Posted on May 02, 2023
UP's Department of Biochemistry, Genetics & Microbiology Professor Thulani Makhalanyane, unpacks his field of expertise in this Business Talk interview as well as his upcoming public expert lecture on 4 May. He also explains why the microbiome field is important.
Posted on March 29, 2023
University of Pretoria (UP) scientists have posited a theory that could explain the tens of thousands of “fairy circles” that can be seen dotted across the arid landscape of Namibia.
Posted on December 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for December 2022 is now available
Posted on December 09, 2022
Professor Don A Cowan, Director of the Genomics Research Institute and the Centre for Microbial Ecology and Genomics at the University of Pretoria, was recently awarded the South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB) Gold Award.
Posted on December 07, 2022
The ice-free areas of Antarctica were initially thought to be devoid of life, but with the advent of modern genetic technologies, scientists now know that microorganisms have adapted to living in this extreme environment.
Posted on December 05, 2022
Two University of Pretoria scientists have contributed to the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands.
Posted on December 02, 2022
Congratulations to Prof Stephanie Burton (Professor in Biochemistry and Professor at Future Africa) for her appointment as Co-Chair of the Interacademy Partnership (IAP) board for the 2022-2024 mandate, and Prof Christian Pirk (Department of Zoology and Entomology) for his appointment as a member...
Posted on November 03, 2022
Prof Belinda Reyers, Professor of Sustainability Science in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Pretoria, has spent the past three years working with the team behind the UN Human Development Report as a member of their Advisory Group and a member of the...
Posted on October 28, 2022
A new ‘rule book’ for naming genomically sequenced bacteria is a boon for science and UP's Prof Fanus Venter, professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology and Deputy Director of FABI, is part of a core group of international scientists who contributed to the...
Posted on September 30, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) is improving service delivery by being the first faculty at UP to participate in the student administration call centre and service portal project.
Posted on September 20, 2022
Prof Fourie Joubert, Director of the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Unit, is the first recipient of a Gold Award for achievement in Bioinformatics. The South African Society for Bioinformatics (SASBi) made the Award.
Posted on September 19, 2022
Hats off to Prof Thulani Makhalanyane, University of Pretoria
Posted on September 13, 2022
NAS Faculty newsletter for September 2022 is now available
Posted on September 05, 2022
Prof Bernard Slippers, Director of the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, received the prestigious Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Medal at an awards ceremony of the Southern African Society for Plant...
Posted on August 26, 2022
The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) made inroads by having a very frank conversation on many topical issues, attended by both staff and students. The event was the Dean's Women's Month Lunch and Conversation on 19 August.
Posted on August 19, 2022
In a 2019 The Conversation article, our very own Prof Brenda Wingfield discussed the importance of increasing the number of PhDs in South Africa from about 46 graduates per 1 million people in 2019, to 100 graduates per 1 million people...
Posted on August 12, 2022
This week in our women’s month feature we celebrate Ms Nomathemba Majola, an early career researcher from the Genetics Division.
Posted on August 05, 2022
As a way of celebrating the month of Women, each week we will be profiling a woman researcher from BGM.
Posted on July 21, 2022
Despite being fully preventable and treatable, malaria remains a challenging and very complex disease to eliminate.
Posted on July 12, 2022
The Albertina Sisulu orchid was described as a new species in 1955, the same year the struggle stalwart launched the Freedom Charter with her compatriots in the ANC Women’s League. Researchers at the University of Pretoria want to help save this endangered plant by understanding the unique...
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