PhD Students
Danelle BOTHA
Email: 19198639@sun.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (Human Life Sciences; cum laude), BSc Hons (Medical Physiology, cum laude), MSc (Medical Physiology; cum laude).
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Project: Investigating a potential role for ATM protein kinase in the ER stress response in cardiovascular pathology..
Supervisor: Prof B. Huisamen, Dr M. Blignaut, Dr D. Van Vuuren.
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Sangweni NONHLAKANIPHO
Email: 23050780@sun.ac.za / nonhlakanipho.sangweni@mrc.ac.za
Qualifications: MSc Biochemistry (distinction).
Research Group: Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform, Cardio-Metabolic group.
Research Project: Prevention of Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: A mechanistic study..
Supervisors: Prof R Johnson (SAMRC), Prof B Huisamen, Dr L Mabasa (SAMRC) and Dr D van Vuuren.
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Elvis NGALA
Email: 24467189@sun.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc Human Physiology (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria), MSc Physiology (Kampala International University, Uganda)..
Research Group: Neuroscience.
Research Project: The Effects of Intergenerational Epigenetics of traumatic stress in a sexual defeat rat model.
Supervisors: Dr L Qulu and Prof SMJ Hemmings.
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Lisa Marie FERGUSON
Email: 18546854@sun.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc Human Life Science (SU), BSc Hons Medical Physiology (SU) and MSc Medical physiology (SU, cum laude).
Research Group: Stellenbosch University Reproductive Research Group (SURRG).
Research Project: An Investigation into the Molecular Pathways through which Dopamine and Ritalin produce their effects in human sperm - an in vitro study.
Supervisor: Dr Bongekile Skosana, Co-supervisors: Prof Stefan Du Plessis and Dr Lihle Qulu.
Megan CAIRNS
Email: 20212224@sun.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (Biology) in Human Life Sciences (SU); BSc Hons in Physiological Sciences (SU); MSc in Physiological Sciences (SU, cum laude).
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Project: Investigating the effects of chronic stress on cardiovascular function.
Supervisors: Prof. MF Essop and Co-supervisors: Dr. D Joseph (SU) and Dr. M Vlok (SU).
Research output: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpheart.00244.2020
Charnay CUNNINGHAM
Email: 17184207@sun.ac.za
Qualifications: Bsc Medical Bioscience, BSc (Hons) Medical Bioscience (Cum Laude), MSc Nanoscience (Cum Laude).
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Project: The effect of particle therapy on tumour angiogenesis..
Supervisors: Prof. Hans Strjidom (SU), Dr. Amanda Genis (SU), Dr. Charlot Vandevoorde (iThemba Labs), Dr. Julie Bolcaen (iThemba Labs).
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Tembeka NYAWO
Email: 18244777@sun.ac.za
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Supervisors: Dr C Pheiffer (SAMRC), Prof R Johnson (SAMRC), Prof H Strijdom and Dr H Sadie-van Gijsen.
