Nyarie Sithole, PhD
Visiting Scholar
Nyarie grew up in the Eastern highlands of Zimbabwe and attended the University of Zimbabwe, Medical School for his undergraduate degree (MBChB). His first lab job was during his MSc degree programme at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK, where he worked on 'Characterising the changes in Rotavirus genotypes post-introduction of Rotavirus vaccination programme in Recife, Brazil.
Nyarie attended University of Cambridge for graduate school and completed his PhD degree in Medicine in Professor Andrew Lever ’s lab where he worked on 'Elucidating the roles of DEAD box helicases, DDX5 and DDX17 in HIV-1 gene regulation'. During this time, Nyarie learned various molecular biology techniques but did not confine himself to the lab. During grad school Nyarie took part in a number of challenge runs including 'Total Warrior' which was a 10-mile run with 32 gruelling obstacles/challenges in the Lake District, UK.
Nyarie is an Infectious Diseases Clinician Scientist at the University of Cambridge and holds an Honorary Physician Consultant post at Cambridge University Hospital (Addenbrooke's). Prior to qualifying as a Consultant Physician, Nyarie was a Clinical Lecturer, during which time he developed a keen interest in Immunology and has been working on determining the immune signature/s in patients with Long COVID. He was recently awarded a Wellcome Trust Career research fellowship and is looking forward to spending the next 2 years at UCSF.
When not in the lab, Nyarie can be found out running or in the gym. If he is not busy playing with his son, he loves to relax with a good crime fiction novel (...Michael Connelly books are top favourite) or doing some gardening.
Nyarie attended University of Cambridge for graduate school and completed his PhD degree in Medicine in Professor Andrew Lever ’s lab where he worked on 'Elucidating the roles of DEAD box helicases, DDX5 and DDX17 in HIV-1 gene regulation'. During this time, Nyarie learned various molecular biology techniques but did not confine himself to the lab. During grad school Nyarie took part in a number of challenge runs including 'Total Warrior' which was a 10-mile run with 32 gruelling obstacles/challenges in the Lake District, UK.
Nyarie is an Infectious Diseases Clinician Scientist at the University of Cambridge and holds an Honorary Physician Consultant post at Cambridge University Hospital (Addenbrooke's). Prior to qualifying as a Consultant Physician, Nyarie was a Clinical Lecturer, during which time he developed a keen interest in Immunology and has been working on determining the immune signature/s in patients with Long COVID. He was recently awarded a Wellcome Trust Career research fellowship and is looking forward to spending the next 2 years at UCSF.
When not in the lab, Nyarie can be found out running or in the gym. If he is not busy playing with his son, he loves to relax with a good crime fiction novel (...Michael Connelly books are top favourite) or doing some gardening.