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Dr Arun Prasad Pandurangan appointed ExtraordinaryProfessor at the University of the Western Cape. Dr Arun Prasad Pandurangan FCPS, FLS, FRSB, a Teaching Associate at Gonville & Caius College and formerly an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Cambridge, has been appointed extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. The appointment […]

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By Morgan Morris

By Morgan Morris

By Alan Christoffels, Sarah Mwangi and Emma Griffiths

Cancer remains a global menace, claiming countless lives. In 2020 alone, the world recorded 19.3 million new cancer cases and nearly 10 million cancer-related deaths. This grim reality set the stage for Nasr O M Eshibona’s doctoral research conducted at the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).

Applications from suitably qualified individuals are invited for a Doctorate (PhD) degree position at the South African National Bioinformatics Institute at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. Bioinformatics is a specialist discipline straddling the fields of biology, mathematics and computer science and is integral to modern biological research. The South African National

SANBI Director, Professor Alan Christoffels, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa. Read more here

The ‘Beyond COVID-19: Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics for Health Security in Africa’ symposium held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia afforded hosts, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) the opportunity to reflect on progress made in rolling out capacity in pathogen genomics in Africa. Taking place in the Nelson Mandela Conference Hall of