Research Group: Department of Chemical Pathology Research Group

Group head
Name:	Dr Chantal van Niekerk
E-mail:	[email protected]
Telephone:	012 319 2550

Brief description of research activities:

The main focus of research this year has been on the collaborative studies done with the Dept of Forensic Medicine. These include genetic studies on Sudden Unexplained Deaths in the Young, as well as in infants (SUDs and SUIDs) as well as identifying unknown remains using genetic analysis.

Current group members (incl. group head):

Name	Position	Qualification(s)	e-mail address
Chantal van Niekerk	PhD Scientist / PI	PhD (Genetics)	[email protected]
Barbara van Deventer	PhD student	MSc	[email protected]
Kgaogelo Mphahlela	MSc student	BSc Hons	[email protected]
Robyn Vernal	MSc student	BSc Hons	[email protected]
Tristan Wallace	MSc student	BSc Hons	[email protected]
Laurah Guvi	BSc Hons student	BSc
Priyondni Chatty	BSc Hons student	BSc
Rejoice Gomera	BSc Hons student	BSc
S Park	BSc Hons student	BSc
Therese Roding	BSc Hons student	BSc

Post-graduate students graduated in the past 5 years:

Name	Degree	Date of qualification
Tristan Wallace	BSc Hons (Chem Path)	2018
Nicolaos Kotsovolos	BSc Hons (Chem Path)	2018
Nyasha Gorogodo	BSc Hons (Chem Path)	2018
Barbara van Deventer	MSc in Medical Criminalistics	2017
Johan Lombard	MSc in Chemical Pathology	2017
Marischa Nothling	MSc in Chemical Pathology	2016
Nicolene Matthee	MSc in Chemical Pathology	2016
Elré Pretorius	MSc in Chemical Pathology	2015

National and international collaborations:

National:

Collaboration between the Dept of Chemical Pathology and Dept of Forensic Medicine, UP

International:

Collaboration between the Dept of Chemical Pathology and Dept of Forensic Medicine, New South Wales, Sydney (Prof Lorraine du Toit-Prinsloo)

Last updated 28/03/2016

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