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Medical Physiology
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Division of Medical Physiology

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Class of 2025

?Chelsi FORTUIN 

Email: 18276407@sun.ac.za

Qualifications: BSc (Medical Bioscience), BSc Honours (Medical physiology) and MSc (Medical Physiology)

Research Group: Neuroscience Research Group

Research Project: Exploratory Study Investigating Differentially Methylated Genes in Adults with Depression and Anxiety: Epigenetic Links Shared Between Childhood Trauma, Mental Health, and Cardiometabolic Risk

Supervisor: Dr Lihle Qulu?. and co-supervisors Prof. Sian Hemmings and Dr Jani N?thling


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Yashthi  RAMSUNDER

Email: 21911886@sun.ac.za

Qualifications: BSc (Human Life Science), BSc Honours (Medical Physiology) and MSc (Medical physiology-Cum laude)

Research Group: Stellenbosch 肆客足球 Reproductive Research Group (SURRG)

Research Project: Beyond psychiatric care: Investigating Olanzapine's effect on male fertility potential by expanding on the role of septin proteins.

Supervisor(s): Dr Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen and co-supervisor Prof. Liana Maree


Barend GROENEWALD

Email: 20697163@sun.ac.za

Qualifications: BSc (Human Life Science), BSc Honours (Medical Physiology-Cum Laude) and MSc (Medical physiology-Cum laude)

Research Group: Biomedical Research and Innovative Platform (BRIP)

Research Project: The potential of human derived corneal epithelial spheroids to study limbal stem cell deficiency

Supervisor(s): Dr Nireshni Chellan and co-supervisors Dr Marguerite Blignaut and Prof. Ben Loos


Hannah FOKKENS

Email: 21992649@sun.ac.za

Qualifications: BMedSci (Physiology-Cum Laude), BSc Honours (Medical Physiology-Cum laude) and MSc (Medical Physiology-Cum laude)

Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)

Research Project: Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation signatures and the risk of developing hypertension in a South African population

Supervisor(s): Prof. Rabia Johnson and co-supervisors Dr Jyoti Sharma and Prof. Hans Strijdom


Joshua MATTHEE


Email: 19382650@sun.ac.za

Qualifications: BSc (Human Life Science), BSc Honours (Medical Physiology) and MSc (Medical physiology)

Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)

Research Project: Characteising the effects and underlying mechanisms of mitochondrial-targeted, orientin enriched nanoparticles (NPs) in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells.

Supervisor(s): Dr Gerald Maarman and co-supervisor Prof. Admire Dube


Lindokuhle NGUBANE

Email: 28776305@sun.ac.za?

Qualifications: BSc (Biomolecular of Technology), BSc Honours (Medical Physiology) and MSc (Medical Physiology)

Research Group: Neuroscience Research Group?

Research Project: The experiences and biological factors influencing the behaviour of incarcerated rapists in a male prison in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Supervisor(s): Dr. L Qulu
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Ronaldo? MUKHARI?

Email: 27674959@sun.ac.za??
Qualifications: BSc (Molecular and Life Sciences), BSc Honours (Biochemistry) and MSc (Biochemistry)

Research Group: Biomedical Research and Innovative Platform (BRIP)

Research Project: Modulating maternal health as a strategy to mitigate metabolic disease in offspring– a mechanistic study

Supervisor(s): Dr Sylvia Riedel and co-supervisors Prof. Carmen Pheiffer and Prof. Hans Strijdom


 Ayesha? SHAIK

?Email: ayesha.shaik@mrc.ac.za?

Qualifications: BSc (Human Life Sciences), BSc Honours (Medical Physiology), MSc (Medical Physiology)?

Research Group: Biomedical Research and Innovative Platform (BRIP)?

Research Project: The Epigenetic Signatures of Sarcomas: Exploring the Role of DNA Methylation in Tumour Pathogenesis and Treatment
Supervisor(s): Dr Tarryn Willmer and co-supervisors Dr Moshawa Khaba, Dr Amsha Viraragavan and Prof. Faadiel Essop



Vuyolwethu? MBOMBELA

Email: vuyolm@sun.ac.za?

Qualifications: ?

Research Group: Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)

Research Project: Characterizing and comparing the effects of Olanzapine on systemic metabolism as modelled in male and female Westar rat white adipose tissue inflammation and bioenergetics  

Supervisor: Dr Hanél Sadie van Gijsen






Rudzani RAMASHIA

?Email: 25505963@sun.ac.za?

Qualifications: BSc (Biochemistry and Microbiology), BSc Honours (Molecular Biochemistry) and MSc (Medical Physiology)? 

Research Group: Biomedical Research and Innovative Platform (BRIP)
Research Project: Investigating the role of novel sulfonamide derivatives on beige-like adipocytes and macrophage crosstalk?
Supervisor(s): Dr Babalwa Jack and co-supervisorsProf. Carmen Pheiffer, Prof. Titinchi Salam and Dr. Hanél Sadie-Van Gijsen







Kheya MOKOENA

?Email: 23149108@sun.ac.za?

Qualifications: BSc (Human Life Science), BSc Honours (Biochemistry) ? and MSc (Medical Physiology- Cum laude)? 

Research Group: Biomed)Centre for Cardio-metabolic Research in Africa (CARMA)
Research Project: Investigating the effcet of cardiometabolic disease on mitochondrial respiratory function and mRNA expression levels in people living with HIV: A longitudinal study
Supervisor(s): Prof. Hans Strijdom and co-supervisors Dr Ingrid Webster and Dr Marguerite Blignaut