Helen Steel Email & Phone Number | I obtained my Ph.D in 1998 in Medical Immunology from the University of Pretoria. I have been employed as a Medical Scientist in the Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria since 1994. Over this period, I have been involved in a number of research projects including; investigating cation transport systems in bacteria (including Mycobacterium tuberculosis) as a novel drug target. I have also been involved in characterizing the pro-inflammatory activities of pneumolysin, a critical virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae as well as in identifying classes of antimicrobial agents which target production of pneumolysin thereby assisting in the pharmacotherapy of infections caused by this pathogen. In addition, I have been involved in the calcium-based inflammation research in the Department in which we have identified several targets for neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory chemotherapy of acute and chronic diseases of both infective and non-infective origin. My research interests have also extended to cancer and HIV and more recently, SARS-coV-2. In 2020, I was awarded the position of Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria.

Helen Steel

I obtained my Ph.D in 1998 in Medical Immunology from the University of Pretoria. I have been employ...
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Helen Steel is a I obtained my Ph.D in 1998 in Medical Immunology from the University of Pretoria. I have been employed as a Medical Scientist in the Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria since 1994. Over this period, I have been involved in a number of research projects including; investigating cation transport systems in bacteria (including Mycobacterium tuberculosis) as a novel drug target. I have also been involved in characterizing the pro-inflammatory activities of pneumolysin, a critical virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae as well as in identifying classes of antimicrobial agents which target production of pneumolysin thereby assisting in the pharmacotherapy of infections caused by this pathogen. In addition, I have been involved in the calcium-based inflammation research in the Department in which we have identified several targets for neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory chemotherapy of acute and chronic diseases of both infective and non-infective origin. My research interests have also extended to cancer and HIV and more recently, SARS-coV-2. In 2020, I was awarded the position of Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria.