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Dr Nehemiah Latolla (@MandelaUni) has become the second South African researcher to win the International FameLab competition since its inception in South Africa in 2013. Congrats, Dr @miah_river. https://t.co/99jEdw4PQS #SAsciencehero
Congrats to NRF A-rated Prof Quarraisha Abdool Karim! She is the first woman to be selected as the president of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (Unesco-TWAS). #SAscienceHero https://t.co/gCbN8kjgdW @dsigovza
Congrats to Prof Tshilidzi Marwala (VC: @go2uj) on his appointment as the new rector of the United Nations University in Tokyo! Read more here: https://t.co/5M9NkCQMMn @txm1971 #SAScienceHero
Congrats to Ashley Uys and his team at Medical Diagnostech (Pty). This will be the first #COVID19 testing kit coming from Africa! They have also developed a home testing kit which is currently awaiting approval. https://t.co/6z2tJXra4V #SAscienceHero
Wheat straw and mango peels could potentially be used in the development of biodegradable food packaging. Dr Lindleen Mugwagwa (@StellenboschUni) conducted this study for her doctorate. The NRF was one of the funders of the study: https://t.co/YSV0vhm4wc
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Congrats to NRF-rated Prof Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel who has become the 3rd South African to win the AAS Prize for 'outstanding contributions in scientific discovery or technological innovation'. Read more: https://t.co/nGDbx2KkuJ #SAsciencehero
"South African scientist, Ishmael Msiza, has developed the world’s first facial recognition technology prototype able to recognise human faces through face masks." https://t.co/XCPLTjopZq #SAsciencehero #COVID19 #ArtificialIntelligence
"After experiencing the lack of science apparatus in his own school, Mbangiso Mabaso is creating access to virtual science labs so every pupil can access information through accessible technologies." #MondayMotivation #SAsciencehero https://t.co/Q8cLvgV3aJ
Dr Sooraj Baijnath @UKZN has won the international Bioanalysis Rising Star Award! He is the first researcher from South Africa (and Africa) to receive this.
In 2016, he received the NRF's Excellence award for Next Generation Researchers. #SAsciencehero https://t.co/pZZ7EPZoQu
Congrats to two @go2uj academics, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala (NRF-rated) and Prof Leila Patel (DSI-NRF SARChI Chairholder in Welfare and Development) on being awarded Science-for-Society Gold Medals by @ASSAf_Official!
Article: https://t.co/mUCvebCxhc #SAsciencehero @txm1971
Brian du Preez, a PhD candidate at @UCT_news, stumbled upon a type of sweet pea, last seen more than 200 hundred years ago. This is now his third rediscovery of an “extinct” plant, with the previous two found in 2016! #SAsciencehero By @sarahemilywild https://t.co/dhRlLYaLec
Michael Lucas took top honours at an international conference for his Antimicrobial Coating Technology: a novel solution to address infections acquired during hospital stays.
Funding: DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials. https://t.co/LGRhCO1y4W #SAsciencehero
Prof Mashudu Tshifularo received the NRF's Hamilton Naki Award at the #NRFawards2019. He made headlines last year when he conducted the world's first middle ear transplant using 3D-printed bones. https://t.co/NJ6q8gK2vx
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NRF A-rated Prof Doug Butterworth will be honoured by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun. So, how did a trained elementary particle physicist who gets seasick quite easily land up in fisheries research? By @SciBraai #SAsciencehero https://t.co/ebMhCyKl8F
After witnessing how long it took for a stabbing victim to obtain medical assistance, Blessing Nzuza developed a smartphone app, Respo, that promises to cut emergency medical response times. #SAsciencehero https://t.co/39nVR3r9dF
Nkululeko Tunzi, a computer science graduate from @Official_TUT, has invented an innovative walking aid that helps blind people navigate traffic.
The product uses cutting-edge AI and machine learning features to interpret surroundings. https://t.co/enl6z4idEg #SAsciencehero
#SAscienceHero @Mbalzz on what it's like to be a young woman in science in South Africa. @SciBraai @AfricaSLP #WomenInScience @BWIS_SA @ScienceLinkSA
I recently had the opportunity to speak to @Mbalzz, an astonishing young scientist working in remote sensing for the @DWS_RSA . "I had to fight a lot," she told me when I asked about her journey so far as a woman scientist #WomenInScience #ResearcherInAfrica @SciBraai @BWIS_SA
Prof Ncoza Dlova, the @UKZN's Dean of Clinical Medicine, helped discover a new gene that is a major cause of permanent hair loss amongst women of African descent. #SAsciencehero https://t.co/z7tsMgBspK
Meet today's #SAsciencehero Nkoza Dlova - she researches hair loss among women https://t.co/TYyGamG2dV
Prof Mashudu Tshifularo and his team at @UPTuks have pioneered the world’s first middle ear transplant using 3D-printed bones. The surgery, which can be performed on everyone including newborns, has benefitted two patients already. https://t.co/xS0gZ178Q0 #SAsciencehero
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