Position: Professor and HOD
Phone: (035)902-6093
Email: bassona@unizulu.ac.za
Building &Room: Office no 242 Natural Science Building, KwaDlangezwa Campus
Biography:
Professor Albert Basson is a full Professor in the field of Microbiology at the University of Zululand at Kwa-Dlangezwa campus. He holds a DSc (Microbiology) and has lectured for 30 years Microbiology
Lecture ‘s the following modules:
4MCB211, 4MCB212 and 4MCB504
Qualifications:
BSc (Microbiology and Chemistry) North-West University, BSc Honours (Microbiology) North-West University, MSc (Microbiology), North-West University, DSc (Microbiology) University of Zululand and Medical Technology (SADF) registered with the HPCSA
Honours/Awards (include online reference for each honour/ award):
Awards at the University of Zululand prize giving from 2015 -2021 for graduating MSc and PhD students and for publications.
Research interests:
Bioflocculation
Environmental microbiology
Influence of Echinacea purpurea and Lessertia frutescens on the bioavailability and metabolism of ethinylestradiol based contraceptives.
Studies on the effects of a high fat, high sugar cafeteria diet on DNA methylation in the adipose tissue of female and male Wistar rats and metabolic profiling of an Afriplex-GRT™ extract.
The effect of obesogenic diets on gene expression and DNA methylation signatures associated with adiponectin signaling in the liver of Wistar rats
The effects of a low-carbohydrate high-fat diet on Type 2 diabetic patients
A comparative study between Fe@Cu core-shell nanoparticles with iron and copper nanoparticles synthesized using a bioflocculant: characterization, industrial application and biosafety.
Professional membership:
- HPCSA