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Cultivating a health-conscious community
Community-based organisation Sisonke Association of Friends, in partnership with UCT’s Division of Family Medicine, has hosted Gugulethu’s first Health and Wellness Fair.
29 Mar 2019
Miss SA helps break the TB stigma
To help #BreakTheStigma, Miss SA Tamaryn Green returned to the place where her battle against TB began.
22 Mar 2019
Kelly Chibale: Leading the way in African drug discovery
Professor Kelly Chibale, head of UCT’s Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), is overcoming sceptics to take region’s innovation efforts seriously.
19 Mar 2019
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Professor Ambroise Wonkam: Enabling genetic medicine
On 13 March, Professor Ambroise Wonkam presented the first Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural Lecture for 2019: “Enabling genetic medicine”.
19 Mar 2019
Inspiring the neuroscientists of tomorrow
In partnership with the Cortex Club, UCT’s Neuroscience Institute invited Capricorn Primary School learners for a “brain day” to mark Brain Awareness Week.
18 Mar 2019
Growing Africa’s genetic ‘library of life’
Professor Ambroise Wonkam delivered the first Vice-Chancellorʼs Inaugural Lecture for 2019 this week, with a focus on enabling genetic medicine in Africa.
15 Mar 2019
Out-of-the-box thinker wins a Premier’s Award
UCT alumnus and Next Generation Professoriate member Dr Mosedi Namane was named the bronze winner in her category at the 2018 Western Cape Premier’s Service Excellence Awards.
14 Mar 2019
Ambroise Wonkam Inaugural Lecture
UCT’s Professor Ambroise Wonkam, Health Sciences deputy dean of research, will discuss the clinical applications of DNA technology in his Vice-Chancellor’s Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday.
11 Mar 2019
Annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture
National Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will deliver the annual Steve Lawn Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, 02 April, at the UCT Medical School.
07 Mar 2019
‘Forensic giant’ Knobel dies
Retired head of UCT’s Division of Forensic Medicine Professor Deon Knobel has been lauded as a “forensic giant” following his death on 1 March.
06 Mar 2019
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