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Michael Zulu is a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at the University of Cape Town. His research interests are viral immunology and maternal-fetal immunology. He obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Science and Immunology from the University of Cape Town. He then pursued postdoctoral training at the University of Surrey in England and at the University of California and Emory University in the United States.

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Employment (3)

University of Cape Town: Cape Town, South Africa, ZA

2023-01-16 to present | Junior Research Fellow (Department of Pathology)
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Emory University: Atlanta, Georgia, US

2021-11-01 to 2022-12-16 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Division of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory National Primate Research Center)
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University of California Irvine: Irvine, CA, US

2020-01-13 to 2021-10-31 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Western Cape, ZA

2015-02-02 to 2019-02-04 | Doctor of Philosoohy (Department of Pathology)
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University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2013-01-15 to 2015-01-31 | Master of Medical Sciences (HIV Pathogenesis Programme)
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University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2012-01-31 to 2012-12-31 | Bachelor Science Honours (Life Sciences)
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University of KwaZulu-Natal: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2008-01-31 to 2011-12-31 | Bachelor of Science
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Professional activities (1)

Society for Leukocyte Biology: Bethesda, Maryland, US

2020-01-23 to present | Postdoc
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Funding (1)

Characteristics of Human Placental Macrophages

2018-05 to 2018-10 | Award
Newton Fund (Oxford, GB)
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Works (14)

Diminished placental Factor XIIIA1 expression associates with pre-conception antiretroviral treatment and preterm birth in pregnant people living with HIV

2024-10-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Doty Ojwach; Nicola Annels; Sunny Sunshine; Daniel Simpkin; Justin Duruanyanwu; Tariq Webber; Berenice Alinde; Nadia Ikumi; Michael Zulu; Hlengiwe Madlala et al.
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals immunological rewiring at the maternal-fetal interface following asymptomatic/mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

Cell reports
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Sureshchandra S; Zulu M; Doratt B; Jankeel A; Tifrea D; Edwards R; Rincon M; Marshall N; Messaoudi I
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central

Roles of antiviral sensing and type I interferon signaling in the restriction of SARS-CoV-2 replication

iScience
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Elizabeth Geerling; Amanda N. Pinski; Taylor E. Stone; Richard J. DiPaolo; Michael Z. Zulu; Kevin J. Maroney; James D. Brien; Ilhem Messaoudi; Amelia K. Pinto
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Corticosteroid treatment in COVID-19 modulates host inflammatory responses and transcriptional signatures of immune dysregulation.

Journal of leukocyte biology
2021-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Pinski AN; Steffen TL; Zulu MZ; George SL; Dickson A; Tifrea D; Maroney KJ; Tedeschi N; Zhang Y; Scheuermann RH et al.
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central

Obesity Correlates With Pronounced Aberrant Innate Immune Responses in Hospitalized Aged COVID-19 Patients.

Frontiers in immunology
2021-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Zulu MZ; Sureshchandra S; Pinski AN; Doratt B; Shen W; Messaoudi I
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central

Differential dynamics of peripheral immune responses to acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in older adults

Nature Aging
2021-10-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Sloan A. Lewis; Suhas Sureshchandra; Michael Z. Zulu; Brianna Doratt; Allen Jankeel; Izabela Coimbra Ibraim; Amanda N. Pinski; Nicholas S. Rhoades; Micaila Curtis; Xiwen Jiang et al.
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Deep immune profiling of the maternal-fetal interface with mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

2021-08-23 | Other
Contributors: Suhas Sureshchandra; Michael Z Zulu; Brianna Doratt; Allen Jankeel; Delia Tifrea; Robert Edwards; Monica Rincon; Nicole E. Marshall; Ilhem Messaoudi
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SARS-CoV-2 acquisition and immune pathogenesis among school-aged learners in four diverse schools.

Pediatric research
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Cooper DM; Zulu MZ; Jankeel A; Ibraim IC; Ardo J; Kasper K; Stephens D; Meyer A; Stehli A; Condon C et al.
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central

Functional and genomic adaptations of blood monocytes to pregravid obesity during pregnancy

iScience
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Suhas Sureshchandra; Nicole E. Marshall; Norma Mendoza; Allen Jankeel; Michael Z. Zulu; Ilhem Messaoudi
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SARS-CoV-2 Acquisition and Immune Pathogenesis Among School-Aged Learners in Four Diverse Schools

2021-03-26 | Other
Contributors: Dan M. Cooper; Michael Z. Zulu; Allen Jankeel; Izabela Coimbra Ibraim; Jessica Ardo; Kirsten Kasper; Diana Stephens; Andria Meyer; Annamarie Stehli; Curt Condon et al.
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Longitudinal analyses reveal age-specific immune correlates of COVID-19 severity

2021-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Lewis SA; Sureshchandra S; Zulu MZ; Doratt B; Pinski A; Curtis M; Jankeel A; Ibraim I; Rhoades N; Jiang X et al.
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central

The Elusive Role of Placental Macrophages: The Hofbauer Cell.

Journal of innate immunity
2019-04-10 | Journal article
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Impact of maternal HIV exposure, feeding status, and microbiome on infant cellular immunity.

Journal of leukocyte biology
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Dzanibe S; Jaspan HB; Zulu MZ; Kiravu A; Gray CM
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central
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Reduced Expression of Siglec-7, NKG2A, and CD57 on Terminally Differentiated CD56-CD16+ Natural Killer Cell Subset Is Associated with Natural Killer Cell Dysfunction in Chronic HIV-1 Clade C Infection.

AIDS research and human retroviruses
2017-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Zulu MZ; Naidoo KK; Mncube Z; Jaggernath M; Goulder PJR; Ndung'u T; Altfeld M; Thobakgale CF
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Michael Z. Zulu via Europe PubMed Central