Position: Proteomics Unit manager/Associate Professor
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3327
Fax: +27 (021) 959 3505
Email: aklein@uwc.ac.za
He is currently a Senior Lecturer and manager of the Proteomics Unit in the same department. He leads is own research group (Plant Omics Laboratory) and supervises graduate students ranging from Honours to doctoral level.
His research focus is towards understanding how best to control crop diseases by investigating plant-pathogen interactions under normal and abiotic stress conditions to improve food safety and security. The pathogens of interest are Fusarium verticillioides, and Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium culmorum for cereals and Fusarium oxysporum for legumes. His lab is evaluating the physiological and molecular responses of cereals (maize wheat, sorghum) and legumes (soybean, cowpea) to Fusarium infection under normal and abiotic stress conditions.
Other projects running in his lab includes investigating the effect of exogenous phenolic acids (caffeic acid and gallic acid) in controlling pathogen infection in cereal and legume plants under abiotic stress conditions.
Tel: +27 (021) 959 3327
Fax: +27 (021) 959 3505
Email: aklein@uwc.ac.za
Biography
Professor Ashwil Klein holds a PhD in Biotechnology from the University of the Western Cape. He completed his doctoral thesis entitled “Modulation of soybean and maize antioxidant activities by caffeic acid and nitric oxide under salt stress” in 2012. After completing an additional 1-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of the Western Cape, he was appointed Lecturer in the department of Biotechnology on a fixed term contract.He is currently a Senior Lecturer and manager of the Proteomics Unit in the same department. He leads is own research group (Plant Omics Laboratory) and supervises graduate students ranging from Honours to doctoral level.
His research focus is towards understanding how best to control crop diseases by investigating plant-pathogen interactions under normal and abiotic stress conditions to improve food safety and security. The pathogens of interest are Fusarium verticillioides, and Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium culmorum for cereals and Fusarium oxysporum for legumes. His lab is evaluating the physiological and molecular responses of cereals (maize wheat, sorghum) and legumes (soybean, cowpea) to Fusarium infection under normal and abiotic stress conditions.
Other projects running in his lab includes investigating the effect of exogenous phenolic acids (caffeic acid and gallic acid) in controlling pathogen infection in cereal and legume plants under abiotic stress conditions.
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher in Biotechnology
Tel: +27 (021) 959 2066
Email: lhusselmann@gmail.com
Qualifications: BSc, BSc Hons (US), MSc (US), PhD (UWC)
Research: National Agricultural Proteomics Research and Service Unit (NAPRSU)
In 2015, he completed his PhD degree that investigated the interaction between Venturia inaequalis (fungus) and apple (Malus domestica) at a molecular level using proteomics and transcriptomics as tools.
His current research includes profiling the leaf and root proteomes of food crops such as maize, sorghum and chia. More specifically, his work entails studying the effects different treatments (biotic and abiotic stresses) on these crops at protein level in order to identify and characterise biological markers. His role in the Unit is to teach postgraduate students and prospective clients the gel-based proteomics workflow and contributes to project design and execution. He is also a liaison officer that engages with clients.
He is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the department of Biotechnology. Alongside Dr Ashwil Klein, Dr Husselmann and is teaching second year course in Biochemistry (BTN216) and an Honours course in Proteomics to Biotechnology students.
Tel: +27 (021) 959 2066
Email: lhusselmann@gmail.com
Qualifications: BSc, BSc Hons (US), MSc (US), PhD (UWC)
Research: National Agricultural Proteomics Research and Service Unit (NAPRSU)
Biography:
Dr Lizex Husselmann (PhD) is a joint Postdoctoral research fellow in The National Agricultural Proteomics and Services Unit (NAPRSU) and Plant Biotechnology Research Group (PBRG) at the University of the Western Cape under the mentorship of Prof Ndiko Ludidi.In 2015, he completed his PhD degree that investigated the interaction between Venturia inaequalis (fungus) and apple (Malus domestica) at a molecular level using proteomics and transcriptomics as tools.
His current research includes profiling the leaf and root proteomes of food crops such as maize, sorghum and chia. More specifically, his work entails studying the effects different treatments (biotic and abiotic stresses) on these crops at protein level in order to identify and characterise biological markers. His role in the Unit is to teach postgraduate students and prospective clients the gel-based proteomics workflow and contributes to project design and execution. He is also a liaison officer that engages with clients.
He is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the department of Biotechnology. Alongside Dr Ashwil Klein, Dr Husselmann and is teaching second year course in Biochemistry (BTN216) and an Honours course in Proteomics to Biotechnology students.
Position: Research Technician
Tel: 021 959 2066
Email: mohamedg@arc.agric.za / gadijamo@gmail.com
Qualifications: BSc, Biochemistry, UCT BSc (Hons) cum laude, Biotechnology, UWC
Research: National Agricultural Proteomics Research and Service Unit (NAPRSU)
Mrs Mohamed also trains and assist postgraduate students and/or clients with sample preparation prior to MS analysis for protein identification.
She is actively involved in project design and execution with prospective and existing clients and serves as liaison officer between clients and the Unit. Some of the applications available at the unit includes MALDI Biotyping (identification of microorganisms), MALDI Imaging (label-free measurements of lipids, metabolites and proteins from tissue), Peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF), nano-LC MS, 1D SDS-PAGE and 2D SDS PAGE analysis.
Tel: 021 959 2066
Email: mohamedg@arc.agric.za / gadijamo@gmail.com
Qualifications: BSc, Biochemistry, UCT BSc (Hons) cum laude, Biotechnology, UWC
Research: National Agricultural Proteomics Research and Service Unit (NAPRSU)
Biography
Mrs Gadija Mohamed is employed as a Research Technician by the Agricultural Research Council to oversee the day-to-day operation and administration of the Proteomics instruments. She currently operates all mass spectrometry/proteomic equipment and software within the unit. These instruments include the Bruker’s UltrafleXtreme MALDI mass spectrometer, ImagePrep, Easy II nano HPLC, Proteineer fc II and Biorad‘s protein IEF cell system.Mrs Mohamed also trains and assist postgraduate students and/or clients with sample preparation prior to MS analysis for protein identification.
She is actively involved in project design and execution with prospective and existing clients and serves as liaison officer between clients and the Unit. Some of the applications available at the unit includes MALDI Biotyping (identification of microorganisms), MALDI Imaging (label-free measurements of lipids, metabolites and proteins from tissue), Peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF), nano-LC MS, 1D SDS-PAGE and 2D SDS PAGE analysis.
