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  • UP ISMC clinches double win at malaria research conference

    Posted on August 14, 2018

    The University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC) researchers scooped awards at the recent Southern African Malaria Research Conference held at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg. Hosted by the South African Medical Research Council,...

  • Dr Jandeli Niemand – waving UP’s flag for Malaria Elimination

    Posted on August 03, 2018

    Dr Jandeli Niemand won the award for the best oral presentation at the 4th Annual Southern African Malaria Research Conference 2018. Through her outstanding contribution UP’s name was held high at the meeting themed: Malaria Elimination: A Moving Target, where many key contributors to...

  • Bright student has a planet named after him

    Posted on July 11, 2018

    How many people can say they have had a planet has been named after them and that they have published internationally, all before reaching the age of 21? Bernard Smit, a final-year microbiology student at the University of Pretoria (UP), recently published an article in the international journal...

  • State-of-the-art biomolecular laboratories create opportunities for collaboration

    Posted on April 18, 2018

    “These world-class laboratories will allow us to consolidate and grow our research base in the newly consolidated Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology under Prof Paulette Bloomer.” These sentiments were shared in March this year by the Vice-Chancellor and Principal,...

  • Collaboration key to success in science

    Posted on March 23, 2018

    ‘Science is not a solitary journey and collaborations should start from as early as possible.’ These are the words of PhD student in Medicinal Plant Science in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), Carel Oosthuizen, who was recently awarded the...

  • CMEG congratulates Marc and Casper on the successful completion of their Ph.D. degrees

    Posted on February 12, 2018

    The Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics (CMEG) recently had two of its Ph.D. candidates successfully complete their degrees. Both Casper Kamutando and Marc W. Van Goethem presented the results of their Ph.D. research projects on Monday 5th February 2018 during their Prestige Seminars, and...

  • African genetic diversity could hold answer to unlocking disease susceptibility

    Posted on December 12, 2017

    A team of South African researchers which includes researchers from the University of Pretoria (UP) recently completed a study aimed at unlocking the unique genetic character of southern African populations.

  • Nick de Beer recognised as Best First-year Lecturer in NAS

    Posted on December 08, 2017

    Mr Nick de Beer, a lecturer in Chemistry in the Faculty of Natural- and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) at the University of Pretoria, was voted the Best First-year Lecturer in the Faculty on 1 December 2017.

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