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MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF
• Improvements in quality of life of patients and families
• Reduction in the social burden of PRDs
• Reduction in the nancial burden to patients and families
• Filing of a patent in future that will be able to generate income
• There will be PhD students that will graduate from the project
Prof Motaung further explained that obtaining this funding was not easy, especially since DUT does not have a medical school.
“But I persevered. I knew that we have the Faculty of Health Sciences. The grant was very competitive.This was a rapid call grant, meaning
that you don’t have enough time. Usually closing dates for rapid calls are soon. Another challenge was establishing European partners within a short period of time.Then you end up not sleeping, writing a winning grant,” said Prof Motaung.
She said that she was ecstatic when she was noti ed that DUT will receive the grant, con rming that her hard work nally paid off. She is also proud that DUT will be leading the UoTs in this arena.
Simangele Zuma
While the short-term motivation of most current studies is to respond to the urgent need for a solution for COVID-19, the long-term goal is to develop vaccines, supplements and drugs from plant crude extracts that will treat COVID-19.
– Professor Keolebogile Motaung
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