Dr Sanelisiwe Nzuza
Email: sanelisiwe.nzuza@mandela.ac.za
Tel: 041 504 2971
Office: 12 Biology Building; O355
Dr Sanelisiwe Nzuza is a Lecturer in Pharmacology in the Department of Pharmacy. She has a PhD in Pharmacology obtained from University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2018. Dr Nzuza’s research interest is to understand molecular roles of antiretroviral drug-induced metabolic complications and adverse birth outcomes. Her research is mainly funded by National Research Foundation.
Dr Nzuza has served her URC-Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cape Town and she is currently a member of Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA).
Qualifications
Ph.D. (Pharmacology); UKZN| Master of Medical Sciences (Pharmacology); UKZN | Bachelor of Medical Sciences Honours (Medical Biochemistry); UKZN | Bachelor of Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) UKZN
Collaborators
Prof. A. Katz, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town
Prof. M. Matjila, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Cape Town & Groote Schuur Hospital
Dr D. Ndwandwe-Mshumi, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council
Prof. J. Bodenstein, Department of Pharmacy, Nelson Mandela
Dr. S. Hadebe, Department of Physiology, Nelson Mandela University
My Research Interest
To understand the molecular roles of antiretroviral drug-induced adverse pregnancy outcomes
To understand the putative roles of nutraceuticals in antiretroviral drug-induced metabolic complications.