IN CONVERSATION WITH Dr Kristie Bloom ON SCIENCE WISE
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Dr Kristie Bloom is a scientist at the Wits/SAMRC
Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit at the University of
the Witwatersrand. Her research focuses on nextgeneration vaccine technologies, particularly mRNA-based
vaccines for tuberculosis. She works on understanding how
specialised immune responses, especially tissue-resident
memory T-cells in the lungs, can improve protection against
TB infection. Her work forms part of broader efforts to
strengthen African-led biomedical innovation and develop
locally relevant vaccine solutions for major infectious
diseases.
Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit at the University of
the Witwatersrand. Her research focuses on nextgeneration vaccine technologies, particularly mRNA-based
vaccines for tuberculosis. She works on understanding how
specialised immune responses, especially tissue-resident
memory T-cells in the lungs, can improve protection against
TB infection. Her work forms part of broader efforts to
strengthen African-led biomedical innovation and develop
locally relevant vaccine solutions for major infectious
diseases.
