Dr Samantha Gildenhuys

Dr Samantha Gildenhuys received a research award at the Research and Innovation gala dinner held on the 14th March 2013. She was honoured for obtaining Y2 NRF rating at the end of 2012.

Dr. Gildenhuys is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Life & Consumer Sciences in the College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences. She obtained her PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand in the field of protien biochemistry. To date she has published 7 research articles and has an h-index of 3. Publications in the international journal Biochemistry resulted in her being invited to join the American Chemical Society as a member. Her current research focuses on  proteins and specifically the expression, characterization and folding of  various proteins of interest. Proteins are critical to life and therefore her studies have focused on them. Her research involves the use of a variety of up to date techniques ranging from chromatography, spectroscopy and electrophoresis to elucidate protein characteristic such as ionic character, structure and dynamics. These studies allow biochemists to dissect out intricate macromolecular mechanisms and functionality essential to life and health.

Dr Samantha Gildenhuys flanked by Prof. Mandla Makhanya (Principal and Vice-Chancellor) and Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng (Vice-Principal: Research and Innovation) appreciate Prof Linington’s (not pictured) enthusiastic recognition and pride the achievement of one of her colleges researchers

Dr Samantha Gildenhuys pictured here receiving her award from Prof. Mandla Makhanya (Principal and Vice-Chancellor) and Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng (Vice-Principal: Research and Innovation)