MSc

MSc

• Dorcas Lekganyane (Cum Laude) (2019). “Muthi” from the wild: a survey of bulbous and perennial herbs traded at the Faraday traditional medicinal market in Johannesburg, South Africa using DNA barcoding as an identification tool. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank
• Rattray Ryan (Cum Laude) (2019). QC of herbal medicine – DNA barcoding coupled with chemometric modeling. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Alvaro Viljoen (TUT)
• Khanyisile Shabangu (2019). Molecular phylogeny of the southern African endemic genus Sisyranthus (Apocynaceae). – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Pieter Bester (SANBI Pretoria) Currently a PhD candidate
• Hendrik Niemann (Cum Laude) (2019). A DNA barcoding approach to assess the risk posed by the aquarium trade in the spread of invasive aquatic plants in South Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Bezeng Simeon Bezeng
• Zinhle Manda (2020). The use of DNA barcoding to identify unknown bark species illegally traded at the Faraday Muthi Market in Johannesburg, South Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank
• Future Machate (2021). DNA barcoding of native and non-native succulent plants in the horticultural trade industry in South Africa. -Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank
• Letlhogonolo Sello (Cum Laude) (2021). Cracking down on counterfeits: Creating a DNA barcode reference library of commercial herbal products traded in South Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank. Currently a PhD candidate
• Ross Stewart (Cum Laude) (2021). Phylogeny of the southern African genus Gasteria Duval (Asphodeloideae) based on Sanger and Next Generation Sequencing data. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank. Currently a PhD candidate
• Nthabeleng Nhlengethwa (Cum Laude) (2024). An eDNA survey of plant biodiversity in an urban dam in Johannesburg, South Africa. – Supervisor: Michelle van der Bank, Co-Supervisor: Arsalan Emani Khoyi Currently a PhD candidate