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Research and Facilities
Research at the PCDDP The DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform forms part of the commercial arm of the Faculty of the Health Sciences with academic research and service to the industry. The PCDDP research uses animal models for preclinical drug research, to determine the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of test items. We have a…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/drug-delivery
Drug Delivery
The members of the drug delivery sub-programme conduct research on drug delivery processes across biological membranes in order to deliver more patient-effective drugs and the development of novel cost-effective drug delivery systems. Research topics: Optimal physico-chemical properties for an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) to be…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/drug-discovery
Drug Discovery
The members of the drug discovery sub-programme have expertise in organic synthesis, structure elucidation, biochemical screening, molecular modelling and property determination. Research topics Design, synthesise and characterise chemical compounds of interest; Evaluate the activities of the compounds at selected biochemical targets;…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/translational-neuroscience-and-neurotherapeutics
Translational Neuroscience and Neurotherapeutics
The members of the translational neuroscience and neurotherapeutics sub-programme have expertise in chemical synthesis of organic compounds, chemical-physical characteristics, structure-activity relationship and drug design, metabolism, inborn metabolic errors and analytical method development. Research topics Drug design for…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen/contact-us
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Postal address Internal box 36 Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 Physical address Building G2, Room 101 Potchefstroom Campus 11 Hoffman Street North-West University Potchefstroom 2531 Telephone number: 018 389 2490…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/win-platform
WIN platform
WIN platform The Faculty of Health Sciences, North-west University Potchefstroom (NWU) focuses on rural health and from this focus area the WIN project was initiated. The WIN project is an umbrella project, combining 13 sub-projects of different health science disciplines with a strong emphasis on building inter-sectorial partnerships to…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/healthethics/contact-us
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Physical address: Room 135 - 138A Biological Block (Building G16) Potchefstroom Campus North-West University Potchefstroom 2531 [accordion collapsed] Ethics Office Switchboard Mrs Jamey Henry Senior Administrative Assistant +27 18 299 2266 jamey.henry@nwu.ac.za Building G16, Room 135,…Her research focuses on the bio-psychosocial health of individuals, groups and communities with special emphasis on the narratives of illness and health, trauma, loss, grief and bereavement. Her PhD thesis explored the use of the life maps technique in the personal development of young people living with HIV and AIDS. A total of 22…
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