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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
H.A.B. Salata (Zoology)
Environmental factors influencing the distribution of
bats (Chiroptera) in South Africa
Supervised by Professor D. Jacobs
M. Smart (Molecular and Cell Biology)
Flowering in Protea: a molecular and physiological
study
Supervised by Dr L. Roden and Associate Professor
M. Cramer
S. Stathopoulos (Molecular and Cell Biology)
The tangled history of olfaction in African mole-rats,
Bathyergidae: insights from olfactory receptor genes
Supervised by Dr C. O’Ryan and Dr J.M. Bishop
T. Suinyuy (Botany)
The role of cone volatiles and thermogenesis in the
pollination of Encephalartos cycads with particular
reference to E.villosus
Supervised by Professor J.J. Midgley, Honorary Professor
J. Donaldson (Botany and SANBI) and Professor S.
Johnson (University of KwaZulu-Natal)
R.S. Thelingwani (Chemistry)
Integration of in silico and in vitro ADMET properties in
lead identification and
optimization of compounds for
the treatment of parasitic diseases
Supervised by Professor K. Chibale, Honorary Professor
C. Masimirembwa and Professor P. Smith
M. Tukulula (Chemistry)
The application of the Multi-Component Reaction
(MCR) strategy in the design and synthesis of new
antiplasmodial and antimycobacterial agents
Supervised by Professor K. Chibale
C.J. Uys (Zoology)
The impact of pine plantations and alien invertebrates on
native forest and fynbos invertebrate communities in Table
Mountain National Park
Supervised by Professor M. Picker and Professor C. Griffiths
C.K. Wainman (Oceanography)
Estimating the upper ocean vertical temperature
structure from surface temperature as
applied to the
southern Benguela
Supervised by Professor F. Shillington
N.D. Watermeyer (Chemistry)
Design and synthesis of potential inhibitors of enzymes
involved in thebiosynthesis and utilisation of mycothiol
Supervised by Associate Professor D.W. Gammon and
Associate Professor D. Steenkamp
RESEARCH CONTRACTS
145
VALUE OF RESEARCH
CONTRACTS
R47.55 million
NRF-RATED RESEARCHERS
152
SARCHI RESEARCH CHAIRS
11
ACCREDITED RESEARCH
GROUPINGS
13
DOCTORAL GRADUATIONS
62
DHET-ACCREDITED JOURNALS
327.20 units
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
920
FILED PATENTS
28
GRANTED PATENTS
6
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
1015
POSTGRADUATE FUNDING
R48 million
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH
FELLOWS
124
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH
FUNDING
R22.2 million