Posted on January 29, 2021
Dr Samkelo Malgas started his career at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) on 1 December 2020.
Posted on January 11, 2021
The discovery involves the identification of unique compounds that are able to kill several stages of the malaria-causing parasite and can block the transmission of the parasite between humans and mosquitoes.
Posted on November 13, 2020
As celebration of the research conducted during 2020, the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology hosted a research day on 12 November. A selection of talks were presented by postgraduate students and research staff.
Posted on November 12, 2020
UP dominated this year’s Absa Gradstar Top 100 with 19 students making it onto the list, the most from any other institution.
Posted on October 20, 2020
Dr Riaan Rifkin, a Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria (UP), was honoured with a profile in a recent edition of National Geographic Society for his work on tracing the DNA of ancient human diseases.
Posted on October 15, 2020
Prof Sanushka Naidoo appointed as new Head of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Posted on October 08, 2020
The Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology is excited by the announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry being awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier (France/Germany) and Jennifer Doudna (USA) for their discovery of a bacterial immune system that allows DNA of living cells to be...
Posted on September 26, 2020
The University of Pretoria (UP) is part of a consortium that has been awarded €11 million (about R 216 million) to study the microbiomes in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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