Editorial – Research Newsletter

The newsletter is an opportunity for us to present retrospective research article collections to showcase research excellence from the different disciplines in the faculty We celebrate the achievements of the faculty community and are particularly proud to announce the faculty’s newly established Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute (IDORI) that will waylay the burden of diseases in Africa

I am pleased to take this opportunity to congratulate faculty alumni

Drs Stavros Nicolaou and Anastasia Ugwuanyi (who is also a faculty staff member) for making the Health and Wellness Edition of the Class of 2023 honourees in the global 100 lists announced by the Most Influential People of African Descent Your recognition not only signifies the wonderful contributions that you make in the global arena but most importantly at home, in Africa

This issue features several research articles published by some of our faculty researchers in this issue, Well done to all for your exceptional contributions and hard work

Lastly, we invite you to several inaugural lectures and exciting scientific events that we’ll be hosting next month including the Faculty’s 19th Prestigious Research Lecture titled "Unlocking the Potential of Genomics for Precision Medicine in Africa," This talk will be presented by Professor Michèle Ramsay (Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience) and Dr June Fabian (Research Director at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre) We hope to see you all there!