PhD Anatomy candidates are supervised by staff at the FARC with topics focusing on bioloigcal, forensic, and paleoanthropology. Many candidates are exploring multi-disciplinary research through collaborations with medical doctors, dentists, and engineers.
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Casper Jonker |
Thesis title: Evaluating external and internal root and canal morphology of first molars in Black South Africans Supervisor: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria) Co-supervisor: Prof AC Oettlé (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) |
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Gabrielle C. Krüger |
Thesis title: An evaluation of the cranial variation of Indian South Africans in comparison to other modern South Africans Supervisor: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria) Co-supervisor: Prof RL Jantz (University of Tennessee) |
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Leandi Liebenberg |
Thesis title: South African cranial variation: A combined metric-macromorphoscopic method for ancestry estimation Supervisor: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria) Co-supervisor: Dr KE Stull (University of Nevada, Reno) |
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Samantha Muller |
Thesis title: Quantifying the shape and size of the zygoma using CT/CBCT scans among global populations to contribute to zygomatic implant placement Supervisor: Dr AF Ridel (University of Pretoria) Co-supervisor: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria) |
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Franci Swanepoel |
Thesis title: Creating a statistical shape model to aid in the estimation of incomplete soft tissue segments of the surface of South African faces Supervisor: Prof AC Oettlé (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) Co-supervisors: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria), Dr H Matthews (KU Leuven) |
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Soné van der Walt |
Thesis title: Creating guidelines for the approximation of the eye and periorbital structures in South Africans using Cone Beam Computed Tomography scans Supervisor: Prof AC Oettlé (Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University) Co-supervisors: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria), Dr AF Ridel (University of Pretoria) |
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Miksha Harripershad |
Dissertation title: Assessment of population affinity among South African subadults using CBCT scans Supervisors: L Liebneberg (University of Pretoria) Co-supervisors: Dr AF Ridel (University of Pretoria), Dr CEG Theye (University of Pretoria) |
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Meg-Kyla Erasmus |
Dissertation title: Differentiating between high and low energy transfers in gunshot trauma to long bones: A multi-modal fracture analysis Supervisors: Prof EN L'Abbé (University of Pretoria) Co-supervisors: Dr AJ Oberholster (University of Pretoria), Dr AF Ridel (University of Pretoria) |
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