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The lab mentor shaping generations of students and researchers From Fordsburg to the laboratories of Wits. 31 July 2026

University of the WitwatersrandRef: https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/our-people/2026/the-lab-mentor-shaping-generations-of-students-and-researchers.html

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This is a news article on the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) website dated 31 July 2026, part of a National Science Month series profiling Wits staff. It highlights Hasiena Ali, a Principal Technician in the Department of Anatomical Sciences, describing her career path and her role in training undergraduate and postgraduate researchers. The article notes her experience across multiple laboratory areas and mentions specialised neurohistology training at the University of Zurich through the Swiss-South African Joint Research Project.

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https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/our-people/2026/the-lab-mentor-shaping-generations-of-students-and-researchers.html

Key Takeaways

Wits University news article
Date: 31 July 2026
National Science Month profile
Subject: Hasiena Ali, Principal Technician, Department of Anatomical Sciences
Career milestones: PCR Laboratory (after 1999 merger), School of Anatomical Sciences (from 2005)
Training: specialised neurohistology training at University of Zurich via Swiss-South African Joint Research Project
Laboratory expertise listed: Histology, Tissue and Cell Culture, PCR, Immunohistochemistry, Neuro laboratories
Mentorship: Honours, Master’s and PhD students; researchers from multiple African countries
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits)
Hasiena Ali
Department of Anatomical Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Bree Primary School
Lenasia
Bargwanath Hospital
South African Institute for Medical Research
Lancet Laboratories
Wits Dental School
PCR Laboratory
School of Anatomical Sciences
University of Zurich
Swiss-South African Joint Research Project

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Closing Date

31 July 2026