Dr Magobo, Rindidzani

Dr Rindidzani Magobo is a young emerging researcher and currently appointed as senior Medical Scientist at the Centre of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases.
She obtained PhD in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of the Witwatersrand under Prof Nelesh P. Govender’s guidance. Over the years, her research focus area included molecular epidemiology and antifungal resistance mechanisms of azole-resistant Candida parapsilosis and Candida auris, which cause large healthcare-associated outbreaks in South Africa. The major highlight of her PhD was to describe the first cases of C. auris infections in Southern Africa. Her research has set a framework for future studies on molecular investigations (genetic diversity and resistance mechanisms) in other azole-resistant Candida species. She is currently overseeing and managing the laboratory segment of Baby GERMS-SA surveillance project.