Itai Ncube

Name: Itai Ncube
Country: South Africa
Job and qualifications: Scientist at Aurum Institute, MSc in Vaccinology and an Mtech in Biomedical Technology
Summary: Itai is interested in improving his grant writing knowledge and although his understanding is fair, he would like to write for a grant while working on his PhD proposal on HIV/TB immunology which requires that he learn how better to identify gaps in available evidence. He has a specific immunology interest and would also like to focus on how to clean and analyze the data which he currently has access to.
Proposed output(s): Formulate a PhD proposal, improve grant writing skills, improve data analysis skills.
Mentor: Dr Anastasia Koch (University of Cape Town)