Irere, H., Dangarembizi, R., Mukaremera, L. & Dambuza, I.M. 2026. The emergence of neuroinvasive Cryptococcus: why eucalyptus-rich regions, especially in Africa, may be facing greater risk. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 15:1727496 doi
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Publications
Selected research outputs from the Crypto Lab
Research Outputs
Publications
2026
2025
Dangarembizi, R., Awala, A.N. & de Lange, A. 2025. Neuroinflammation in fungal infections: from pathogen recognition to pathological manifestations. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 18(9):dmm052344 doi
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Gifford, A., Patel, S.A., Matlakala, M., Dangarembizi, R. & Warris, A. 2025. Neurological sequelae after paediatric cryptococcal meningitis. Journal of Fungi. 11(11):767 doi
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Dangarembizi, R., Hoving, J.C., Boulware, D.R., Colombo, A.L., Govender, N.P., Oladele, R., Dat, V.Q., Schwartz, I.S. & Brown, G.D. 2025. AIDS-related mycoses: advances, challenges, and future directions. Trends in Microbiology. 33(2):141-144 doi
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Awala, A.N., Higgitt, E.R., de Lange, A., Kauchali, M., Pato, Y., Raimondo, J.V. & Dangarembizi, R. 2025. Silent sentinels: microglial (in)action during cryptococcal infection. Neuroscience. 580:8
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Awala, A.N., Higgitt, E.R., de Lange, A., Kauchali, M., Raimondo, J.V. & Dangarembizi, R. 2025. Decrypting the complex neuroimmune interactions underlying brain injury during cryptococcal infection. Neuroscience. 580:28
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2023
Dangarembizi, R. & Drummond, R.A. 2023. Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS. Trends in Neurosciences. 46(11):893-895 doi
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Dangarembizi, R., Wasserman, S. & Hoving, C.J. 2023. Emerging and re-emerging fungal threats in Africa. Parasite Immunology. 45(2):e12953 doi
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Awala, A.N., Kauchali, M., de Lange, A., Higgitt, E.R., Mbangiwa, T., Raimondo, J.V. & Dangarembizi, R. 2023. Mouse organotypic brain slice cultures: a novel model for studying neuroimmune responses to cryptococcal brain infections. Methods in Molecular Biology. 2667:31-45 doi
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Dangarembizi, R., de Lange, A., Higgitt, E.R., Awala, A.N., Mbangiwa, T., Kauchali, M. & Raimondo, J.V. 2023. Human brain organotypic slice cultures: a novel model for studying the neuroimmune mechanisms underlying brain injury in cryptococcal meningitis. IBRO Neuroscience Reports. 15:S273-S274 doi
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