Grant Theron

Employment

• Stellenbosch University Co-director (interim)
  2022 - 2023
• Northwestern University Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  2021 - 2025
• Stellenbosch University Professor (full)
  2019 - Present
• University of Stellenbosch Associate Professor
  2015 - 2019
• University of Cape Town Senior Research Officer
  2013 - 2015
• University College London Honorary Senior Research Associate
  2013 - 2015
• University of Cape Town Post-doctoral fellow
  2010 - 2012

Education

• University College London MSc (Technology Entrepreneurship) (Distinction)
  2008 - 2009
• University of Cape Town PhD (Molecular and Cell Biology)
  2006 - 2009
• University of Cape Town BSc (Honours)
  2001 - 2005

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (269)

• Beyond bacilli: integrating the microbiome into the TB research agenda
  Gut Microbes 2026 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2026.2638004
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• Head-to-head evaluation of host blood biomarkers for point-of-care TB triage: diagnostic accuracy study
  Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2026 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00046-26
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• Bacterial topography of the respiratory tract, including pulmonary site-of-disease, in people with active tuberculosis: a case-control study
  2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9956587/v1
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• Xpert Ultra on nasopharyngeal swabs detects one-third of pulmonary tuberculosis: a nested case-control study in South African primary care
  2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-10112219/v1
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• Association of Human Cytomegalovirus exposure with tuberculosis disease in South African adults with presumptive tuberculosis.
  PLOS global public health 2026 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006001
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• Multicountry assessment of tongue swabs for tuberculosis using a common protocol for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study.
  The Lancet. Microbe 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101330
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• Sputum scarcity and associated factors in people undergoing tuberculosis testing in South Africa, Uganda, India, and the Philippines: an analysis of cross-sectional observational data.
  EClinicalMedicine 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103977
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• Impact of sputum quality on Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra test results for tuberculosis: A multi-country study
  2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.01.26350003
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• Accuracy and clinical utility of near-point-of-care blood tests for predicting incident tuberculosis in exposed contacts in high burden settings: a multi-country observational cohort study
  2026 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9126754/v1
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• Development of a Rapid Automated Point-of-Care Test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection from Tongue Swabs and Sputum Specimens on the DASH® Rapid PCR System
  2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.26.26347105
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