WIL RESEARCH AND CONFERENCES

Conferences

WIL Africa, SASCE Conference held in East London in Sept 2022. Attended by over 20 CPUT staff. Prof R Balkaran, DVC Teaching and Learning, CPUT was the invited Plenary Speaker for the Opening of the Conference.

Presented paper on WIL and Graduate Employment Virtual Summit in Nov. 2022. Topic : Preparing future proof curricula to boost the economy and contribute to social cohesion in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Study Visit

Prof Lalini Reddy attended the THENSA/HERESA/EU Study Visit to KTH Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden in Oct. 2022.

Publications

1. Padayachee, B., Odun-Ayo, F. and Reddy, L., (2021). Apoptotic effect of Bulbine Natalensis and Chlorophytum Comosum in myelogenous Leukemia K562 cell line. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 84. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.251336. Published by Instituto Internacional de Ecologia. ISSN 1519-6984 (IF- 1.651; Q2).

2. Odun-Ayo, F. and Reddy, L., (2021). Potential Roles of Modified Pectin Targeting Galectin-3 against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. J, 4(4), pp.824-837. https://doi.org/10.3390/j4040056. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). ISSN 2571-8800

3. Vakele, Y., Odun-Ayo, F. and Reddy, L., (2022). In vitro antioxidant and cytotoxicity activities of selected indigenous South African medicinal plants. African Health Sciences, 22(1), pp.395403. DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v22i1.48. Published by Makerere University, Medical School. ISSN:

1680-6905. (IF- 1.06; Q2).

4. Odun-Ayo, F., Reddy, L., and Chetty K (2022). Determination of the ursolic and oleanolic acids content with the antioxidant capacity in apple peel extract of various cultivars. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 84, 1-7. Published by Instituto Internacional de Ecologia. (IF- 1.651; Q2).

5. Odun-Ayo, F. and Reddy, L., (2022). Gastrointestinal microbiota dysbiosis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in colorectal cancer: the implication of probiotics. Gastroenterology Insights, 13(1), pp.35-59. https://doi.org/10.3390/gastroent13010006. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). EISSN 2036-7422 (IF- 0.75; Q4).

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