Cancer Biology
Scientists in Cell Biology are studying the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer with a view to developing novel treatment strategies.
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Cellular Neuroscience
Cellular neuroscientists in Cell Biology are exploring the properties of single brain cells in order to understand system-level phenomena relevant to brain function and dysfunction.
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Social Responsiveness
The Department of Human Biology offers regularly open days and job shadowing opportunities for high school learners - to showcase our research and increase attractiveness of careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
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Bone Boxes
Bone samples provide a rich source to study variation in anatomical features
Stroke Rehabilitation
reScribe is a robotic hand exoskeleton developed as a rehabilitation tool for stroke patients to improve fine motor skills through task oriented handwriting therapy
HUB researcher selected for African fellowship
Dr Bessie Malila, a junior research fellow in HUB's Division of Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence-Pilot Project (ARISE-PP) research grant.
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2020/2021 NRF Hamilton Naki Award for Professor Sharon Prince
Professor Sharon Prince, Head of the Department of Human Biology at UCT, received the prestigious Hamilton Naki Award at the annual National Research Foundation (NRF) Special Recognition Awards Ceremony held on 2 November 2021.
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Epilepsy in SA investigated through unique collaboration
Emerging researcher Dr Joseph Raimondo, a senior lecturer in UCT's Department of Human Biology is investigating through his recently awarded Wellcome Trust International Intermediate Fellowship epilepsy, a neurological disorder affecting 50 million
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Youth Month: Find your passion, says 24-year-old lecturer
Jeshika Luckrajh, Lecturer in Clinical Anatomy in UCT's Department of Human Biology, talks about her steep trajectory into academia at the age of just 23 (she’s now 24) and the importance of mentors.
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