Profile: Dr Bianca Brider, working towards malaria elimination

Posted on August 24, 2017

Dr Bianca Brider is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria. In 2014, her research on malaria drug discovery earned her a PhD in Biochemistry. She has been studying and working on the malaria parasite for over eight years.

New nutrition education programme to help children eat healthy

Posted on August 07, 2017

Through her doctoral work with the Institute for Food Nutrition and Wellbeing at UP, Deborah Kupolati is helping a new generation eat healthier by developing a nutrition education programme for primary school teachers.

Seven UP researchers nominated for prestigious NTSF Awards

Posted on June 28, 2017

Seven researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have been nominated in eight categories of the 19th NSTF-South32 Awards for their outstanding contributions to science, engineering, technology and innovation in South Africa.

Prof Schwellnus receives 2017 ACSM International Clinical Scholar Award

Posted on June 20, 2017

Prof Martin Schwellnus, Director of the Sport, Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute at the University of Pretoria is the recipient of the 2017 American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM) International Clinical Scholar Award.

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.

Genome of prostate cancer tumour mapped for the first time

Posted on May 03, 2017

A collaborative study by researchers from UP, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the University of Sydney in Australia, have mapped the entire genome of a prostate cancer tumour for the first time.

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.

Malaria in Pretoria: Facts, figures and awareness

Posted on March 10, 2017

Each year, news reports of malaria cases and deaths in Gauteng result in panic. The UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control is working towards malaria control and eventual elimination, focusing on innovations for prevention.