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Local and International Conferences attended since 2011

  • 2014

Zaahida Ismail, Poster Presentation, Wits Molecular Biosciences Research Thrust, 4 December 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ditshego Ralefeta, Poster Presentation Wits Molecular Biosciences Research Thrust, 4 December 2014, Joahnnesburg, South Africa.

Sibusisu Senzani, Oral Presentation Wits Molecular Biosciences Research Thrust, 4 December 2014, Joahnnesburg, South Africa.

Zaahida Ismail, Poster Presentation 6th Cross Faculty Graduate Symposium (Wits) 28-29th October 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.  

 Ditshego Ralefeta, Poster Presentation 6th Cross Faculty Graduate Symposium (Wits) 28-29th October 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Sibusisu Senzani, Oral Presentation 6th Cross Faculty Graduate Symposium (Wits) 28-29th October 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Germar M. Beukes, Dr Melissa Chengalroyen, Dr Bhavna Gordhan, Dr. Neil Martinson, Prof Bavesh Kana. The effect of temperature on culture filtrates in stimulating bacterial culturability in tuberculous sputum. Poster Presentation The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Expo. 17 September 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Christopher S. Ealand and B. D. Kana. dacB: an essential enzyme for mycobacterial growth. Oral presentation The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Expo.  17 September 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Zaahida Ismail, Poster Presentation The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Expo. 17 September 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Sibusisu Senzani and Bavesh Kana. Poster Presentation. The Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Expo. 17 September 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Germar M. Beukes, Dr Melissa Chengalroyen, Dr Bhavna Gordhan, Dr. Neil Martinson, Prof Bavesh Kana. 2014. The effect of temperature on culture filtrates in stimulating bacterial culturability in tuberculous sputum. Oral Presentation at 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Melissa Chengalroyen, Bhavna Gordhan, Germar Beukes, Neil Martinson and Bavesh Kana. 2014. Detection of viable but non-culturable bacteria in tuberculous sputum. Oral Presentation 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Christopher S. Ealand and B. D. Kana. 2014.  dacB: an essential enzyme for mycobacterial growth.  Oral presentation at 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Zaahida Ismail, Christopher S. Ealand and Bavesh Kana. Characterisation of DD-Carboxypeptidase Function In Mycobacteria: Genetic Knockout and Recombinant Protein Production. Poster Presentation. 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Edith E. Machowski, Christopher S. Ealand, Sibusisu Senzani and Bavesh Kana 2014. How Flexible Can Mycobacterial Cell Walls Be? A Bioinformatic Approach. Oral Presentation 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Nabiela Moolla, Vivianne J. Goosens, Bavesh Kana and Bhavna G. Gordhan. 2014. The contribution of Nth and Nei DNA glycosylases to mutagenesis in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Poster Presentation 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Nicole Narrandes and Bavesh Kana. 2014. Characterization of the mycobacterial electron transport chain. Oral Presentation. 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

Sibusisu Senzani and Bavesh Kana. 2014. Identification and Characterisatio of Mycobacterial Cell Wall Amidases. Oral Presentation. 4th South African TB Conference. 10-13 June, 2014, Durban, South Africa.

  • 2013

Christopher S. Ealand. Mycobacterial DD-Carboxypeptidases Oral Presentation Centre of Excellence Retreat, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Bhavna Gordhan. The Role of DNA Glycosylases in Mycobacteria.Oral Presentation Centre of Excellence Retreat, Stellenbosch University.

Edith E. Machowski. The Genetic Repertoire for Peptidoglycan Remodelling in Mycobacteria. Oral Presentation Centre of Excellence Retreat, Stellenbosch University.

Nicole Narrandes. Functional Charaterisation of Molybdopterin synthase-encoding genes in mycobacteria. Oral Presentation Centre of Excellence Retreat, Stellenbosch University.

Sibusisu Senzani. Peptidoglycan Degrading Amidases in M. smegmatis Oral Presentation Centre of Excellence Retreat, Stellenbosch University.

Christopher S. Ealand and B. D. Kana. 2013.  The role of mycobacterial DD-carboxypeptidases in peptidoglycan remodelling and turnover.  Oral and poster presentation at The Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cell Biology: Tuberculosis: Understanding the Enemy (x8).  13-18 March 2013, Whistler Conference Centre, Whistler, British Columbia

  • 2012

Christopher S. Ealand and B. D. Kana.  2012.  The role of mycobacterial DD-carboxypeptidases in peptidoglycan remodeling and turnover.  Oral and poster presentation at The Medical Research Council (MRC) Early Career Scientist Conference.  23-25 October 2012, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

Christopher S. Ealand and B. D. Kana.  2012.  The role of mycobacterial DD-carboxypeptidases in peptidoglycan remodeling and turnover.  Oral presentation Wits Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day and Expo.  19 September 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Christopher S. Ealand and B. D. Kana.  2012.  The role of mycobacterial DD-carboxypeptidases in peptidoglycan remodeling and turnover.  Oral presentation The South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular  Biology (SASBMB), 29 January -  1 February, Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Germar M. Beukes, Lusanda Mapela, Dr Bavesh D Kana 2012 The role of resuscitation promoting factors in peptidoglycan hydrolysis and reactivation from dormancy in Mycobacterium smegmatis Poster Presentation SASBMB/FASBMB 2012. Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg

Germar M Beukes, Lusanda Mapela, Dr Bavesh D Kana. 2012. The role of resuscitation promoting factors in peptidoglycan hydrolysis and reactivation from dormancy in Mycobacterium smegmatis Poster Presentation Wits Research Day and Post Graduate Expo 2012 WITS Medical School, Johannesburg

Sibusisu Senzani, SASBMB/FASBMB conference 2012 Poster

Sibusisu Senzani, Wits Research Day and Postgraduate Expo2012 Poster

Sibusisu Senzani, MRC Early Career Scientists Conference 2012 Oral

  • 2011

Germar M. Beukes, Lusanda Mapela, Dr Bavesh D Kana. 2011. The role of resuscitation promoting factors in peptidoglycan hydrolysis and reactivation from dormancy in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Oral Presentation the MRC Research Day 2011 MRC Tygerberg Cape Town.

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