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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 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 Erica Nielsen (BSc University of California Santa Cruz, USA; MSc University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) Using multi-species seascape genomic patterns to conserve areas of evolutionary importance Veronica Mendoza (based at CIBNOR, Mexico: https://www.cibnor.gob.mx) Demographic history and genetic differentiation of Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana 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 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 Lab Alumni 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 Olivier Pasnin Nikki Phair Zanne Zeeman Postdoctoral Alicia Dalongeville Goetz Froeschke Romina Henriques |