UKZN professor’s antibiotics work enters human trials and bags her a big award
submitted 21 days ago by okuhle34
submitted 21 days ago by okuhle34
- Professor Tricia Naicker from the University of KwaZulu-Natal has won the Distinguished Young Woman Researcher Award for her work on restoring the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, which are facing challenges from antimicrobial resistance.
- Her research team is currently testing new compounds in clinical trials, aiming to make old antibiotics effective again and to mentor the next generation of scientists in South Africa.
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