Publications

Selected research outputs from the Crypto Lab

Research Outputs

Publications

2026

Irere H, Dangarembizi R, Mukaremera L, Dambuza IM, 2026, The emergence of neuroinvasive Cryptococcus: why eucalyptus-rich regions, especially in Africa, may be facing greater risk. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2026;15:1727496. doi

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2025

Dangarembizi R, Awala AN, de Lange A, 2025, Neuroinflammation in fungal infections: from pathogen recognition to pathological manifestations. Disease Models & Mechanisms 2025;18(9):dmm052344. doi

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Gifford A, Patel SA, Matlakala M, Dangarembizi R, Warris A, 2025, Neurological sequelae after paediatric cryptococcal meningitis. Journal of Fungi 2025;11(11):767. doi

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Dangarembizi R, Hoving JC, Boulware DR, Colombo AL, Govender NP, Oladele R, Dat VQ, Schwartz IS, Brown GD, 2025, AIDS-related mycoses: advances, challenges, and future directions. Trends in Microbiology 2025;33(2):141-144. doi

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Awala AN, Higgitt ER, de Lange A, Kauchali M, Pato Y, Raimondo JV, Dangarembizi R, 2025, Silent sentinels: microglial (in)action during cryptococcal infection. SONA Neuroimmunology Symposium Abstracts 2025.

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Awala AN, et al., 2025, Decrypting the complex neuroimmune interactions underlying brain injury during cryptococcal infection. Neuroscience 2025;580:28.

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2023

Dangarembizi R, Drummond RA, 2023, Immune-related neurodegeneration in the midbrain causes pulmonary dysfunction in murine cryptococcal IRIS. Trends in Neurosciences 2023. doi

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Dangarembizi R, Wasserman S, Hoving JC, 2023, Emerging and re-emerging fungal threats in Africa. Parasite Immunology 2023;45(2):e12953. doi

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Awala AN, Kauchali M, de Lange A, Higgitt ER, Mbangiwa T, Raimondo JV, Dangarembizi R, 2023, Mouse organotypic brain slice cultures: a novel model for studying neuroimmune responses to cryptococcal brain infections. Methods in Molecular Biology 2023;2667:31-45. doi

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Dangarembizi R, de Lange A, Higgitt E, Awala AN, et al., 2023, Human brain organotypic slice cultures: a novel model for studying the neuroimmune mechanisms underlying brain injury in cryptococcal meningitis. IBRO Neuroscience Reports 2023.

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2021

Dangarembizi R, 2021, Reimagining the future of African brain health: perspectives for basic research on the pathogenesis of cryptococcal meningitis. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health 2021;18:100388. doi

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