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Continue reading →: My mid-year reflection on my arrival at UCT and how my honours year is going so far.
By Thato Makena When I first arrived at UCT, I felt like I had stepped into shoes that were too big for my feet. I had a very intense perception of UCT, and I somewhat had an inferiority complex towards the people around me. In essence, my imposter syndrome made…
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Continue reading →: AI in healthcare: The controversies hindering its great potential
By Thato Makena The human population is at the highest it has ever been, and potentially the highest it will ever be. Globally, surveys estimate that around 50-70% of healthcare professionals suffer from burnout, stress from increased workloads and an unhealthy work-life imbalance. This is concerning because people’s lives are…
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Continue reading →: Finding my path in the world of research
By Baphiwe Mlondo The first day of honours orientation felt like stepping into a new world. I was initially registered for Bioinformatics, but soon realised it wasn’t what I truly wanted. I had always pictured myself in a wet lab, so I made the switch to biomedical forensic science. This…
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Continue reading →: The Deep Learning Renaissance in Forensic Identification
By Baphiwe Mlondo In the world of law enforcement and crime-solving, the ability to accurately identify human remains can be a matter of justice and closure. Traditional methods used to determine a decedent’s age, sex, ancestry, and stature often rely heavily on the expertise of forensic anthropologists. However, these methods…
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Continue reading →: Finding Answers, Facing Challenges: Parents’ Experiences with Genetic Testing for DEE
By Anna Butler Parenting small children is hard enough – chickenpox, tantrums and stepping on lego in the middle of the night! Now imagine a real curveball: your child suddenly develops epileptic seizures. You’ve seen all the doctors and tried every medication, but nothing seems to work. Being in and…
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Continue reading →: Reflection: Learning to Learn
By Karabo Tisane My honours year has been a fluctuating learning curve. Just when I thought I had conquered a moment of confusion, another layer of complexity revealed itself. If this year has taught me anything, it’s that learning is rarely linear, learning is an ever-evolving process that requires humility,…
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Continue reading →: Melatonin- More than just a sleeping hormone
By Karabo Tisane Melatonin is a hormone primarily produced by the pineal gland in the brain (1). Its secretion is stimulated by darkness, and its maximal circulating peak concentration is typically observed between 2-4am. This rhythmic endogenous secretion is regulated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei which form part of the brain’s…
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