Zodwa Dlamini (biochemist)

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Zodwa Dlamini
Born
KwaZulu-Natal
Alma mater University of the Western Cape
University of Natal
Scientific career
Institutions University of Western Cape

University of Witwatersrand
University of Bristol

University of Limpopo

Zodwa Dlamini is a South African biochemist and Ex-deputy Vice Chancellor for Research at the Mangosuthu University of Technology. She researches molecular oncology. She is a former Vice President of the South African Medical Research Council and is a member of the Council for Scientific Advisers for the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

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Early life and education

Dlamini was born in the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. [1] She worked as an administration clerk in provincial health before starting a degree in pharmacy. [2] She was not happy, and switched to Biochemistry and Microbiology, earning Bachelor's degrees at the University of the Western Cape. [2] She moved to the University of Natal for her Master's and PhD.[ citation needed ]

Career

After her PhD, Dlamini returned to the University of the Western Cape as a postdoctoral fellow in molecular oncology. [3] In 2002 she joined the University of the Witwatersrand, where she studied the toxicity of traditional African beer. [2] [4] In 2007 she was awarded a National Cancer Institute investigator opportunity award. [5] She joined the University of Limpopo as an associate professor in 2014. [6]

She was appointed the lead of the research directorate at the Mangosuthu University of Technology in 2015. [7] In July 2017 Dlamini was confirmed as a member of the Council for Scientific Advisers for the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. [3] She is a visiting professor at the University of Bristol. [8]

Dlamini is concerned about education within the local community and supports schools in accounting, maths and physics. [9] She believes that Mangosuthu University of Technology can improve the lives of the people in Umlazi. [2] She is a member of the steering committee of the Academy of Science of South Africa's STEM education group. [5]

In 2017 she led a delegation of Mangosuthu University of Technology scientists to the Dublin Institute of Technology. [10] She is interested in precision medicine. Dlamini has contributed to two books about cancer, including Current Immunotherapeutic Treatments in Colon Cancer and South African Herbal Extracts as Potential Chemopreventive Agents: Screening for Anticancer Splicing Activity. [11] [12] Her current research looks at abnormal MicroRNA in cancers associated with HIV. [13] The project received R6 million over three years from the South African Medical Research Council. [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Her way of taking science to the people | Sunday Tribune" . Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Top international appointment for Prof Zodwa Dlamini, DVC Research, Innovation and Engagements – R I E". www.rie.co.za. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Traditional beer & oesophageal cancer". Health-e. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 "MUT-Spirit-November-2015" . Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. ↑ ORCID. "Zodwa Dlamini (0000-0002-8012-3646) - ORCID | Connecting Research and Researchers". orcid.org. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Research and Innovation | Mangosuthu University of Technology". iww.co.za. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Organizer Details - iCBBE 2015". www.icbbe.org. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Umlazi High Schools grade 12 results set to improve because of the COE | Mangosuthu University of Technology". iww.co.za. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "MUT enhances its international presence | Mangosuthu University of Technology". iww.co.za. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Prof Dlamini contributes chapters to two cancer books | Mangosuthu University of Technology". iww.co.za. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Dlamini, Zodwa; Mbita, Zukile; Bates, David O.; Bates, David (2016). "South African Herbal Extracts as Potential Chemopreventive Agents: Screening for Anticancer Splicing Activity". Cancer Chemoprevention. Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 1379. pp. 201–211. doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-3191-0_18. ISBN   978-1-4939-3190-3. ISSN   1940-6029. PMID   26608302.
  13. 1 2 "Prof Zodwa Dlamini, Leading the Mut Research Agenda by Example" (PDF). MUT. 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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