Pharmaceutical Sciences Department Staff Members

Senior Lecturer (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

Qualification(s): BSc (Hons) Chemistry (Calabar Nigeria), MTech (Chemistry) (TUT), Dtech (TUT)

Field of Expertise: Medicinal plant extraction, analysis and quality control

Email address: edward.bassey@smu.ac.za

Senior Lecturer (Organic Chemistry)

Qualification(s): BSc Chem (Cameroon); MSc Chem (Cameroon); PhD (UJ)

Field of Expertise: Medicinal Organic and Nanomaterials Chemistry

Email address: Xavier.siwenoundou@smu.ac.za

Senior Lecturer (Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Pharmaceutics)

Qualification(s): BPharm (NMMU), MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (NMMU), PhD-Pharmaceutics (NWU)

Field of Expertise: Solid-state chemistry, Formulation, Production Industry (Process flow, startup, validation, project managing), Method transfer, Technology transfer, Synthesis of Cyclic dipeptides

Email address:  Marnus.milne@smu.ac.za

nGAP Lecturer (Pharmaceutical Chemistry)

Qualification(s): BSc (molecular & life sciences) (SMU), BSc Hons Chemistry (SMU) BTech (Pharmaceutical sciences) (TUT), MPharm (SMU)

Field of Expertise: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Email address:  Patience.mamabolo@smu.ac.za

Senior Lecturer (Pharmaceutics)

Qualification(s): BPharm (UNZA), MSc. Pharm (RU), PMPP (Stellies), PhD (RU)

Field of Expertise: Pharmaceutics with specific emphasis on novel drug delivery systems and supramolecular chemistry

Email address: Bwayla.witika@smu.ac.za

Lecturer (Pharmaceutics)

Qualification(s): NDip (Analytical Chemistry)(TUT), BTech (Pharmaceutical Sciences)(TUT), MMedSc (Pharmaceutics)(UKZN)

Field of Expertise: Quality Standards for Medicines, including for extemporaneous compounding

Email address: Euphenia.masupye@smu.ac.za

Professor (part-time) (Radiopharmacy)

Qualification(s): BPharm (Nottingham), MSc (Med) (Medunsa), PhD (MEDUNSA)

Field of Expertise: Sunscreens, Cosmetic safety and efficacy tests

Email address: beverley.summers@smu.ac.za

Lecturer (Radiopharmacy)

Qualification(s): BPharm (UL, Medunsa), MPharm (SMU)

Field of Expertise: Radiopharmacy
Email address: Jubilee.mwazembeni@smu.ac.za

Lecturer (Radiopharmacy)

Qualification(s): BPharm (NWU); MSc (Med) Pharmacy (MEDUNSA)

Field of Expertise: Radiopharmacy

Email address: Maryke.kahts@smu.ac.za

nGAP Lecturer (Radiopharmacy)

Qualification(s): BRad (UL, Medunsa), BPharm (UL, Medunsa), MPharm (SMU)

Field of Expertise: Radiopharmacy

Email address: Lerato.mosima@smu.ac.za

Lecturer (Pharmacology)

Qualification(s): BSc (Biological Sciences) (Wits), BSc (Hons)-Pharmacology (NWU) MPharm (SMU)

Field of Expertise: Public health and health promotion: adolescent health and mental health

Email address: Veena.abraham@smu.ac.za

Dr Mokhele, MSL

Field of Expertise: Medicinal plants in Diabetes Tablets formulation
Email address: Shoeshoe.mokhele@smu.ac.za

Ms Van Rheede, J

Mr Ozokwere, CJ

Laboratory Technician

Qualification(s): ND Biotechnology (VUT), BTech Biotechnology (VUT)

Laboratory Technician

Qualification(s): ND Analytical Chemistry (TNT), BTech (Chemistry) (TUT), MTech (Pharmaceutical Sciences)(TUT)