Alumni
PhD
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: December 2023
Thesis: A whole-body model of glucose metabolism and immunology in a malaria infected patient
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: December 2023
Thesis: The effect of adenylate on the kinase on the glycolytic oscillations of saccharomyces cerevisiae
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Dr Cari van Schalkwyk
Graduation Date: December 2023
Thesis: A catalytic model for SARS-CoV-2 reinfections: Performing simulation-based validation and extending the model to include nth infections
PhD
Institution: University of Cape Town
Supervisor: Prof D Martin
Graduation Date: July 2023
Thesis: Analysis of the non-reversibility of HIV and its impact on the phylogenetic analysis of HIV
PhD
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: March 2023
Thesis: Coa-biosynthesis pathway in mycobacterium tuberculosis: enzymatic characterization and mathematical modelling
Institution: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Supervisor: Prof T Zewotir
Graduation Date: May 2022
Thesis: Spatial modelling of malaria and anemia in Sub-Saharan African countries
PhD
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Pulliam, Prof M Ferrari
Graduation Date: April 2022
Thesis: Measles outbreak response vaccination: a dynamical assessment of the role of the vaccine logistics and supply chain
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof W Delva
Graduation Date: April 2022
Thesis: Combining sexual behavioural survey data, phylodynamics and agent-based simulation models towards a unified framework for HIV prevention research
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof Alex Welte
Graduation Date: April 2022
Thesis: Time/age smoothing/interpolation of prevalence data to optimise incidence estimation from population/survey data
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Pulliam
Graduation Date: March 2022
Thesis: Population-level considerations for the treatment of COVID-19 in resource-limited settings
MSc
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Dr C van Schalkwyk
Graduation Date: March 2022
Thesis: Exploring evidence of TB transmission from asymptomatic patients
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: March 2022
Thesis: An approach to constructing a whole body computational model for glucose metabolism in malaria patients
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Pulliam
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Burden of congenital rubella syndrome and potential impact of rubella vaccine introduction in South Africa
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Dr. Florian Marx
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Spatially-targeted digital chest radiography-based screening to reduce tuberculosis in high-burden settings: simulation of an adaptive decision-making approach and cost-effectiveness analysis
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Hargrove, Dr M Hazelbag
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Landmark detection on tsetse fly wing images
PhD
Institution: University of Cape Town
Supervisor: Dr W Ndifon, Dr M Marakalala
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: A new method for high-resolution telomere length mapping in t cell subsets
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Dr E Grebe, Prof A Welte
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Estimating the value of perfect test-sensitivity information for blood bank screening algorithms
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Mechanistic models to predict ARV activity and HIV disease progression.
Institution: University of Cape Town
Supervisor: Dr S Silal
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: The malaria elimination agenda: prospects for Ghana using mathematical modelling tools
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Investigating the kinetics of glycolysis and its induction by insulin in non-diabetic 3t3-l1 adipocytes
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Snoep
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Modelling glycolysis in breast cancer cell lines
Institution: University of Cape Town
Supervisor: Dr M Davies, Dr D Maman
Graduation Date: December 2021
Thesis: Evaluation of the HIV cascade of care in four sub-Saharan African countries
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof U Chikte, Prof J Nachega
Graduation Date: December 2020
Thesis: An evaluation of the effectiveness of task-shifting health systems approaches, including community-based and pharmaceutical care models, for HIV treatment and prevention programs in South Africa
PhD
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Supervisor: Prof J Hargrove
Graduation Date: December 2020
Thesis: Extinction probabilities for tsetse (Glossina spp.) in a world of changing climate