Students tell us their stories

• Arvind's story
  Arvind Varsani, BSc (Hons), DIS in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Loughborough University, UK
• Andy's story
  Andrew Shackleton, Bsc (UPE), Bsc (Hons) (UPE)
• Heidi's story
  Dr Heidi de Wet, PhD, Department of Chemical Pathology, UCT Medical School: BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry, Potchefstroom University
• Helen's story
  Helen Ross-Adams, MSc in Genetics, Stellenbosch University PhD (in progress) at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland
• Mauritz's story
  Mauritz Venter, BSc Genetics and Human Physiology, BSc (Hons) Genetics. Currently in the process of a PhD in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Stellenbosch
• Luzuko's story
  Dr O Luzuko Matolweni, Phd

Young Science Communicators Writing Initiative:

In an initiative to offer a platform to exercise skills in science communication, PUB commissioned a group of young scientists to write popular articles on various topics relating to biotechnology applications. Read their on articles on topics including sustainable energy, aquaculture, palaeogenomics, and more... Click here to view.

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Shedding Light on Human Genetic Diversity

A paper detailing the the Southern African Genome Sequencing Project and its results was published in the journal Nature.

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