Postgraduate students

Current MSc students Go back to the Department

Name of student	Degree, 1^stregistration	Project title	Supervisor	Co-supervisor
Mary Magashoa	MSc 2009	Isolating and characterizing antifungal compounds from Combretum molle	JN Eloff	P Masoko
Cindy Mabunda	MSc 2010	Evaluation of the use of TLC in identifying important herbal me	JN Eloff	R van Brummelen
Erika van Zyl	MSc 2011	Anthelmintic efficacy of selected plants	JN Eloff	FS Botha
Zandile Mahlangu	MSc 2011	Screening of South African plants for activities against salmonellosis	EE Elgorashi	FS Botha E Madoroba
Stella Makgabo	MSc 2012	Antimicrobial activity of berries, leaves, barks and roots of the edible plant, Grewia flava against four enteric pathogens	FS Botha	C van Wyk
AR Mudau	MSc 2013 (Unisa)	Ethnobotanical survey of six medicinal plants and their antifungal activities in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa	Sm Mahlo	JN Eloff

Current PhD students

Name of student	Degree, 1^stregistration	Project title	Supervisor	Co-supervisor
Lita Pauw	PhD 2007	Evaluating the predictive value of a database developed from the antimicrobial activities of leaves of several hundred southern African tree species	JN Eloff
Noluthando Nkoana	PhD 2007	Plant breeders rights in relation to intellectual property and indigenous knowledge in the commercialization of indigenous plants	JN Eloff	WJ van Rijssen
Daniel Shuping	PhD 2010	Evaluating the use of Melianthus extracts in combating plant fungal pathogens	JN Eloff	FS Botha
Nana Boaduo	PhD 2010	Chemical and microbiological evaluation of a plant species successfully used to replace antibiotic feed additives	JN Eloff	J Wallace,
Tshepiso Makhafola	PhD 2010	Evaluation genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of plants used traditionally and characterizing the active compounds	JN Eloff	L McGaw
Thanyani Ramadwa	PhD 2011	Labelling of bioactive compounds with stable or radioisotopes for pharmacokinetic and metabolic studies	JN Eloff	J Zeevaart
Rinah Sathekge	PhD 2011	Investigating the potential use of plant extracts to control fungal infections of plants	FS Botha	JN Eloff
Monate Mkolo	PhD 2011 (UL)	In depth evaluation of antidiabetic properties ofHypoxis hemerocallidea (Hypoxidaceae)	V Naidoo	JN Eloff
Lérica le Roux-Pullen	MSc 2011 – PhD 2013	Comparing xenobiotic transporter protein expression and functionality in caprine mammary epithelial cells collected from lactating udders of the boer goat in the presence and absence of prolactin	L Meyer	R Gehring LJ McGaw
Dr Kemi Iji	PhD 2011	Primary gill epithelium cultures of the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as a sensitive in vitro model for assessment of toxicity associated with acid mine drainage (AMD)	LJ McGaw	J Myburgh
Abimbola Aro	PhD 2012	Evaluation of the antimycobacterial and immune modulatory activity of some South African medicinal plants	LJ McGaw	JN Eloff
Abimbola Aro	PhD 2012	Evaluation of the antimycobacterial and immune modulatory activity of some South African medicinal plants	LJ McGaw	JN Eloff
Dr Prudence Kayoka-Kabongo	PhD 2012 Unisa	Mycobacterium species: prevalence and antimycobacterial activity of selected plant extracts	LJ McGaw	CL Obi JN Eloff
CJ Henley-Smith	PhD 2012	Heteropyxis natalensis: A South African plant’s potential in combating oral pathogens	N Lall	FS Botha
Ishaka Leo	PhD 2013	Using plant extracts to replace antibiotic feed additives in poultry production	JN Eloff	FS Botha
Emmanuel Nyahangare	PhD 2013	Evaluating plants that are used traditionally to control ticks in Zimbabwe	JN Eloff	B Mvumi G Fouche
Alexander Jambalang	PhD 2013	Prevalence of Salmonella species in poultry eggs in Gauteng Province, South Africa and their zoonotic relationship.	FS Botha	E. Buys
Raduis Melong	PhD 2013	Identification and structure elucidation of bioactives metabolites from Parkia biglobosa (Fabaceae),	JN Eloff	?
Sanusi Mada	PhD 2013	The curative effect of aqueous extract of Momordica charantia linn on lead induced genotoxicity in male albino rats	C Botha	JN Eloff
Bellonah Sakong	PhD 2014	Using plants to control ticks in animal production	JN Eloff	V Naidoo G Fouche
Katlego Motlhatlego	PhD 2014	using plants to control fungal infections in	LJ McGaw	?
Bukola Adenubi	PhD 2014	Using plants to control ticks in animal production	V Naidoo	JN Eloff G. Fouche

Students who have graduated from this programme

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Post doctoral Fellows guided

Name	Research speciality	Period	Funder	Home country
Dr David Katerere	Phytochemistry of Combretaceae	1999-2003	UP	Zimbabwe
Dr Lyndy McGaw	Bioassays, guiding students	2002-2007	Claude Leon Foundation	South Africa
Dr Lyndy McGaw	Toxicology	2008	UP Research Fellow	South Africa
Dr John Githiori	Parasitology	2004-2005	NRF	Kenia
Dr Mutalib Aderogba	Phytochemist, anti-oxidant activity	2005-2006	NRF	Nigeria
Dr Ladislaus Mdee	Phytochemistry	2005-2007	NRF	Tanzania
Dr Ezekiel Iwalewa	Pharmacologyt	2007	NRF	Nigeria
Dr Chima Igwe	Phytochemistry	2007-2008	NRF	Nigeria
Dr Esam Elgorashi	Bioassays and guiding students	2008-2009	NRF and UP	Sudan
Dr Babatunde Samuel	Phytochemistry	2008-2009	NRF	Nigeria
Dr Isaiah Ademola	Parasitology	2008-2009	NRF	Nigeria
Dr Philip Kerr	Chemistry	2009	NRF	Australia
Dr Lyndy McGaw	Bioassays, toxicology	2010-2011	UP Research Fellow	South Africa
Dr Maurice Awauofack	Phytochemistry	2012-2013	UP	Cameroon
Dr Jean Paul Dzoyem	Microbiology	2013-2014	UP	Cameroon
Dr Lillian Mukandiwa	Animal Production	2013	DAAD	Zimbabwe
Dr Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan	Microbiology	2013-2015	UP	India

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