Dr Aviwe Ntsethe’s curiosity in the Medical field deepened when he started exploring the complexities of human physiology and the crucial role of the immune system in cancer, leading to him graduating with a PhD. Growing up in the small town of Bizana in the Eastern Cape, Ntsethe attended Ntabezulu...

The class of 2025’s top student in Human Physiology Ms Karina Maharaj (21) of Bonela, Durban, achieved her degree summa cum laude. Maharaj, who matriculated from Ridge Park College in Durban with four distinctions, was proud to become the first healthcare professional in her family. ‘To graduate as one of the...

UKZN Human Physiology students, Ms Miseka Koti, Ms Noxolo Mdlalose, Ms Nqobile Mkhize, Ms Luyanda Mthethwa and Mr Sizwe Ngubo made their family, friends and the Medical Sciences fraternity proud when they were awarded honours degrees summa cum laude. Mkhize’s study investigated the changes in selected markers of calcium homeostasis - the...

Dr Angezwa Siboto, a Laboratory Technician at Nelson Mandela University (NMU), said she was elated to graduate with her PhD in Human Physiology from her alma mater, UKZN. As a child, Siboto – who grew up in KwaNgquba, a small village in Sterkspriut, Eastern Cape – aspired to be a...

Human Physiology Associate Professor in UKZN’s School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences Andile Khathi was invited as a plenary speaker in the “Rising Stars” session at the 6th Annual BioAfrica Convention held in September. The event offered an enriching and collaborative platform for the exchange of ground-breaking ideas and opportunities...

UKZN’s Clinical Anatomy staff and postgraduate students were intrigued by a multi-sensory observation method known as Haptico-visual observation and drawing (HVO&D) presented at a two-day workshop by its developer, Mr Leonard Shapiro. It facilitates closer observation and cognitive memorisation of three-dimensional objects such as anatomical parts which could yield improved...