Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Dr Thando SHABANGU
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Email: 27825027@sun.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (Biology); MSc (Clinical Medicine) and PhD (Developmental Neurobiology)
Research Group: Neuroscience Research Group
Research Focus: Effect of HPA axis dysregulation, through social isolation, on male aggressive behavior.
Host: Dr Lihle Qulu
Current Postgraduate students
BSc Hons.: Abigail Kayla Calitz and Tayla BadenhorstMSc.: Hannah Midzuk
Dr Eman TEER
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Qualifications: MBChB and PhD
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)
Research Focus: HIV-mediated CVD (cardiac fibrosis), HIV immunology, immune cells response and immune dysregulation, and flow cytometry
Host: Prof. Faadiel Essop
Current Postgraduate students
PhD.: Litha Mfiki and Nyasha Mukonowenzou
Dr Taahirah BOLTMAN
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Qualifications: Bsc (Medical Biosciences); BSc Hons (Medical Biosciences); Msc (Nanosciences, Cum Laude) and PhD (Medical Biosceinces)
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)
Research Focus: Altered mitochondrial function and HIV-associated cardiometabolic disease in populations from South Africa and Kenya (MITO-SAKen)
Host: Prof. Hans Strijdom
Dr Jeffery ADOGA
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Qualifications: BSc (Medical Physiology); Msc (Physiology) and PhD Health Sciences (Physiology)
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)
Research Focus: Altered
mitochondrial function and HIV-associated cardiometabolic disease in
populations from South Africa and Kenya (MITO-SAKen)
Host: Prof. Hans Strijdom
Dr Megan Cairns
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Qualifications: Bsc (Biology); BSc Hons (Physiological Sciences); Msc (Physiological Sciences, Cum Laude) and PhD (Medical Physiology)
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)
Research Focus: The effects of chronic stress on cardiovascular function.
Host: Prof. Faadiel Essop
Current Postgraduate students
Hons.: Rayon Pretorius
Dr LISA MARIE FERGUSON
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Qualifications: Bsc (Human Life Sciences); BSc Hons (Medical Physiology); Msc (Medical Physiology, Cum Laude) and PhD (Medical Physiology)
Research Group: Stellenbosch University Reproductive Research Group (SURRG)
Research Focus: Investigating the Capsaicin-mediated miRNA regulation of Prostate Cancer cells- in the context of the Androgen Receptor signalling pathway
Host: Dr Bongekile Skosana
Current Postgraduate students
Hons.: Jodi Curling
