Associate Professor: Molecular Biology

BSc Hons. (Biochemistry) (University of Limpopo) MSc (Biotechnology) (University of Limpopo) PhD (Veterinary Tropical Diseases) (University of Pretoria)

Office
Room 2-20.2
Paraclinical Building

Telephone
+ 27 12 529 8402

Email
[email protected]

ORCID
0000-0003-1139-7333

Completed postgraduates

Name of student

Degree/Title of dissertation/ thesis and date

Supervisor

Co-supervisor(s)

Duration of studies (years)

Amanda Doboro

PhD (2009) Molecular analysis of OvHV-2 glycoprotein and tegument genes in South African isolates of OvHV-2

Moritz van Vuuren

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila
Stephen Njiro

2015

Agatha Kolo

MSc (2012) Molecular detection of zoonotic Rickettsias of dogs from Mnisi

Tshepo P Matjila

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila
Darryn knobel

2016

Rosalind E Allan

MSc (2013) Prevalence of Erhlichia infections in domestic dogs in the Western Cape

Tshepo P Matjila

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

2017

Teboho Tsotetsi

MSc (2013) Validation of T. parva differentially expressed transcripts using real-time PCR

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Nicola Collins, Marinda Oosthuizen

2017

Bongiwe Mahlobo

MSc (2015) In silico characterization and function prediction of Theileria parva hypothetical proteins.

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Tshepo P Matjila

2017

Mogau Mampa

MSc (2015) Structural and functional annotation of Theileria parva hypothetical proteins encoded by differentially expressed transcripts

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Tshepo P Matjila

2018

Keneilwe Euginia Peloakgosi

MSc (2013) Analysis of Babesia rossi transcriptome in dogs diagnosed with canine babesiosis

Tshepo P Matjila

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

2018

Current post-graduate students

Name of student

Degree enrolled for and date of first registration

Project title

Supervisor

Co-supervisor
(s)

Year of registration

Donald Mukolwe

PhD
(2015)

Assessment of genetic, genomic and antigenic diversity in T. parva populations occurring in cattle at the wildlife-livestock interface

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

David Odongo

4

Nosiphiwo Komani

PhD
(2016)

Investigation of the Theileria parva proteome for identification of possible host phenotype modulators

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Junita Liebenberg

3

Tlou Phala

MSc (2016)

Reverse vaccinology:  Genome-wide screening for identification of novel potential vaccine candidates against Theileria parva

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

-

3

Smangele Mkhize

MSc (2016)

Identification and characterization of tick-borne haemoparasites in an isolated  buffalo population t in the south wetlands of Zambezi delta

Luis Neves

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

3

Gloria Patsanza

PhD (2014)

Analysis of gene expression profiles and evaluation of host immune response associated with cattle theileriosis

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Nicola Collins;
Darshana Morar-Leather

5

Moné Long

MSc (2018)

Genome Wide Analysis of Theileria parva Proteases

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Leonhard Schnittger

1

Lauren Borchers

MSc (2018)

Investigation of sequence diversity of genes encoding candidate vaccine proteins for Theileria parva infections

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Mabotse Tjale

1

Annicky Modirwa

MSc (2018)

Molecular occurrence of haemoparasites in buffalo and cattle in Zimbabwe

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Raksha Bhoora

1

Chimvwele Choopa

PhD (2018)

Evaluation of the relevance of using the current two stabilates to immunize against T. parva infections in Zambia

Kgomotso Sibeko-Matjila

Paul Fandamu

1