Suzzana Dickson Buabeng
Immunology Master's Research Scientist Stellenbosch University, South Africa Email: sbuabeng@sun.ac.za
VALIDATE Role: Network Affiliate
Research Keywords: TB, Animal Models, Diabetes, Immune Inflammatory Response, Biomarker Discovery, Bioimaging Analysis, Antimicrobial Resistance
Biography: My current research is in TB-diabetes comorbidity using a murine model. The comorbidity of these two inflammatory diseases is annihilating. I design well-gated flow cytometry panels for my work. I also the Cytek Aurora flow cytometry tool and Luminex to investigate the acute and chronic immune cell response to TB-diabetes murine model with the tendency to translate it to benefit humans. The project will help identify biomarkers via the immune response and will help promote a host-directed therapy. We are using an inhibitor of CAMK1 which has been found to increase insulin sensitivity in obese murine models. My main research interests are TB, inflammatory diseases, host-directed therapeutics, trained innate immunity, biomarker discovery, and host-microbiome interactions. I would also like to expand my research in vaccine developments and policy-making in the ethics of scientific research.
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