School of Life Sciences

Ms Rabia Khan graduated summa cum laude with a BSc degree majoring in Biochemistry and Genetics during the recent UKZN Autumn Graduation Ceremonies. She also received the School of Life

A thesis investigating the bioactivity of crude biosurfactant extracts and biosurfactant-capped nanoparticles synthesised using marine sponge-associated bacteria resulted in Ms Sonali Sukreem being awarded her Master’s degree in Microbiology cum laude. Supervised

Dr Lorenzo David was awarded a PhD in Biochemistry for his assessment of transferrin-tagged palladium and gold-palladium nanoparticles and their potential for anticancer drug delivery. For David – who did

Dr Craig Cordier’s PhD demonstrated the value of camera traps as a research tool for understanding human impact on forest mammalian communities and capturing data on the activities of rare

Ms Bronwyn Ramsamy, who graduated with a summa cum laude Bachelor of Science degree, was a prize winner at the recent College Awards Ceremony for being the top student in

The Whitehead Biochemistry Award for the best Biochemistry Honours student on the Westville Campus was presented to Ms Huda Ismail who graduated summa cum laude. ‘Following my undergraduate studies in