Chrisna Gouws
North-West University, South Africa
Biography
Chrisna Gouws has completed her PhD in Biochemistry from the North-West University, South Africa in 2012, and pursued Postdoctoral studies in the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences at the North-West University. She is also currently appointed as a senior researcher in the Centre. She has published more than 16 papers on traditional African medicines and advanced cell culture models in international peer-reviewed journals, and is frequently cited. Her current research activities focusses on developing new models for applications in drug research, including traditional medicinal remedies and plant materials and their possible interaction with conventional medicines.