Research News

  • One step closer to malaria elimination

    Posted on June 08, 2017

    An international collaborative effort, including researchers from UP, the University of Cape Town and partners, has resulted in the identification of a new chemical compound that can potentially eliminate malaria.

  • New compounds show promise for the treatment of tuberculosis

    Posted on April 18, 2017

    A study by researchers in the Department of Chemical Pathology at the University of Pretoria has identified three compounds that may have potential for the treatment of tuberculosis.

  • Alzheimer’s disease – Old friends and new promises

    Posted on July 28, 2015

    Prof Vanessa Steenkamp and the Phytomedicine Unit in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Pretoria (UP), are involved in research to obtain safer and more efficacious treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

  • The WITS Pharmacology and Toxicology Congress

    Posted on April 07, 2015

    The Department of Pharmacology of the University of the Witwatersrand is proud to announce the Pharmacology and Toxicology Congress (WitsPhar2015) on behalf of the South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (SASBCP) and Toxicology Society of South Africa (TOXSA).

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