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Dr. Dumisile Lumkwana who previously worked at CAF but is now part of the London Francis Crick Institute for biomedical research briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa and others about her work with Stellenbosch University in London.

Lize Engelbrecht (CAF Microscopy Unit) attended a Global BioImaging Conference in Uruguay last month. See the video where an interview with Lize is included. CLICK HERE for the video: youtu.be/O26u4Fd7M2o

Have you ever wondered what your hair stylist means when they say your hair is damaged? Below is a slowed down video of different layers of a hair strand that has been snapped at its end. You can see the different layers of hair being broken off. Olympus IX81 Microscope

Are probiotics a part of your daily supplements? The image below shows what probiotics look like on a microscopic level. Live bacteria are represented in green and dead bacteria in red. Carl Zeiss Confocal LSM 780 with ELYRA PS1 Magnification 63x Enquiries: kerishnee@sun.ac.za

Do you know what gold fingerprinting is? Read about how the CAF ICP-MS lab does this: sun.ac.za/english/Lists/…

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Advanced Microscopy The potential of a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease: sun.ac.za/english/Lists/…

Internship positions available at CAF Microscopy Unit. For more information and contact info: sun.ac.za/english/facult…

COMPETITION TIME! Contact lizeb@sun.ac.za or kerishnee@sun.ac.za for more information

Confocal microscopy training was held at the CAF Microscopy Unit, Stellenbosch from 23 May-24 May. A group of 5 students joined. Training includes both theoretical and practical aspects. Should you require training, please contact lizeb@sun.ac.za.

Take a look inside a Kinder Joy egg that was inspected at the CT Scanner facility. X-ray computed tomography is a non-destructive technique which enables that “A Little Surprise Goes A Long Way”.

We are excited to invite you to the Stellenbosch Microscopy Symposium 2022, which will focus on the Bioimaging landscape in South Africa. Attendance to this event is free of charge, but spaces for in-person attendance are limited. Register forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Students visited the CAF Flow Cytometry Unit at the Tygerberg campus to observe the acquisition of samples using the Beckman Coulter DxFLEX Flow Cytometer.

Confocal microscopy training was held at the CAF Microscopy Unit, Stellenbosch from 22 March - 24 March 2022. A group of 4 students has joined us for the first training session of 2022 which has been a great success. Should you require training, please contact lizeb@sun.ac.za

High resolution and stability of the SEM even for light weight fibres at high magnification The images show the nanofibres synthesised via the conventional electrospinning technique. Mallon Research Group Supervisor: Prof. P.E. Mallon David Sibanda

Press release: Progress in fluorescence microscopy reveals new aspects of tissue renewal Read more about it at: sun.ac.za/english/Lists/…