Alumni
Alannah Theron
MSc Human Genetics
Graduation: December 2023
(cum laude)
Project Title: A novel Python-based variant prioritisation tool for diagnosing patients with monogenic disorders
Rafiya Ismail
MSc Human Genetics
Graduation: December 2023
Project Title: A phenotypic approach to diagnosing Neurodevelopmental disorders in South African patients using clinical exome sequencing and bioinformatic pipelines
Ndumiso Radebe
BSc (Hons) Human Genetics - currently a Medical student at SU!
Graduation: December 2023
(cum laude)
Project Title: Exome sequencing ends the diagnostic odyssey for patients with complex eye abnormalities
Dr Hiba Mohammed
MPhil Paediatric Neurology
Graduation: December 2023
(cum laude)
Project Title: Clinical utility of next-generation sequencing in children with cryptogenic cerebral palsy - a cohort study from a tertiary paediatric neurology clinic in the Western Cape, South Africa
Reine Greeff
MSc Human Genetics
Graduation: March 2023
(cum laude)
Project Title: Diagnosis of copy number variants using array-based comparative genome hybridisation in fetuses and neonates with congenital abnormalities in a South African population
Kimberly Coetzer
MSc Human Genetics - Winner of 2023 Best Postgrad student award and Winner of 2024 L'Oreal Women in Science award!
Graduation: December 2022
(cum laude)
Project Title: Optimising a clinical whole-exome sequencing pipeline: diagnosing South African patients with osteogenesis imperfecta
Dr Magriet van Niekerk
MPhil Paediatric Neurology
Graduation: December 2022
Project Title: The utility of Next Generation Sequencing at a Paediatric Neurology department at Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape, South Africa
Jessica Cormick
BSc(Hons) Human Genetics - Top student of the Class of 2022!
Graduation: December 2022
(cum laude)
Project Title: Diagnosing South African Patients with Overgrowth Syndromes Using Whole Exome Sequencing
Dr Farida Essajee
MPhil Paediatric Neurology
Graduation: December 2021
(cum laude)
Project Title: Utility of genetic testing in children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) at a tertiary hospital in South Africa: A prospective study
Samantha Bayley
MSc Human Genetics - Now a qualified Genetic Counsellor!
Graduation: December 2021
(cum laude)
Project Title: Hyperphosphatasia with Mental Retardation Syndrome in South Africa: Identifying a Recurring PGAP3 Variant"
Lucpah Nekati
Intern
Lucpah completed her MSc at UKZN in 2021. She joined the RDGSA in October 2021 as part of the HSRC Internship programme. As part of the internship, Lucpah learnt general lab management and research assistant skills.