PhD category (R3,000): Sourav Taru Saha (University of the Witwatersrand)

Are we on the verge of a cure for breast cancer? Written by Sourav Taru Saha and Mandeep Kaur Sourav Taru Saha and Mandeep Kaur Department of Biochemistry, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS- 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa. Every 1 in 28 women have breast cancer in South Africa, which is quite alarming. Current treatments available are surgery, chemotherapy, HER targeted therapy…

MSc category (R2,000): Michael Edwards (University of the Witwatersrand)

Golden eggs: Providing affordable protein therapeutics through genetic engineering Written by Michael Edwards Globalisation has influenced the move away from traditional diets, encouraging the adoption of westernised ‘energy-rich’ diets.  For many, this diet is not a matter of choice but one of economic necessity. Non-communicable diseases, those which cannot be transmitted between people and which are attributable to this diet, are overtaking infectious diseases, such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, as…