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School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology: Fields of specialisation Conservation Biomonitoring Systematics…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/biological-sciences-honours-ecological-interactions-and-ecosystem-resilience
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience Research topics in Ecological Interactions and Ecosystem Resilience Studying responses to disturbance and contributions to ecosystem services Provision of science-based…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/biological-sciences-honours-integrated-pest-management
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Integrated Pest Management
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Integrated Pest Management Research topics in Integrated Pest Management Nematode pests of grain and oilseed crops Fall armyworm ecology Genetically modified maize Tuta absoluta management on…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/biological-sciences-honours-curricula-information
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Curricula Information
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Curricula Information Important Notice Students are not allowed to register for more than four (4) modules in the first semester (except for the research project, which is a year module). Elective modules are selected according to required knowledge and skills for the research project.…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/acds-projects
Projects
The African Centre for Disaster Studies on occasion have implemented community capacity building projects in a variety of Southern African countries. EAGER - Engaging African G.I.R.R.Ls in Gender Enriched Risk Reduction …http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/acds/eager-project
EAGER Project
The African Centre for Disaster Studies on occation have implemented community capacity building projects in a variety of Southern African countries. EAGER - Engaging African G.I.R.R.Ls in Gender Enriched Risk Redution (click here to see the report). For this project, an atlas and a manual for guiding project implementation was…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/biological-sciences-honours-microbiology
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Microbiology
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Microbiology Research Topics in Microbiology Sanitation and Health Bacteriophage biocontrol Microbial biotechnology Virology Biotechnology…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biological-sciences/biological-sciences-honours-botany
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Botany
School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Botany Research topics in Botany Plant Biotechnology Plant physiology and biochemistry Plant Taxonomy and Systematics Vegetation Ecology Researchers…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biotransformation-and-oxidative-stress-status-laboratory/current-research-activities-and
Current Research Activities and Developments
Service Delivery: The biotransformation status of clinically referred patients is currently monitored as part of a Biotransformation test package offered by the Centre for Human Metabolomics at the North-West University. The purpose of these tests is to monitor the liver’s reaction to a number of challenge substances. In doing this…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biotransformation-and-oxidative-stress-status-laboratory/publications
Publications
C. Petrus, S. Badenhorst, R. Van Der Sluis, Glycine conjugation : importance in metabolism , the role of glycine N -acyltransferase , and factors that influence interindividual variation, (2013) 1–15. C.P.S. Badenhorst, E. Erasmus, R. van der Sluis, C. Nortje, A.A. van Dijk, A new perspective on the importance of…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/research-leaders-and-publication-links
Research Leaders and Publication Links
Prof. Du Toit Loots Professor Research: Orcid | Scopus Telephone: +27 18 299 1818 E-mail: dutoit.loots@nwu.ac.za Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 111 Qualifications: PhD Expertise: Infectious Disease Metabolomics…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/contact-us
Contact us
General Contact: Postal Address: Private Bag X 6001 Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa Physical Address: Focus Area for Human Metabolomics Building F3 – Biochemistry …http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/active-researchers-and-publication-links
Active Researchers and Publication Links
Dr Adetomiwa Adeniji Postdoctoral Fellow Orcid Mr Tumelo Kgoe PhD Student Orcid Mr Simon Isaiah PhD Student Orcid…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/funders
Funders
Mr. Simon Isaiah was awarded the NRF-NUFFIC (split–site) Doctoral Scholarship on 10 September 2019. This 4-year scholarship is aimed at a joint PhD degree between the North-West University and Vrije University Medical Centre in which Mr Isaiah will work closely with Dutch collaborators by means of two 1-month period visits to the…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/collaborators
Collaborators
Our collaborators and/or coinvestigators are as follows: HIV studies: Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u, Director, HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Prof. Carina Mels, Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/history-group
History to the Group
The establishment of the National Metabolomics platform at the NWU encompassed both the Focus Area: Human Metabolomics (FHM) and the Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM). The focus area primarily performs research while the CHM commercialises the developed methods and/or findings.In 2008, the Technology Innovation Association (TIA) aimed…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/background-research
Background to the Research
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), impacts both the immune and metabolic systems of its host, ultimately affecting disease pathogenesis. Viral dormancy further complicates the eradication of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Apart from the development of HIV and/or treatment-associated…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/formerpast-members