Books/Chapters/Monographs
Dames, J.F.
Kleinert, A., Benedito, V.A., Morcillo, R.J.L., Dames, J.F., Cornejo-Revas, P., Zungia- Feest, A., Delgado, M. and Muñoz, G. (2018) Morphological and Symbiotic Root Modifications for Mineral Acquisition from Nutrient-Poor Soils. In: Giri B., Prasad R., Varma A. (eds) Root Biology. Soil Biology, Volume 52. Springer, Cham. p.85-142. ISBN:
9783319759098
Edkins, A.L. and Boel, N.
Edkins, A.L. and Boel, N. (2018) Regulation of the Extracellular Matrix by Heat Shock Proteins and Molecular Chaperones. In: Srivastava, P. and Binder, R.J. (eds.). Heat Shock Proteins in the Immune System. Online: Springer, Cham. p.97-121. ISBN: 9783319690407.
Peer Reviewed Subsidy-Earning Journal Research Publications
Adeoyo, O.R., Pletschke, B.I. and Dames, J.F.
Adeoyo, O.R., Pletschke, B.I. and Dames, J.F. (2018) Purification and characterization of an amyloglucosidase from an ericoid mycorrhizal fungus (Leohumicola incrustata). AMB Express. 8 (154).
p.1-10.
Blatch, G.L.
Nemazannikova, N., Mikkleson, K., Stojanovska, L., Blatch, G.L.
and Apostolopoulos, V. (2018) Is there a Link between Vitamin B and Multiple Sclerosis? Medicinal Chemistry. 14 (2). p.170-180.
Boel, N., Hunter, M.C. and Edkins, A.L.
Boel, N., Hunter, M.C. and Edkins, A.L. (2018) LRP1 is required for novobiocin-mediated fibronectin turnover. Scientific Reports.
8 (11438). p.1-14.
Brooks, M.
Ismail, M. and Brooks, M. (2018) Male mating preference of two cryptic species of the herbivorous insect Eccritotarsus catarinensis.
Biocontrol Science and Technology. 28 (6). p.529-543.
Gu, C., Chen, F., Mohamed, I., Brooks, M. and Li, Z. (2018) Effect of bio-char application combined with straw residue mulching on soil soluble nutrient loss in sloping arable land. Carbon Letters. 26 (2018). p.66-73.
Dames, J.F.
Vivas, M., Crous, C.J., Dames, J.F., van der Linde, J.A., Coetzee, M.P.A. and Roux, J. (2018) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi persist in dying Euphorbia ingens trees. South African Journal of Botany. 115 (2018). p.2-17.
Taylor, R.P., Jones, C.L.W., Laing, M. and Dames, J.F. (2018) The potential use of treated brewery effluent as a water and nutrient source in irrigated crop production. Water Resources and Industry.
19 (2018). p.47-60.
De Almeida, L.K.S. and Pletschke, B.I.
De Almeida, L.K.S., Pletschke, B.I. and Frost, C.L. (2018) Moderate levels of glyphosate and its formulations vary in their cytotoxicity and genotoxicity in a whole blood model and in human cell lines with different estrogen receptor status. 3 Biotech. 8 (438). p.1-15.
De La Mare, J.A. and Edkins, A.L.
Mandal, G., Biswas, S., Chowdhury, S.R., Chatterjee, A., Purohit, S., Khamaru, P., Chakraborty, S., Mandal, P.K., Gupta, A., De La Mare, J.A., Edkins, A.L. and Bhattacharyya, A. (2018) Heterodimer formation by Oct4 and Smad3 differentially regulates epithelial-to- mesenchymal transition-associated factors in breast cancer progression. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1864 (2018). p.2053-2066.
De La Mare, J.A., Sterrenberg, J.N., Kajewole, D.I., Maharaj, S., Edkins, A.L., Isaacs, M. and Hoppe, H.C.
Mbaba, M., De La Mare, J.A., Sterrenberg, J.N., Kajewole, D.I., Maharaj, S., Edkins, A.L., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C. and Khanye, S.D. (2018) Novobiocin-ferrocene conjugates possessing anticancer and antiplasmodial activity independent of HSP90 inhibition. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. 2018. p.1-11.
Dorrington, R.A., Matcher, G.F. and Parker-Nance, S.
Dorrington, R.A., Lombard, A.T., Bornman, T.G., Adams, J.B., Cawthra, H.C., Deyzel, S., Goschen, W.S., Liu, K., Mahler-Coetzee, J., Matcher, G.F., McQuaid, C.D., Parker-Nance, S., Paterson,
P. (2018) Working together for our oceans: A Marine Spatial Plan for Algoa Bay, South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 114 (3/4). p.18-23.
Hoppe, H.C.
Tlhapi, D.B., Ramaite, I.D.I., Van Ree, T., Anokwuru, C.P., Orazio, T.S. and Hoppe, H.C. (2018) Isolation, Chemical Profile and Antimalarial Activities of Bioactive Compounds from Rauvolfia caffra Sond. Molecules. 2018. p.1-10.
Chizema, M., Mabasa, T.F., Hoppe, H.C. and Kinfe, H.H. (2018) Design, synthesis and antiplasmodial evaluation of a series of novel sulfoximine analogues of carbohydrate-based thiochromans.
Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 2018. p.1-8.
Veal, C.G.L. and Hoppe, H.C. (2018) Screening of the Pathogen Box reveals new starting points for anti-trypanosomal drug discovery.
MedChemComm. 9 (2018). p.2037-2044.
Hoppe, H.C. and Jiwaji, M.
Frith, K.A., Fogel, R., Goldring, J.P.D., Krause, R.G.E., Khati, M., Hoppe, H.C., Cromhout, M., Jiwaji, M. and Limson, J. (2018) Towards development of aptamers that specifically bind to lactate dehydrogenase of Plasmodium falciparum through epitopic targeting.
Malaria Journal. 17 (191). p.1-16.
Hoppe, H.C., Isaacs, M. and Laming, D.
Gumbo, M., Beteck, R.M., Mandizvo, T., Seldon, R., Warner, D.T., Hoppe, H.C., Isaacs, M., Laming, D., Tam, C.C., Cheng, L.W., Liu, N., Land, K.M. and Khanye, S.D. (2018) Cinnamoyl-Oxaborole Amides: Synthesis and Their in Vitro Biological Activity. Molecules.
23 (2018). p.1-13.
Isaacs, M. and Hoppe, H.C.
Oderinlo, O., Tukulula, M., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C., Taylor, D., Smith, V.J. and Khanye, S.D. (2018) New thiazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives combined with organometallic ferrocene: Synthesis, structure and antiparasitic activity. Applied Organometallic Chemistry. 32 (2018). p.1-12.
Teinkela, J.E.M., Siwe Noundou, X., Nguemfo, E.L., Meyer, F., Wintjens, R., Isaacs, M., Mpondo Mpondo, E.M., Hoppe, H.C., Krause, R.W.M. and Azebaze, A.G.B. (2018) Biological activities of plant extracts from Ficus elastica and Selaginella vogelli: An antimalarial, antitrypanosomal and cytotoxity evaluation. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 25 (2018). p.117-122.
Olawode, E.O., Tandlich, R., Prinsloo, E., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C., Sheldon, R., Warner, D.T., Steenkamp, V. and Kaye, P.T. (2018) Synthesis and biological screening of diethyl [N-(thiazol-2- yl)carbamoyl]methylphosphonates. Arkivoc. 7 (2018). p.110-118.
Faridoon, H., Mnkandhla, D., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C. and Kaye, P.T. (2018) Synthesis and evaluation of substituted 4-arylimino-3- hydroxybutanoic acids as potential HIV-1 integrase inhibitors.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 28 (2018). p.1067-1070.
Odame, F., Betz, R., Hosten, E.C., Krause, J., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C., Khanye, S.D., Sayed, Y., Frost, C.L., Lobb, K.A. and Tshentu, Z.R. (2018) A New Synthetic Method for Tetraazatricyclic Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Biological Properties. ChemistrySelect. 3 (2018). p.13613-13618.
Beteck, R.M., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C. and Khanye, S.D. (2018) Synthesis, in vitro Cytotoxicity and Trypanosomal Evaluation of Novel 1,3,6-Subsituted Non-fluoroquinolones. South African Journal of Chemistry - Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie. 71 (2018). p.188- 195.
Isaacs, M., Edkins, A.L. and Hoppe, H.C.
Lunga, M.J., Chisango, R.L., Weyers, C., Isaacs, M., Taylor, D., Edkins, A.L., Khanye, S.D., Hoppe, H.C. and Veale, C.G.L. (2018) Expanding the SAR of Nontoxic Antiplasmodial Indolyl-3-ethanone Ethers and Thioethers. ChemMedChem. 13 (2018). p.1-11.
Isaacs, M., Laming, D. and Hoppe, H.C.
Darrell, O.T., Hulushe, S.T., Mtshare, T.E., Beteck, R.M., Isaacs, M., Laming, D., Hoppe, H.C., Krause, R.W.M. and Khanye, S.D.
(2018) Synthesis, Antiplasmodial and Antitrypanosomal Evaluation of a Series of Novel 2-Oxoquinoline-based Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives. South African Journal of Chemistry - Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie. 71 (2018). p.174-181.
Jukes, M.D. and Knox, C.M.
Marsberg, T., Jukes, M.D., Krejmer-Rabalska, M., Rabalski, L., Knox, C.M., Moore, S.D., Hill, M.P. and Szewczyk, B. (2018) Morphological, genetic and biological characterisation of a novel alphabaculovirus isolated from Cryptophlebia peltastica (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 157 (2018). p.90-99.
Kimuda, M.P. and Tastan Bishop, O.
Kimuda, M.P., Noyes, H., Mulindwa, J., Enyaru, J.C., Alibu, V.A., Sidibe, I., Ngoyi, D.M., Hertz-Fowler, C.H.F., Macleod, A., Tastan Bishop, O., Matovu, E. and TrypanoGEN Research Group, (2018) No evidence for association between APOL1 kidney disease risk alleles and Human African Trypanosomiasis in two Ugandan populations. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12 (2). p.1-10.
Kituyi, S.N. and Edkins, A.L.
Kituyi, S.N. and Edkins, A.L. (2018) Hop/STIP1 depletion alters nuclear structure via depletion of nuclear structural protein emerin.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 507 (2018).
p.503-509.
Kituyi, S.N., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C. and Edkins, A.L.
Veale, C.G.L., Chen, W., Chaudhary, S., Kituyi, S.N., Isaacs, M., Hoppe, H.C., Edkins, A.L., Combrinck, S., Mehari, B. and Viljoen, A. (2018) NMR structural elucidation of channaine, an unusual alkaloid from Sceletium tortuosum. Phytochemistry Letters. 23 (2018). p.189-193.
Knott, M.G., De La Mare, J.A. and Edkins, A.L.
Knott, M.G., De La Mare, J.A., Edkins, A.L., Zhang, A., Stillman, M.J., Bolton, J.J., Antunes, E.M. and Beukes, D.R. (2018) Plaxenone A and B: Cytotoxic halogenated monterpenes from the South African red seaweed Plocamium maxillosum. Phytochemistry Letters. 2018. p.1-4.
Knox, C.M. and Pletschke, B.I.
Dubey, K.K., Luke, G.A., Knox, C.M., Kumar, P., Pletschke, B.I., Singh, P.K. and Shukla, P. (2018) Vaccine and antibody production in plants: developments and computational tools. Briefings in Functional Genomics. 2018. p.1-14.
Matcher, G.F. and Dorrington, R.A.
Matcher, G.F., Froneman, P.W., Meiklejohn, I. and Dorrington, R.A. (2018) Distinct responses of bacterial communities to agricultural and urban impacts in temperate southern African estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 200 (2018). p.224-233.
Mnkandhla, D., Van Marwijk, J., Hoppe, H.C., Wilhelmi, B. and Whiteley, C.G.
Mnkandhla, D., Van Marwijk, J., Hoppe, H.C., Wilhelmi, B. and Whiteley, C.G. (2018) In Vivo; In Vitro Interaction of Silver Nanoparticles with Leucine Aminopeptidase from Human and
Plasmodium falciparum. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 18 (2). p.865-871.
Musyoka, T.M., Tastan Bishop, O. and Moses, V.
Musyoka, T.M., Tastan Bishop, O., Lobb, K.A. and Moses, V.
(2018) The determination of CHARMM force field parameters for the Mg2+ containing HIV-1 integrase. Chemical Physics Letters.
711 (2018). p.1-7.
Onosi, O., Upfold, N.S., Jukes, M.D. and Knox, C.M.
Onosi, O., Upfold, N.S., Jukes, M.D., Luke, G.A. and Knox, C.M.
(2018) The First Molecular Detection of Aichi Virus 1 in Raw Sewage and Mussels Collected in South Africa. Food and Environmental Virology. 2018. p.1-5.
Penkler, D.L. and Tastan Bishop, O.
Penkler, D.L., Atilgan, C. and Tastan Bishop, O. (2018) Allosteric Modulation of Human Hsp90a Conformational Dynamics. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 58 (2018). p.383-404.
Penkler, D.L., Amusengeri, A. and Tastan Bishop, O.
Penkler, D.L., Amusengeri, A. and Tastan Bishop, O. (2018) Congress Abstract: Targeting allosteric sites of human heat shock proteins for inhibitor design against cancer. FEBS Open Bio. 8 (S1).
p.13.
Pletschke, B.I. and Malgas, S.
Pletschke, B.I. and Malgas, S. (2018) The effect of an
oligosaccharide reducing-end xylanase, BhRex8A, on the synergistic degradation of xylan backbones by an optimised xylanolytic enzyme cocktail. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 2018. p.1-8.
Ross, C. and Tastan Bishop, O.
Ross, C., Atilgan, A.R., Tastan Bishop, O. and Atilgan, C. (2018) Unraveling the Motions behind Enterovirus 71 Uncoating. Biophysical Journal. 114 (4). p.822-834.
Ross, C., Nizami, B., Glenister, M., Sheik Amamuddy, O. and Tastan Bishop, O.
Ross, C., Nizami, B., Glenister, M., Sheik Amamuddy, O., Atilgan, A.R., Atilgan, C. and Tastan Bishop, O. (2018) MODE-TASK: large- scale protein motion tools. Bioinformatics. 2018. p.1-5.
Sheik Amamuddy, O. and Tastan Bishop, O.
Sheik Amamuddy, O., Bishop, N.T. and Tastan Bishop, O. (2018) Characterizing early drug resistance-related events using geometric ensembles from HIV protease dynamics. Scientific Reports. 8 (17938). p.1-11.
Slater, C., De La Mare, J.A. and Edkins, A.L.
Slater, C., De La Mare, J.A. and Edkins, A.L. (2018) In vitro analysis of putative cancer stem cell populations and
chemosensitivity in the SW480 and SW620 colon cancer metastasis model. Oncology Letters. 15 (2018). p.8516-8526.
Tastan Bishop, O.
Ksouri, A., Ghedira, K., Abderrazek, R.B., Shankar, A.B.G., Benkahla, A., Tastan Bishop, O. and Bouhaouala-Zahar, B. (2018) Homology modeling and docking of AahII-Nanobody complexes reveal the epitope binding site on AahII scorpion toxin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 496 (2018). p.1025-1032.
Venkatachalam, S.
Selvarajan, R., Sibanda, T., Venkatachalam, S., Kamika, I. and Nel, W.A.J. (2018) Industrial wastewaters harbor a unique diversity of bacterial communities revealed by high-throughput amplicon analysis. Annals of Microbiology. 68 (2018). p.445-458.
Sibanda, T., Selvarajan, R., Msagati, T., Venkatachalam, S. and
reservoir for unique bacterial communities revealed by high- throughput sequencing analysis. Science of the Total Environment.
2018. p.1-11.
Venkatachalam, S., Matcher, G.F. and Dorrington, R.A.
Venkatachalam, S., Matcher, G.F., Lamont, T., van den Berg, M., Ansorge, I.J. and Dorrington, R.A. (2018) Influence of oceanographic variability on near-shore microbial communities of the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. Limnology and Oceanography. 2018. p.1- 14.
Whitehouse, A.
Nwogu, N., Boyne, J.R., Dobson, S.J., Poterlowicz, K., Blair, G.E., Macdonald, A., Mankouri, J. and Whitehouse, A. (2018) Cellular sheddases are induced by Merkel cell polyomavirus small tumour antigen to mediate cell dissociation and invasiveness. PLoS Pathogens. 14 (9). p.1-27.
Bussey, K.A., Lau, U., Schumann, S., Gallo, A., Osbelt, L., Stempel, M., Arnold, C., Wissing, J., Gad, H.H., Whitehouse, A. and et al.
(2018) The interferon-stimulated gene product oligoadenylate synthetase-like protein enhances replication of Kaposi’s sarcoma- associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and interacts with the KSHV ORF20 protein. PLoS Pathogens. 14 (3). p.1-37.
Stakaityte, G., Nwogu, N., Lippiat, J.D., Blair, G.E., Poterlowicz, K., Boyne, J.R., Macdonald, A., Mankouri, J. and Whitehouse, A.
(2018) The cellular chloride channels CLIC1 and CLIC4 contribute to virus-mediated cell motility. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293 (12). p.4582-4590.
Stakaityte, G., Nwogu, N., Dobson, S.J., Knight, L.M., Wasson, C.W., Salguero, F.J., Blackbourn, D.J., Blair, G.E., Mankouri, J., Macdonald, A. and Whitehouse, A. (2018) Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Small T Antigen Drives Cell Motility via Rho-GTPase-Induced Filopodium Formation. Journal of Virology. 92 (2). p.1-21.
Manners, O., Murphy, J.C., Coleman, A., Hughes, D.J. and Whitehouse, A. (2018) Contribution of the KSHV and EBV lytic cycles to tumourigenesis. Current Opinion in Virology. 32 (2018).
p.60-70.
Wilhelmi, B.
Dube, C., Tandlich, R. and Wilhelmi, B. (2018) Adsorptive removal of ciprofloxacin and isoniazid from aqueous solution. Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica. 17 (1). p.16-28.
Research Papers Presented at Academic/Scientific Conferences (Non-peer-reviewed Proceedings)
Abrahams, G.L.
Prinsloo, E. and Abrahams, G.L. AG3D: A Low cost 3D printable electrophoresis toolkit. SASBMB-FASBMB 2018. North West University, Potchefstroom. South Africa. July 2018.
Chartier Fitzgerald, V.C. and Dames, J.F.
Chartier Fitzgerald, V.C., Hawley, G. and Dames, J.F. Screening of ectomycorrhizal and other associated fungi in South African forestry nurseries. Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management
& Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum. Cape St Francis Resort, Cape St Francis. South Africa. August 2018.
Dames, J.F.
Dames, J.F. Demystifying Orchid Mycorrhizal Interactions. 3rd Conference - Wild Orchids Southern Africa (WOSA3). Dunkeld
Dames, J.F. Mycorrhizal Connections. Colloquium on Research in Sustainability. Eden Grove, Rhodes University, Grahamstown. South Africa.
January 2018.
Dames, J.F. Mycorrhiza - Born to be friends. Fertilizer Association of Southern Africa (FERTASA). Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Symposium. CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria. South Africa.
August 2018.
Dorrington, R.A.
Dorrington, R.A., Bornman, T.G., de Vos, D., Matcher, G.F., Venkatachalam, S., Weston, R.L. Microbial community dynamics:
a sensitive tool for assessing marine ecosystem health and the response to environmental change. International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5). Kuching, Borneo, June 2018.
Lombard, A., Dorrington, R.A., Penr, G., Pichergu, L., Reed, J., Smit, K., Vermeulen, E., Ortega-Cisnero, K. Advancements in ecosystem-based approaches to Marine Spatial Planning in South Africa. International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5). Kuching, Borneo, June 2018.
Forrer, H.J., Bornman, T.G., Waterworth, S.C., Dorrington, R.A., Knapp, AN Fawcett, S.E. Phytoplankton group-specific contributions to the Subantarctic biological pump. Polar 2018. Davos, Switzerland.
June 2018.
Jukes, M.D. and Knox, C.M.
Marsberg, T., Jukes, M.D., Hill, M.P., Knox, C.M., Moore, S.D., Szewczyk, B., Rabalski, L. and Jehle, J.A. The potential use of a novel alphabaculovirus as a microbial control agent against three economically important tortricid pests. 2018 International Congress of Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology. QT Gold Coast hotel, Gold Coast. Australia. August 2018.
Jukes, M.D., Knox, C.M., Hill, M.P., Moore, S.D., Rabalski, L. and Szewczyk, B. The development of genetically modified (GM) baculoviruses for improved control of false codling moth in South Africa. The 10th Citrus Research Symposium. Champagne Sports Resort, Central Drakensberg. South Africa. August 2018.
Jukes, M.D., Knox, C.M., Hill, M.P., Moore, S.D., Rabalski, L. and Szewczyk, B. The development of genetically modified baculoviruses for improved control of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta in South Africa. 2018 International Congress of Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology. QT Gold Coast Hotel, Gold Coast. Australia. August 2018.
Khambule, N.V. and Dames, J.F.
Khambule, N.V., Dames, J.F. and Peter, C.I. Root fungal diversity associated with three Disa species. Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management & Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum. Cape St Francis Resort, Cape St Francis. South Africa. August 2018.
Laming, D. and Hoppe, H.C.
Beteck, R.M., Jordaan, A., Warner, D.T., Seldon, R., Laming, D., Hoppe, H.C. and Khanye, S.D. Quinolone-
hydrazone/thiosemicarbazones: Synthesis and anti-TB evaluation.
9th Annual Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference. Education Department, Grahamstown. South Africa. July 2018.
Beteck, R.M., Jordaan, A., Warner, D.T., Seldon, R., Laming, D., Hoppe, H.C. and Khanye, S.D. Quinolone-
hydrazone/thiosemicarbazones: Synthesis and anti-TB evaluation.
1st Postdoctoral Conference of Southern Africa. Stellenbosch
Pletschke, B.I.
Pletschke, B.I. Enzyme synergism: Cellulases, expansins and degradation of the cellulose microfibril network. South Africa - Germany bilateral research projects workshop. CPUT Hotel School, Granger Bay Campus, Cape Town. South Africa. February 2018.
Thabede, J.T., Pienaar, R.D., Matcher, G.F., Dames, J.F. and Dorrington, R.A.
Thabede, J.T., Pienaar, R.D., Matcher, G.F., Dames, J.F. and Dorrington, R.A. Marion Island vegetation and root associated fungal diversity. Joint SANBI Biodiversity Information Management
& Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum. Cape St Francis Resort, Cape St Francis. South Africa. August 2018.
Usman, A., Pletschke, B.I., Wilhelmi, B. and Whiteley, C.G.
Usman, A., Lobb, K.A., Pletschke, B.I., Wilhelmi, B. and Whiteley, C.G. Nanomedical implications for Parkinson’s Disease: Silver nanoparticles inhibits catechol o-methyltransferase. NanoMedicine International Conference 2018. Venice International University, Venice.
Italy. January 2018.
Van Der Merwe, M. and Knox, C.M.
Van Der Merwe, M., Knox, C.M., Hill, M.P. and Moore, S.D. Yeast- baculovirus synergism: Investigating mixed infections for improved management of the false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta.
2018 International Congress of Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology. QT Gold Coast hotel, Gold Coast. Australia. August 2018.
Van Der Merwe, M., Knox, C.M., Hill, M.P. and Moore, S.D. Yeast- baculovirus synergism: Investigating mixed infections for improved management of the false codling moth. The 10th Citrus Research Symposium. Champagne Sports Resort, Central Drakensberg. South Africa. August 2018.
Usman, A., Lobb, K.A., Pletschke, B.I., Wilhelmi, B. and Whiteley, C.G. Nanomedical implications for Parkinson’s Disease: Silver nanoparticles inhibits catechol o-methyltransferase. NanoMedicine International Conference 2018. Venice International University, Venice.
Italy. January 2018.
Ms Abantika Chakraborty (first left), PhD candidate Biochemistry in BioBRU, was selected for an oral presentation at the Old Town meeting of the Cell Stress Society International (CSSI) held in Alexandria, Virginia, USA in November 2018. Abantika is pictured with Professor Larry Hightower (second left), Founder of Cell Stress Society International and Founding Editor-in- Chief of Cell Stress and Chaperone, and other students selected for presentations.
Credit: CSSI
Internal and external collaborations once again positioned the Rhodes University Biotechnology Innovation Centre (RUBIC) as a cutting-edge entity for multidisciplinary Postgraduate training and translation of innovative research in South Africa and Africa.
Postgraduates / Graduations
RUBIC hosted thirty-two (32) Honours, Masters and PhD students in 2018. The Centre graduated ten (10) honours (including four (4) distinctions), five (5) Masters (including one (1) distinction) and four (4) Doctoral (Rose Kadye, Stephen Bentley, Shane Flanagan and Lance Ho) candidates at the graduation ceremony.
Distinguished Visitors / International Visits
RUBIC hosted Ms Tanya Accone, Senior Advisor on Innovation at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) who visited the facility as part of the second year of the UNICEF funded Innovation Laboratory, led by Professor Janice Limson (SARChI Chair in Biotechnology Innovation and Engagement) and Dr Ronen Fogel.
Old Rhodian, Dr Henry Roman, and Director: Environmental Services and Technologies at the Department of Science and Technology (DST), presented the 9th Annual PD Rose Biotechnology Lecture titled “Sustainable Development: almost...not quite?”
Professor Pedro Estrela (Bath University) and Professor Limson collaborated with the Donald Woods Foundation in Hobeni to conduct site visits to clinics and hospitals in the former Transkei region. This forms part of their research collaboration in developing appropriate diagnostic tests to support early disease detection in remote areas.