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The University of Venda’s Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry for Southern Africa (CEMSSA) made a significant impact at the recent inaugural Metabolomics South Africa (MSA) Conference, held at Misty Hills Hotel in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, positioning UNIVEN as a growing force in metabolomics and mass spectrometry research.
Prof Edwin Madala, together with some of the conference organisers and fellow keynote speakers. From left to right: Prof Jeff Xia (McGill University, Canada), Dr Msizi Mhlongo (Biochemistry, UJ), Prof Edwin Madala (CEMSSA Director UNIVEN), Dr Elize Smit (Chemistry, UJ), and Dr Fidele Tugizimana (Chairperson of MSA)
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