Young Scientists Awards 

Previous winners of the Young Scientist Awards 

IPUF 2004 - Clanwilliam

Best Paper:  Lyndy McGaw (University of Pretoria) and J.N. Eloff - Biological activity and chemical comparisons of Leonotis species. Abstract     Presentation

Best Poster: Theresa Ntloedibe (University of Pretoria) and J.N. Eloff - Antimicrobial activity and isolation of bioactive compounds from some plants used traditionally for infectious diseases.  Abstract     Presentation

IPUF 2005 - Grahamstown

Best Paper: Jerry Angeh (University of Pretoria) and J.N. Eloff - Synergistic effect of triterpenoids isolated from Combretum species.  Abstract      Presentation

Best Poster: Moshe Moshe (University of Limpopo), S.R. Magano and D.A. Els - The effect of the aloe plant extract on resistance to tick infestation by rabbits. Abstract      Presentation

IPUF 2006 - Gaborone, Botswana

Best Paper: Anthony Magee (University of Johannesburg) and B-E. van Wyk - The ethnobotany of Peucedanum. Abstract   Presentation

Best Poster: Gerhardt Boukes (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), V. Oosthuizen and M. van de Venter - A comparison of the anticancer activities of three Hypoxis species.  Abstract

IPUF 2007 - Johannesburg

Best Paper:

1.) Margaret Hulley (University of Johannesburg), P.M. Tilney and B-E. van Wyk - The use of thin layer chromatography (TLC) and stem anatomy to identify Hoodia raw material and common adulterants. Abstract Presentation

2.) Gloria Mawela (University of Pretoria), D. Luseba, J.N. Eloff and S.R. Magano - Development of botanicals with insect repellent and toxicant properties for control of tick infestation.  Presentation

3.) Joice Ndlovu (University of Fort Hare) and A.J. Afolayan - Nutritional analysis of Corchorus olitorius: a potential vegetable in South Africa.  Abstract    Presentation

Best Poster:

1.) Nana Boaduo (University of Limpopo), N.C. Netnou-Nkoana and M. Turner - The verification of medicinal plants raw material: A case of setinmamollo vs. Ipomoea crassipes. Abstract  Presentation

2.) Vanessa Brueton (University of the Witwatersrand), W. Twine and M. Scholes - A population assessment of Peltophorum africanum, Combretum molle and Sclerocarya birrea: three medicinally used species with anti-HIV properties.  Abstract    Presentation

IPUF 2008 - Graaff-Reinet

Best Paper:

1.) Baatile Komane-Mofokeng (Tshwane University of Technology), E.I. Olivier and A.M. Viljoen - Trichilia emetica - results of an ethnobotanical survey.  Abstract   Presentation

2.) Viola Maphosa (University of Fort Hare) and P.J. Masika - In vivo validation of Aloe ferox, Elephantorrhiza elephantina and Leonotis leonurus as potential anti-helmentics used by communal farmers in goats.  Abstract    Presentation

3.) Mpumelelo Nkomo (Walter Sisulu University) and  L. Kambizi - Germination studies on some wild medicinal vegetables in O.R. Thambo Municipality.  Abstract      Presentation

Best Poster:

1.1) Janine MacKenzie (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), T. Koekemoer, G. Dealtry, M. van de Venter and S. Roux - Sutherlandia frutescens prevents the development of insulin resistance in a rat model. Abstract    Presentation

1.2) Margaret Hulley (University of Johannesburg), B-E. van Wyk and P.M. Tilney - Macroscopic, microscopic and chromatographic methods for quality control of Hoodia species. Abstract     Presentation

2.) Mbali Keele (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University), M. van de Venter, T. Koekemoer, P.J. Milne and G. Kilian - Wound healind properties of two African medicinal plants. Abstract   Presentation

3.) Maxleene Sandasi (Tshwane University of Technology), I. Vermaak, C.M. Leonard, J.H. Hamman and A.M. Viljoen - Antimicrobial activity and gastro-intestinal stability of Agathosma betulina ("buchu") extracts. Abstract    Presentation