Ziphezinhle Mbhele

Miss
Ziphezinhle
Mbhele

Doctoral Reseacher
Onderstepoort Biological Products
Biography
A PhD candidate researcher in the vaccine industry. My research interests are centred on animal diseases that threaten food security as well as human health and livelihood. My Ph.D. project focuses on developing a novel combination vaccine to protect ruminants against some of the most important bacterial and viral diseases. I also investigate an emerging nano-adjuvant technology to improve the quality of existing and new vaccines products.
Research interests
I am currently interested in diseases that affect animals as well as human health and livelihood.
Projects you're working on
Development of a combination vaccine for the prophylactic immunisation of cattle, goats and sheep against anthrax, botulism and red gut/Enterotoxemia
Discipline
Bacteriology Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate QC test development Quality assurance Safety evaluation
Host species
Cattle Horses Small ruminants
Pathogen
Bacteria BacteriaBrucella BacteriaClostridia Viruses VirusesAfrican horse sickness virus VirusesBluetongue virus VirusesFoot-and-mouth disease virus VirusesRift Valley fever virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials Pre-clinical trials