The 2013 Science Research Open Day (ROD) comes with lots of excitement this year!
Our own Prof Alan Christoffels will present on the Sequencing of the African Coelecanth Genome and all the repercussions for the fossil fish first discovered in South Africa. Other prestigious institutions around the world contributed to uncover the secrets of the amazing Coelecanth. The breakthroughs were published last April 18 on the front page of the most prestigious science journal, Nature, and the breaking news were covered worldwide (CNN, BBC, New York Times, Spiegel, etc). You can find more in the following links:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v496/n7445/abs/nature12027.html
http://www.uwc.ac.za/Faculties/NS/News/Pages/SANBI-UWC-Coelacanth.aspx#.Uj63KFbiB1c
SANBI is one of the best bioinformatics groups in the country and also carries on leading research on HIV, TB and cancer. Many South African students are doing MSc and PhD studies at SANBI and you could also be part of it!
More excitement! For the first time, a Nobel Laureate in Physics will come to UWC. Prof Serge Haroche was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics last year 2012 for his work in Quantum Optics. This work enables to directly observe some of the most bizarre effects in the subatomic world, predicted by the quantum laws that prevail in the microcosm, and could lead eventually to quantum super computers and super accurate clocks. By doing physics, you can be part of a new scientific revolution!
Find out more about the 2013 ROD at www.sanbi.ac.za/uwc_rod/
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