The von der Heyden Lab
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    • Phylogeography and connectivity of African coastlines
    • Conservation genetics and genomics
    • Project SeaStore: science for seagrass restoration
    • Environmental DNA and metabarcoding
    • Seascape analyses
    • South Africa-Mozamabique-Zambia trilateral
    • Supporting the blue economy
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Who we are

Our lab is a diverse mix of faculty, research fellows and postgraduate students. Click on each person's name to find out more about their projects, publications and interests.

Principal Investigator

Assoc. Prof. Sophie von der Heyden
​(D.Phil. Oxon, B.Sc.(Hons) King's College, London)

Research Interests: everything - I have to try and keep the place going! It is thanks to my wonderful lab that we are actually able to carry out our research. I make sure things run smoothly, that we have money, I supervise postgraduates and also teach undergraduate courses. And occasionally I get to go into the lab and field.... Here is the link to my CV
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​Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Andrew Ndhlovu

PhD students

Molly Czachur (BSc & MSc Bangor University, Wales, UK)
Assessing marine fish biodiversity using eDNA analyses

Frederick Mokumo
 (BSc & MSc University of Limpopo, South Africa)
Linking physiological, genomic and ecological functioning in the seagrass, Zostera capensis

 Veronica Mendoza 
(based at CIBNOR, Mexico: https://www.cibnor.gob.mx)
Demographic history and genetic differentiation of Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana​
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Willemien van Wyk (BVSc, University of Pretoria, South Africa; MSc, RVC London)
The effect of pollutants on range edge populations of Zostera capensis

Katie Watson 
(BSc Nottingham Trent University, MSc Leeds University)
Exploring the restoration of Zostera capensis ​in Langebaan Lagoon: ecological, molecular and physiological perspectives

Daniel Wright (MSc, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
(based in the lab of Prof Giacomo Bernardi, UC Santa Cruz)
Genomics of southern African and North American coastal fishes

MSc students

Delene Bezuidenhout (BSc & Hons University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Using environmental DNA to assess the recovery of deep-sea benthic communities post trawling

Courtney Fagg (BSc & Hons University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Metabarcoding biodiversity associated with South African seagrass meadows

Megan Jackson (BSc & Hons University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Investigating fine-scale population dynamics of the endangered Zostera capensis using Rad-seq

Jamila Janna (BSc & Hons University of Kwa-Zula Natal)
Environmental DNA as tool for assessing fish communities in Mozambique
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Jessie Yuill (BSc & Hons University of Stellenbosch, South Africa)
Assessing the affect of warming on the photosynthetic capacity of a South African seagrass

Honours students

Grace Warner

NRF and other interns

Yandisa Cwecwe
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Lab Alumni
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HONOURS
Casey Broom
Courtney Fagg

Michelle Fourie
Enelge Gildenhuys
Oliver Hansen
Sheila Heron
Michelle Jooste
Jenna Keightley
Jessie Yuill
Michelle Maberly
Charl Mclachlan
Jen McShane
Marlene Neethling
​Sian Seymour
Gideon van den Berg
Alisa Volkmann

MSc
Casey Broom
Jenna Keightley
​Nozibusiso Mbongwa
Ann McLachlan
Thomas Mkare
CM Muller
Erica Nielsen
Terry Reynolds
​Melissa Schulze
Jessica Toms
Daniel Wright

PhD
Sara Andreotti
Genevieve Diederiks
Tinashe Muteveri
Erica Nielsen
​Olivier Pasnin
​Nikki Phair
Zanne Zeeman

Postdoctoral
Alicia Dalongeville
Goetz Froeschke
Romina Henriques

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  • Home
  • Our projects
    • Phylogeography and connectivity of African coastlines
    • Conservation genetics and genomics
    • Project SeaStore: science for seagrass restoration
    • Environmental DNA and metabarcoding
    • Seascape analyses
    • South Africa-Mozamabique-Zambia trilateral
    • Supporting the blue economy
    • Other projects
  • Lab members
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Want to join us?
  • Contact