The secret of dying well : the many faces of cell death and its relevance for treating diseases of our time
Date
2014-03
Authors
Engelbrecht, Anna-Mart
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Abstract
Anna-Mart Engelbrecht is currently professor in the
Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch
University. She was born in Pretoria, grew up in the Western
Cape and matriculated from DF Malan High School in Bellville.
She completed a BScHons in Physiology at Stellenbosch
University, a MMedSc at the University of the Free State and
was awarded her PhD by Stellenbosch University in 2005. She
received several prestigious awards which include the Dean’s
and Senate’s Medals as well as the Gencor Bronze Medal from
the University of the Free State, the Marie Curie Scholarship
of the European Union and the Rector’s Award for Excellence
in Research from Stellenbosch University. Twelve MSc and four
PhD students completed their studies under her supervision;
she currently serves as supervisor and co-supervisor for
ten PhD students. She serves on the editorial board of the
International Journal of Biomedical Sciences and regularly referees
for international journals which include Molecular and Cellular
Biochemistry, Pharmacological Research, Apoptosis, Cancer
Letters, European Journal of Clinical Investigation and Physiological
Research. She has published 32 peer-reviewed research articles
and seven book chapters and presented invited lectures at
national and international conferences. She established the
Disease Signalling Group (DSG-CANCER), which investigates
metabolic pathways in cancer cells and protective mechanisms
in chemotherapy-induced damage to the heart. She is married
to Natie Engelbrecht and is mother to their sixteen-year-old
daughter, Retha.
Description
Inaugural lecture delivered on 18 March 2014.
Keywords
Cell death, Diseases -- Treatment
Citation
Engelbrecht, A. M. 2014. The secret of dying well : The many faces of cell death and its relevance for treating diseases of our time. Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, South Africa.