Division of Medical Physiology
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Prof Faadiel ESSOP
Professor and Director of CARMA
Email: mfessop@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 769019474
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Qualifications: BSc degree (Biochemistry and Microbiology, 1984, UCT), BSc (Med) (Hons) degree (Medical Biochemistry, 1985, UCT), PhD degree (Chemical Pathology, 1992, UCT), BA (Hons) degree (Arabic studies, 2005, UWC).
Research Group: Director: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Focus: Cardio-metabolic diseases, HIV-related cardiovascular diseases onset and progression, Stress-related cardio-metabolic diseases onset and progression.?
Current Postgraduate Students
BSc. Hons.: Miss Caitlin Bossenger and Miss Laura Gilardi
MSc: Miss Jasmine Andrews
PhD: Miss Megan Cairns and Miss Nyasha Mukonowenzou (Main Campus)
Post-Doctoral Fellow: Dr Eman Teer (Main Campus)
Post-Doctoral Fellow: Dr Eman Teer (Main Campus)
Prof Erna MARAIS
Senior Lecturer
Email: et4@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 983 9254
Qualifications: B.Sc. degree (Biochemistry and Physiology, 1988, SU), B.Sc. Hons. degree (Biochemistry, 1989, SU), M.Sc.degree (Biochemistry, 1997, SU), Ph.D. degree (Medical Physiology and Biochemistry,2002, SU).
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Focus: Cardiovascular disease, Ischaemic/Reperfusion injury, Obesity, Cardioprotection; Vasculoprotection; Cardiovascular signal transduction, Cell signalling (Western blotting technology), Rat heart perfusion technology; Melatonin; Rooibos; Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac) signalling?.
Current Postgraduate Students
MSc: Miss Sara Shaboodien and Miss Thato Kgatla
PhD: Dr Megan Rajah and Miss Megan Cairns?
Dr Shantal WINDVOGEL
Senior Lecturer
Email: shantalw@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 938 9613
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Qualifications: BSc (Physiology, Medical Microbiology); BSc Hons (Physiology); PhD (Medical Biosciences).
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Focus: The modulating effects of indigenous plants (e.g. Rooibos, Honeybush and Sutherlandia) on vascular function and antioxidant enzyme activity in various animal models at risk of cardiovascular disease.
Current Postgraduate Students
BSc. Hons.: Miss Montana Robinson
MSc: Miss Tamryne Brink
PhD: Miss Ilze Willemse
Dr Lihle QULU
Senior Lecturer
Email: qulul@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27219389391
Qualifications: BSc (Biochemistry), BSc Hons., MSc Medical Science, PhD medical Science.
Research Group: Neuroscience Research Group.???
Research Focus: The role of early life stress and its impact on brain and behaviour. Currently my main focus on answering this question about the impact of early life stress on brain and behaviour is on sexual violence. Our current research focuses on understanding the factors that influence sexual violence in males. This question is answered translationally using a human and animal model.
Current Postgraduate Students
BSc Hons.: Miss Abigail Kayla Calitz and Miss Tayla Badenhorst
??MSc: Miss Hannah Midzuk, Miss Chlo? Mc Donald and ?Miss Anique Wolmarans
PhD: Mr Elvis Ngala??, Miss C?helsi Fortuin and Mr ??Lindokuhle Ngubane ??
Post-Doctoral Fellow: Dr Thando Shabangu?
Dr Derick VAN VUUREN
Senior Lecturer / Head: MBChB Unit
Email: dvvuuren@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 938 9390
Qualifications: BSc Hons (Physiology, UNW), MSc, PhD (Medical Physiology, SU).
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Focus: Protein phosphorylation in the context of signalling cascades in cardioprotection against myocardial ischaemia / reperfusion injury.
Dr Gerald MAARMAN
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Senior Lecturer
Email: gmaarman@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 938 9392
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Qualifications: BSc.Hons (SU), MSc.BSc. (SU), Ph.D (UCT), NRF Y-2 Rated researcher.
Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA).
Research Focus: Cardio-Pulmonary physiology and pathophysiology (clinical and basic science). Underlying mechanisms of pulmonary arterial hypertension and heart failure in the context of infectious diseases (TB and HIV).
Current Postgraduate Students
MSc: Mr Chrisstoffel Jumaar, Miss Sara Shaboodien, Miss Amy Pretorius, Mr Garth Wentley, Miss Kabelo Mfisa, Miss Tamera Moodley, Miss Lindiwe Malefane and Miss Natasha Marnewick
PhD: Mr Joshua Matthee, Mr Vuyolwethu Mbombela, Miss Thato Kgatla and Miss Amy Buck?
Dr Bongekile SKOSANA
Senior Le?cturer
Email:? bts@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 938 9531??
Qualifications: BHSc (Biomedical Science, Wits), BSc. Hons. (Medical Sciences, SU), PhD (Medical Physiology, SU)
Research Group: Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Reproductive Research Group (SURRG)?
Research Focus: Male infertility, andrology, reproductive physiology. Our research focuses on the effects of pharmaceutical interventions, lifestyle factors and metabolic disorders on male fertility, performed using in vitro human models and animal models.?
Current Postgraduate Students
BSc. Hons.: Miss Amy Jade Harding
MSc: Miss Gemma Krausey, Miss Sharnah Uys and Miss Suné Grove?
PhD: Miss Lisa Ferguson and Miss Yashthi Ramsunder
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