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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
Cuzen, N. 2012. Disinhibition in South African treatment-
nave adolescents with alchohol use disorders. MA
Psychological Research. 127pp. Supervised by Thomas, K.
and Andrew, C.
Dixon, T.-L. 2012. Implementation and evaluation of a bony
structure suppression software tool for chest x-ray imaging.
MSc (Med) Biomedical Engineering. 83pp. Supervised by
Douglas, T.S.
Garson, C. 2012. The effects of ethanolamine and
magnesium on cardiac and neurological function in
isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction and cardiac
hypertrophy models in adult Wistar rats. MSc (Med)
Physiology. 167pp. Supervised by Kelly, R.F., Gwanyanya,
A. and Bugarith, K.H.
Goolam, M. 2012. An in vitro model of mouse corneal
endothelial development. MSc (Med) Cell Biology. 116pp.
Supervised by Kidson, S.
Gumede, D. 2012. Over-expression of NRF-1 in C2C12
myotubes increases GLUT4 content via a transcriptional
cascade involving MEF2A . MSc (Med) Cell Biology. 65pp.
Supervised by Ojuka, E.
Hope, F. 2012. Rehabilitation outcomes of a lifestyle
intervention program for chronic disease: medical insurer
referred and funded patients versus self-initiated and self-
funded patients. MPhil Biokinetics. 90pp. Supervised by
Derman, E.
Lombard, W. 2012. Secular changes in anthropometric
and physical characteristics of South African national U/20
rugby union players (1998-2010). Mphil Biokinetics. 73pp.
Supervised by Lambert, M.I.
Miller, R. 2012. A computational study of post-infarct
mechanical effects of injected biomaterial into ischemic
myocardium. MSc (Med) Biomedical Engineering.
Supervised by Franz, T.
Modak, G. 2012. Characteristics of dynamics associated
with skeletal muscle contraction initiated by acetylcholine
injection. MSc (Med) Biomedical Engineering. Supervised
by Bugarith, K.H. and Kellaway, L.
Mudd, R. 2012. Exploring the range of motion between the
acetabular component and the femoral componentin hip
resurfacing. MSc (Med) Biomedical Engineering. 116pp.
Supervised by Vicatos, G. and Sivarasu, S.
Saleh, M. 2012. Methods and adaptations required to
perform small-animal MRI scanning using a large bore
clinical MRI. MSc (Med) Biomedical Engineering. 95pp.
Supervised by Meintjes, E.M., Davies, N. and Franz, T.
Smit, S. 2012. Stress in the workplace: The contrasting
effects of 10 minutes of listening to Chopin vs. heart
rate variability biofeedback on autonomic reactivity and
cognitive performance. MPhil Biokinetics. 70pp. Supervised
by Rauch, L.
Speed, B. 2012. Assessing the applicability of the Greulich
and Pyle (1959) skeletal age estimation method to South
African children between 0 and 13 years. MSc (Med)
Biological Anthrolopology. 171pp. Supervised by Morris,
A.G.
Van Kets, V. 2012. An investigation into the cellular
mechanisms underlying photodynamic rejuvenation in
human skin . MSc (Med) Cell Biology. 130pp. Supervised
by Davids, L.
Department of Medicine
Head of Department: Professor B.M. Mayosi
Departmental Profile
The Department of Medicine is a large clinical department
which plays a leading role in medical education and
research, and provides clinical services to the communities
of the Western Cape and, in the case of our highly
specialised services, to patients throughout southern
Africa. The Department consists of 21 clinical and service
divisions, 11 major research units, and four affiliated
departments of medicine at GF Jooste, New Somerset,
II Military, and Victoria hospitals (www.medicine.uct.
ac.za). Each day, members of the department treat an
average of 2,000 patients in our clinics, admit about 100
patients to our hospital services and perform over 210
medical procedures. The department offers a number
of highly specialised services that are unique nationally
such as allergology, bone marrow, heart, kidney, and liver
transplantation, cardiac electrophysiology, endobronchial
ultrasound guided bronchoscopy, and double balloon
enteroscopy for visualisation of the small bowel.
There approximately 80 registrars who are training in the
department, 20 of whom are from other countries such
as Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Namibia,
Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The
department produces formularies and guidelines that are
used in most health facilities in South Africa, such as the
South African Medical Formulary
and
Primary Care 101.