So did his post-doctoral student, Dr. Tiaan Heunis his PhD degree in 2012 achieved by showing the p

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The probiotic entiro in his laboratory in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Stellenbosch developed, it all across South Africa to Spain taken as part of the pharmaceutical proc export company Cipla Medpro's marketing campaign it among doctors and pharmacists.
All it takes a bite out of his diary, he enjoys it thoroughly to working closely involved with the full development process of the product extra protection to the digestive system offers - from the initial proc export development and further refinements to negotiations with patent attorneys, input in packaging and other marketing.
Prof. Dicks go back a long way with entiro and Cipla Medpro, his research on it for at least seven years funded. In 2005, his research group first in South Africa to become an antimicrobial peptide of a lactic acid bacteria to produce a medical product.
There are already proc export two years earlier began to systematically over 5000 lactic acid bacteria to screen for single stems that unique protective properties. Two "friendly" species is discovered proc export that the upper and lower parts of the digestive system as a whole tightly export or paving, and in the process prevent pathogens in the gut's reseptorsetels attach and damage. On top of that it also produces germicidal peptides that help harmful microbes and destroying conditions proc export such as diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome decrease.
So far, 25 research papers in leading journals all over entiro s two lactic acid bacteria appeared and neither is on the way. "It gives scientific stature to our product," said Prof. Dicks, who is the editorial board of seven journals and besides proc export eight patents, 167 publications and 21 book chapters to his credit.
The 2012 recipient of a grant by the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF ie) and BHP Billiton admits that he can be impatient, not too much "red proc export tape" does not, and is crazy about conflict. Not outbursts of screaming kind, but rather conflict proc export that challenge and lead to other ways of doing things.
"Out of conflict, new ideas are born, especially if the person on the other side of the table you push and force not the way you want to go running," said prof. Dicks, whose brain just then firing proc export on all cylinders.
This melksuurbakteriespesialis his career began as food microbiologist. He believes it should be in a science theme stuck if you want to focus properly and make a name. So it's no surprise that in his laboratory working full steam to have several related projects in which the antimicrobial proc export properties of peptides entiro s also not be used.
So did his post-doctoral student, Dr. Tiaan Heunis his PhD degree in 2012 achieved by showing the peptides in wound nanofyn material to weave especially secondary brandwondinfeksies combat. Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jayesh Ahire India look of it as a surgical bandage for internal operasiesnye proc export can be developed.
Doctoral student Melanie Hattingh and Du Preez van Staden respectively to see other peptides's possible anticancer properties and their ability to stimulate the immune system. Postdoctoral fellows Dr. Carol van Reenen and dr. Shelly Dean team with the development of other peptides proc export and cloning of genes for probiotic strains and to detect pathogens.
The native of Port Elizabeth certainly his business acumen to sort osmotic his parents had, which included a general store and holiday accommodation in the Eastern Cape industry. Yet he says the proverbial light at first as a postgraduate student let him go over the benefits in making research with industrial, retail impact to do.
"He is very innovative and has a really good business sense," recalls Professor. Dicks his then-supervisor MSc and PhD supervisor, with whom he created in 1983 as a master degree student proc export at Stellenbosch Kovsies moved.
Because proc export he is the application of research so enjoy giving prof. Dicks like class for third year BSc students on industrial microbiology. "I just sometimes get too excited when I teach, the students then think I'm sure prickly," it comes from a man with a passion for quality proc export work and his art.
"The most important is stability, because if you do not have your dormant, for example at home, you have it in your science," does it without hesitation Prof. Dicks, proc export whose safe harbor Sarina proc export his wife and three children.
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