Faculty of Health Sciences Gala Dinner 2013

Master’s degree with distinction

MChD:Periodontics and Oral Medicine Muhammed Abram Master of Dentistry in Prosthodontics Ashana Harryparsad Master of Nursing Science: Clinical Jacki Pautz Ntombifikile Klaas

Master’s degree with distinction Master of Early Childhood Intervention Cornelia Griessel Susan Holland Master of Medical Pharmacology Pamela Chetty

Master’s degree with distinction Master of Public Health Karabo Born Joy Ebonwu Edward McEwen Christiaan Visser Asungushe Kayombo

Master’s Degree with distinction MMEd: Internal Medicine Pieter Greeff MMed: Orthopaedics Henri van den Bout MMed: Psychiatry Kirstin Soley MMed: Surgery Gert van der Merwe

Master’s degree with distinction MSc: Anatomy Anja Ackermann Lané Prigge MSc: Cell Biology Antonia Buys MSc: Clinical Epidemiology Oscar Benyera

Master’s degree with distinction MSc: Human Physiology Jeanette du Plooy MSc: Medical Immunology Karlien Kallmeyer Juanita Mellet Mmaborwa Mothiba

Master’s degree with distinction MSc: Medical Microbiology Tsidiso Maphanga MSc: Pharmacology Nuno da Costa Mousinho Tracey Hurrell

Doctoral degrees

Doctor of Medicine: Psychiatry Christoffel Grobler Doctor of Philosophy: Anatomy Wendy van der Spuy Doctor of Philosophy: Dietetics Jane Muchiri Doctor of Philosophy: Environmental Health Bontle Mbongwe

Doctoral degrees Doctor of Philosophy: Human Physiology André Stander Albe Swanepoel Doctor of Philosophy: Internal Medicine Rowan Milner Doctor of Philosophy: Medical Immunology Madelein Meissner-Roloff Matlou Mokgobu

Doctoral degrees Doctor of Philosophy: Medical Virology Tanya Murray Dewald Zaayman Doctor of Philosophy: Nursing Science Winnie Chilemba Roinah Ngunyulu Anna van der Wath

Doctoral degrees Doctor of Philosophy: Paediatrics Refiloe Masekela Doctor of Philosophy: Pharmacology Tyren Dodgen Dwayne Koot Doctor of Philosophy: Physiotherapy Karien Mostert-Wentzel Marjorie Steffen

Doctoral degrees Doctor of Philosophy: Radiography Chandra Makanjee Doctor of Science Robin Green

Best publications

Best Publication by a Young Researcher (<35 years) Clinical 2 nd Runner up School of Health Systems and Public Health M Rantao and OA Ayo-Yusuf Dual Use of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Among South African Adolescents American Journal of Health Behavior

Best Publication by a Young Researcher (<35 years) Clinical 1 st Runner up School of Health Systems and Public Health S Takuva, G Louwagie, K Zuma and V Okello Durability of First Line Antiretroviral Therapy: Reasons and Predictive Factors for Modifications in a Swaziland Cohort Journal of Antivirals & Antiretrovirals

Best Publication by a Young Researcher (<35 years) Clinical Winner Medical Virology D Zaayman and M Venter West Nile Virus Neurologic Disease in Humans, South Africa, September 2008-May 2009 Emerging Infectious Diseases

Best Publication by a Young Researcher (<35 years) Non Clinical 2 nd Runner up Pharmacology CA Pallant, AD Cromarty and V Steenkamp Effect of an alkaloidal fraction of Tabernaemontana elegans (Stapf.) on selected micro-organisms Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Best Publication by a Young Researcher (<35 years) Non Clinical 1st Runner up Physiology CJJ Vorster, BA Stander and AM Joubert Differential signaling involved in Sutherlandia frutescens ‑ induced cell death in MCF ‑ 7 and MCF ‑ 12A cells Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Best Publication by a Young Researcher (<35 years) Non Clinical Winner Anatomy JC Serem and MJ Bester Physiochemical properties, antioxidant activity and cellular protective effects of honeys from southern Africa Food Chemistry

Best Overall Publication: MMed and MChD 2 nd Runner up School of Health Systems and Public Health SV Moodley, MJ Matjila and MYH Moosa Epidemiology of substance use among secondary school learners in Atteridgeville, Gauteng South African Journal of Psychiatry

Best Overall Publication: MMed and MChD 1 st Runner up Medical Virology SH Mayaphi, TM Rossouw, DP Masemola, SA Olorunju, MJ Mphlele and DJ Martin HBV/HIV co-infection: The dynamics of HBV in South African patients with AIDS South African Medical Journal

Best Overall Publication: MMed and MChD Winner Nuclear Medicine DS Mshelia, AN Hatutale, NP Mokgoro, ME Nchabaleng, JR Buscombe and MM Sathekge Correlation between serum calcium levels and dual- phase (99m)Tc-sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy in primary hyperparathyroidism Clinical physiology and functional imaging

Best Publication representing the Best Team Effort 2 nd Runner up School of Health Systems and Public Health P Rheeder, MC Duim-Beytell, R Meijer, T Gustavsson, GKG Danler, RA Ahmed and DG van Zyl Carotid intima-media thickness and its associations with type 2 diabetes mellitus in South Africans Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa

Best Publication representing the Best Team Effort 1 st Runner up Pharmacology AE Adewusi, G Fouche and V Steenkamp Cytotoxicity and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of an isolated crinine alkaloid from Boophane disticha (Amaryllidaceae) Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Best Publication representing the Best Team Effort Winner Medical Virology C van Eeden, JH Wiliams, TGH Gerdes, E van Wilpe, A Viljoen, R Swanepoel and M Venter Shuni virus as a cause of Neurologic disease in horses Emerging Infectious Diseases

Best Overall Publication: Education / Health System 2 nd Runner up Odontology V Bookhan and FA De Wet A comparative study of student vs supervisor diagnoses of anatomical abnormalities affecting the TMJ South African Dental Journal

Best Overall Publication: Education / Health System 1 st Runner up School of Health Systems and Public Health E Ncube, K Voyi and H du Preez Implementing a protocol for selection and prioritisation of organic contaminants in the drinking water value chain: Case study of Rand Water, South Africa Water SA

Best Overall Publication: Education / Health System Winner School of Health Systems and Public Health C Mutero, D Schlodder, N Kabatereine, R Kramer Integrated vector management for malaria control in Uganda: knowledge, perceptions and policy development. Malaria Journal

Best Overall Publication: Non-clinical 2 nd Runner up Medical Microbiology HM Said, MM Kock, NA Ismail, K Baba, SV Omar, AG Osman, AA Hoosen and MM Ehlers Molecular characterization and second-line anti-TB drug-resistance patterns of multidrug resistant tuberculosis isolates from the northern region of South Africa Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Best Overall Publication: Non-clinical 1 st Runner up Physiology BA Stander, F Joubert, C Tu, KH Sippel, R McKenna and AM Joubert In Vitro Evaluation of ESE-15-ol, an Estradiol Analogue with Nanomolar Antimitotic and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitory Activity PLoS One

Best Overall Publication: Non-clinical Winner Physiology I Wepener, W Richter, D van Papendorp, AM Joubert In vitro osteoclast-like and osteoblast cells' response to electrospun calcium phosphate biphasic candidate scaffolds for bone tissue engineering Journal of Material Science-Materials in Medicine

Best Overall Publication: Clinical 2 nd Runner up School of Health Systems and Public Health G Louwagie, BV Girdler-Brown, R Odendaal, T Rossouw, S Johnson, M van der Walt Missed opportunities for accessing HIV care among Tshwane tuberculosis patients under different models of care. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Best Overall Publication: Clinical 1 st Runner up Nuclear Medicine M Sathekge, A Maes, Y D'Asseler, M Vorster, H Gongxeka, C van de Wiele Tuberculous lymphadenitis: FDG PET and CT findings in responsive and nonresponsive disease European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Best Overall Publication: Clinical Winner Paediatrics OP Kitchin, R Masekela, P Becker, T Moodley, SM Risenga, RJ Green Outcome of human immunodeficiency virus– exposed and –infected children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for respiratory failure Pediatric Critical Care Medicine