Lerato Hlaka earns her PhD
A member of the DOI, Lerato Hlaka graduated with her PhD on 12th December, she is part of the cytokine and disease group. Her supervisor is Associate Professor Reto Guler and her co-supervisor is Dr Mumin Ozturk and Professor Frank Brombacher.
Dr Hlaka’s study is on the Investigation of minor groove binders (MGB), non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NIV) delivery systems and IL-4i1 as novel pathogens and host-directed drug therapy for tuberculosis.
Dr Hlaka holds a BSc and MSc degrees in Biological Sciences from the University pf KwaZulu Natal. She joined the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and Division of Immunology at UCT for her PhD studies in Clinical Sciences and Immunology in 2015.
Congratulations to Dr Hlaka and her supervisors!
Dr Lerato Hlaka
A/Professor Reto Guler, Dr Lerato Hlaka and Dr Mumin Ozturk
Dr Lerato Hlaka and her lab mates celebrate
Dr Lerato Hlaka, Vice Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng and A/Professor Reto Guler