Michael Z. Zulu

Viral Immunology | Virology | Maternal-Fetal Immunology | Lecturer & Researcher @WitsHealthFac | @UCTIDM Fellow

[South African Immunology Society @SAImmunology]

Read this month's SAIS Newsletter! 🌿🫀

Explore autoinflammatory diseases, rheumatic heart disease, One Health immunology, and celebrate scientists advancing immunology across Africa.

For the latest funding opportunities, conferences, and more, visit : https://t.co/r1C3l3Fts8

[Philadelphia Union @PhilaUnion]

Philadelphia Union have reached a transfer agreement with Rangers F.C. for defender Olwethu Makhanya.

Thank you, Makhanya, for all the memories over the last 3 years 💙

[SAMRC @MRCza]

🎓 Applications are OPEN for the SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme for 2027.
South African citizens and permanent residents pursuing Master's or PhD studies in clinical/health research are invited to apply.
📅 Closes: 22 Sept 2026, 23:59
https://t.co/gqYPiVfUV0

[Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @WitsHealthFac]

The International Society of Neuropathology Symposium 2026 - Hosted by Wits Health Sciences, 14–15 August! Learn from global experts, gain diagnostic insights, and build networks in advancing neuropathology education in Africa. Register and secure your seat today!

#Neuropathology #WitsForGood #ScienceFoImpact #WitsHealthSciences

[WashU Medicine OBGYN @WashU_OBGYN]

Congrats to @nardhygomez on her promotion to Director of the Center for Reproductive Health Sciences!

Read more: https://t.co/iMe2gk61Bp

[NEJM @NEJM]

The choice of an ART regimen depends on potency, convenience, side effects, drug–drug interactions, patient factors, coexisting conditions, and access. Two- or three-drug once-daily oral regimens are recommended initially.

Learn more in the Review Article “Antiretroviral Therapy” by Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH: https://t.co/OJQnfsxHq4

NEJM subscribers: Try asking AI Companion to break this article down into teaching points for you.

[Wits Faculty of Health Sciences @WitsHealthFac]

Faces Behind The Impact.

Zamasiba Xulu — Administrative Officer in the School of Clinical Medicine at Wits University.
With 15+ years of experience, she keeps operations running smoothly, supports the Head of School, and strengthens vital links between departments and hospital stakeholders.
Essential behind-the-scenes leadership!

#WitsForGood #HealthForGood #ScienceForImpact
#HealthSciences

[Wits University @WitsUniversity]

Wits AI Policy: The Wits AI Policy outlines six guiding principles to support the responsible, ethical and inclusive use of artificial intelligence across the University.

Read More: https://t.co/dkjEhPrKhw

#WitsForGood

[SAMRC @MRCza]

SAMRC President & CEO, Prof Ntobeko Ntusi, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Medical Sciences by the University of Glasgow, in recognition of his outstanding scientific contributions and global leadership in health research.
https://t.co/BnB5xLt4Rs

[Nature Rev Immunol @NatRevImmunol]

Macrophages are constitutive architects of tissue integrity https://t.co/QG4QCjUJV6

[Miriam Merad, MD, PhD @MiriamMerad]

This aligns remarkably well with our work showing that age-associated RTM decline drives organ dysfunction, as discussed in our recent review (DOI: 10.1038/s43587-025-00898-y). We have now started to translate these concepts toward clinical translation. https://t.co/PaR5jJKpwP

[Genes & Diseases Journal @GenesNDiseases]

Developmental genes can shape disease risk.
This review highlights #TBX4 as a key regulator in embryonic development, pulmonary disorders, and #cancer, with promise as a diagnostic and prognostic #biomarker.
#GenesAndDiseases: https://t.co/y9UKg8UOWk

[Ulugbek S. Kamilov @prof_kamilov]

Academia is where “minor revisions” can become a major life event.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

MY GREATEST ADULT DISAPPOINTMENT WAS DISCOVERING THAT BAD PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING.

[University of Pretoria @UPTuks]

Congratulations to UP's Prof Mike Sathekge on receiving the 2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award and a R3 million grant to advance precision treatment for aggressive breast cancer. His pioneering theranostics research combines diagnosis and treatment to help personalise cancer care and improve patient outcomes.

#UniversityOfPretoria #UPExcellenceMattters #HarryOppenheimerFellowship

[Department of Employment and Labour @deptoflabour]

“If you employ a domestic worker for 24 hours or more a month, you must register them with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF). It's not optional, it's a legal obligation."

[Bloomberg @business]

South Africa is preparing for a possible Ebola outbreak as the virus continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, underscoring concerns that the continent’s busiest travel hubs may eventually import cases https://t.co/zN0yXlM0RJ

[Kganki Chávez Mphahlele 🇿🇦 @Absolute_Kganki]

“We passed the budget here every year, but the children in Limpopo do not have textbooks. However, all taverns in the country have alcohol delivered to them right on time.” - ex @COPE_RSA leader Terror Lekota (2012) 🇿🇦

[Tau e Tshehadi @D_Molatoli]

JUSTICE MBUYISELI MADLANGA'S JOURNEY

■ Born in a rural village of Njinji outside Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape on 27 March 1962.
■ Matriculated at Mariazell High School in Matatiele.
■ Got his BJuris at University of Transkei. Got his LLB at Rhodes University.
■ Lectured part time at Rhodes while working for the Department of Justice to fulfill bursary obligations. They paid fees for his LLB.
■ He then lectured full time for two years at Rhodes.
■ Graduated with an LLM Degree in Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Cum Laude, from University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA.
■ He did his internship at Amnesty International at the Washington DC Office, USA.
■ Came back to South Africa and completed pupillage at the Johannesburg Bar. Went to practice at the Mthatha Bar.

■ In 1996, at the age of 34, he was appointed as a Judge of the Mthatha High Court, becoming the youngest Judge at the time.
■ At the age of 37, he was appointed Acting Judge of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.

Through the #MadlangaCommission we are in the hands an outstanding Jurist. Thank you Chair for your service. 🙏🏽🇿🇦🤍

[The Journal of Immunology @J_Immunol]

Researchers observed a higher level of immune activation in patients with preeclampsia compared with uncomplicated pregnancies. The researchers suggest high levels of induced “memory” NK cells may play a role. Learn more: https://t.co/hPztJTGxcU.