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Nandi Niemand​

Dr Nandi Niemand obtained her PhD in Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, focussing on mycobacterial physiology, investigating, and characterizing the role of a novel protein involved in the iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis system. She joined the TB Genomics group as part of her postdoctoral fellowship and primarily focuses on a study titled “Transmission of tuberculosis among illicit drug use linkages”, which aims to evaluate the proportion of TB c​ases derive from a recent transmission and define mechanisms responsible for efficient transmission in this population. In addition, she is also involved in the in vivo evaluation and characterization of single nucleotide polymorphism mutations and their association with phenotypic bedaquiline resistance.​ ​