Nomcebo Lungile Thwala

Dr
Nomcebo Lungile
Thwala

Postdoc researcher
Onderstepoort Biological Products
Email 
lungilethwala [at] gmail.com
Biography

Experienced researcher in pharmaceuticals. Skilled in formulation development, nanotechnology (specifically nanomedicine), science teaching and public speaking. I hold a Doctorate in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical technology from Univesidade de Santiago de Compostela and in Biomedical Sciences from Universite Catholique de Louvain plus an MSc in Chemistry from University of Johannesburg. A One Young world ambassador for Swaziland and a member of the OPEC fund for international development (OFID). I am passionate about science research and science education. Also a member of Young Climber organisation in Swaziland, who advocates for "educating the girl child movement" in Swaziland and South Africa. 

Research interests

Pharmaceutical research, drug discovery, vaccinology, formulation development, clinical trials and Science education. 

Projects you're working on

Currently focused on the development of combination vaccines containing clostridial and non-clostridial antigens for sheep and cattle. Also focusing on designing new delivery systems )nano-formulations ) to improve the stability (shelf-life) of specific antigens. 

Discipline
Formulation technology Molecular biology
Host species
Cattle
Pathogen
BacteriaClostridia
Stage of vaccine development
Vaccine delivery