Young UP scientist shines with Nobel Laureates

Posted on April 28, 2016

After a rigorous selection procedure, Dr Bianca Verlinden, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry, was chosen by the National Research Foundation as one of two excellent young researchers to represent South Africa at the 8th HOPE meeting with Nobel Laureates held in Tsukuba,...

Saying 'goodbye' to malaria for good

Posted on April 21, 2016

The MRC/UP CSMC and the Goodbye Malaria Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of collaborating on research towards the elimination of malaria in southern Mozambique and South Africa.

Malaria in pictures

Posted on April 08, 2016

A picture is worth a thousand words. In celebration of World Malaria Day (WMD) 2016, the University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) is looking towards updating its photo database through a University-wide photo competition.

Key information on Zika virus and South Africa

Posted on February 05, 2016

Prof Leo Braack from the Zoonoses Research Unit and the Department of Medical Virology at UP, says that South Africans should be made aware that, in terms of Zika virus, there is no cause for panic in this country.

Merck Serono, UP CSMC and stakeholders discuss opportunities for collaboration

Posted on December 14, 2015

Members of the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) recently met with representatives from Merck Serono and other stakeholders, to discuss opportunities for collaboration with regard to malaria control and...

PhD student in malaria wins presenters trophy

Posted on December 07, 2015

Mr Shehu S Awandu, a PhD student at the University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) won the trophy as best presenter at the Limpopo Provincial Health Research day held in Polokwane in November 2015.

Three L'Oreal Fellowships awarded to UP researchers

Posted on December 07, 2015

One staff member and two PhD students from the University of Pretoria won three of the twelve fellowships awarded by the 2015 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa 2015 programme.

Empowering communities to beat malaria

Posted on November 17, 2015

Dr Taneshka Kruger, from the UP CSMC is very passionate about eliminating malaria in South Africa, and eventually in Africa as a whole and has been involved in research on the subject for a number of years.