung bacterial burden.

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March 2020

Cover of the South African Medical Association newsletter

Nanomedicine for the treatment of TB is featured on the cover of the March 2020 SAMA newsletter, with an accompanying explainer.

Award presentation

10 October 2019

Best Publication in Pharmaceutics, 2018

Prof Admire Dube receives the award from the President of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of South Africa.

Diagram of the airway and lungs.

14 August 2019

Rector’s visit to Life Sciences

The Dube Lab takes part in a research visit to the Life Sciences Building by UWC Rector Prof Tyrone Pretorius.

Fluorescence micrograph of cells with blue nuclei and green signal.

25 September 2019

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting session

Dr Sarah D’Souza organizes and hosts an information session at UWC on the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Interdisciplinary).