December 2023
WITS HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH REVIEW
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NEWS
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RESEARCH
A YEAR OF WINS!
Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic pioneers sleep research and treat sleep disorders in SA
Focus on:
Multi-trait discovery and fine-mapping of lipid loci in 125,000 individuals of African ancestry
Faculty researchers inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa
Stillbirths and neonatal deaths caused by Group B Streptococcus in Africa and south Asia identified
ASSAf gold medal bagged
Future-proofing pandemic preparedness and response
2023 - A year of worldclass healthcare research and training fit for an everchanging world
Alumni receive lifetime achievement awards