In celebration of National Science Week, postgraduate students in microbiology, biochemistry and genetics will present a series of talks on how their research is contributing to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals – a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
Molecular solutions for a sustainable Africa – 17 August, 13:00-14:00
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Africa's water crisis: Innovation in monitoring and treatment
Dr Brandon Reyneke, Department of Microbiology
Contraception and hormone replacement therapy: Friend or foe?
Mishkah Simons and Melani Janse van Vuuren, MSc-students in the Department of Biochemistry
Unravelling the effects of selection on a commercially important insect species
Kelvin Hull, PhD-student, Department of Genetics
Into the wild: studying wheat relatives
Cecile Bester, MSc student, Department of Genetics
Antimicrobial development to ensure healthy lives – 18 August, 13:00-14:00
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South African Polygenic Risk Scores to predict antipsychotic treatment response
Julienne Knupp, MSc-student, Department of Genetics
Prospecting for antibiotic gold
Wikus Laubscher, PhD-student, Department of Biochemistry
From diagnostics to novel antimicrobials
Dominic Nicholas, MSc-student, Department of Microbiology