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School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Aquatic Ecosystem Health
2022-02-04 School of Biological Sciences - Honours - Aquatic Ecosystem Health Research topics in Aquatic Ecosystem Health Algae research: water quality and purification Diatoms and desmids:…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/sasuf2018
SASUF Research and Innovation Week
2018-05-15 SASUF Workshop: Cimate change, natural resources and sustainability of the Research and Innovation week – Air quality in South Africa Details: Place: North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Building G5, Room G07 …http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-phd
Doctoral Students
2025-02-28 Current research focus: Trypanosomes, blood parasites, Environment, marine and freshwater fish, life-cycle stages, diversity. Overview: Chandra is starting her Ph.D. in 2025. She obtained her Master’s degree in 2024 with…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-msc
Master's Students
2025-03-01 Angela Minnie Email address: 30488222@mynwu.ac.za Current research focus: Acanthocephala, Taxonomy, Marine environmental parasitology, Biological…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-postdocs
Postdoctoral fellows
2025-03-01 Dr Anja Erasmus Email address: 23599235@mynwu.ac.za Field of expertise: Gnathiidae, Integrated Taxonomy, Scientific Illustration, Environmental…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-extraordinary
Extraordinary Appointments
2025-03-01 Professor Bernd Sures bernd.sures@uni-due.de; Bernd.Sures@nwu.ac.za The research of Bernd Sures is of immense societal relevance. At its core, it focuses on understanding the occurrence and effects…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-staff
Management
2025-04-16 Academics Professor Nico J. Smit NRF rating: B-rated nico.smit@nwu.ac.za Research focus: Marine and freshwater fish parasites, environmental parasitology…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/funders
Funders
2020-06-18 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…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/collaborators
Collaborators
2020-06-18 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,…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/history-group
History to the Group
2020-06-18 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…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/background-research
Background to the Research
2021-10-21 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…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-and-acquired-diseases/formerpast-members
Former/Past Members
2021-10-21 Dr Zinandré Stander (PhD/Postdoc, 2021) D.W. Mulder (PhD, 2019) M.M. Phiri (PhD, 2019) B. Malatji (PhD, 2017) C. Irwin (PhD, 2017) K. Esterhuizen (PhD, 2017) L. Luies (PhD, 2017) L. Venter (PhD, 2017…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/news-social-updates-gallery
News, Social Updates & Gallery
2022-04-26 The members of our group form part of Metabolomics South Africa, actively engage in workshops, conferences and community engagement projects and as a result are recognised for their contributions both locally and internationally. Some of the links…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/laboratory-infectious-diseases/publications
Publications
2018-03-05 Prof Du Toit Loots’ publications (last 5 years) I. Olivier, D.T. Loots. 2012. A metabolomics approach to characterise and identify various Mycobacterium species. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 88: 419-426. Impact factor 2.2…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/biologiese-wetenskappe/nuus