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Dr Nokulunga Hlengwa

Position: Lecturer
Phone: +27 35 902 6780
Email: HlengwaN (at) unizulu.ac.za
Building &Room:  office 248, Natural Science Building KwaDlangezwa

Biography:

Ms. Nokulunga Hlengwa is a lecturer in the field of (Biochemistry) at the University of Zululand at Kwa-Dlangezwa campus. She holds a master’s degree in Biochemistry. Her research interests are in assessing potential herb-drug interactions between herbal medicines that are commercially available and conventional drugs. Divulging mechanism of interactions induced by the herbal medicines which may possibly alter the absorption, distribution metabolism and elimination of the conventional drug. This is achieved by using various in vitro and in vivo models.

 Lecture ‘s  the following modules:

 

Biomolecules and Enzymology (Second Year Students), Recombinant DNA Technology (Third Year), Techniques in Molecular Biology (Honor’s level)

Academic Qualifications:  
 BSc , BSc Hons , MSc , PhD (UNIZULU), PhD Biochemistry

Honours/Awards (include online reference for each honour/ award): 

Novartis development grant award in collaboration with the South African Medical Research Council, Medicines for Malaria Venture and the Department of Science and Technology 2018-2019.

South African Medical Research Council Research and Capacity Development Initiative Grant (RCDI) 2020-2022.

 

Oral Presentation: South African Society for Microbiology SASM –UKZN-PMB 1st place 2014.

 

Poster Presentation: Evaluation of excipients for enhanced intestinal absorption of Rooibos flavonoids. South African Medical Research Council Young Scientist Conference 1st place 2015.

 

Oral Presentation: Evaluation of excipients for enhanced intestinal absorption of Rooibos flavonoids. South Africa Medical Research Council (Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform) Symposium 1st place 2015.

 

Poster Presentation: Evaluation of excipients for enhanced intestinal absorption of Rooibos flavonoids. 51st Society of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa Congress (SEMDSA) 1st place 2016.

 Research Interests

Assessing potential herb-drug interactions between herbal medicines that are commercially available and conventional drugs. Divulging mechanism of interactions induced by the herbal medicines which may possibly alter the absorption, distribution metabolism and elimination of the conventional pharmaceutical drug. This is achieved by using various in vitro and in vivo models.