Digby Warner

Division of Medical Microbiology, Department of Pathology; Member, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

Research in the MMRU is focused on aspects of mycobacterial physiology and metabolism that are of relevance to new tuberculosis (TB) drug discovery, drug resistance and TB transmission.

The unit comprises senior scientists, post-doctoral fellows, and PhD and MSc students. It is supported by local and international grant funding.

KEY EXPERTISE:

Molecular mycobacteriology; mycobacterial physiology, in particular the mechanisms and regulation of DNA repair and replication in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and their role in the emergence of drug resistance, the physiological consequences of drug resistance, and the role of vitamin B12 and related co-factors in mycobacterial pathogenesis.

Education

• University of the Witwatersrand
  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Biology

• University of the Witwatersrand
  Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry

• University of the Witwatersrand
  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting