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Bibi Rhode
Stem Cell Transplantation at SANBS – A five-year review

Dr Lawrence Gobetz
How vitrification and genetics has elevated assisted reproductive technology to new heights

Prof Frans Kruger
Advances in technology and research bring improved results in oocyte freezing and pregnancy rates

Calista Hardwick
Recruiting egg donors online

Sandra Venter
A five year retrospective study of the Centre for Tissue Engineering referral and conversion rates of tissue donors

Annette Otto
Transplant and the Protection of Personal Information Act no 4 of 2013 (POPI)

Jooste Vermeulen
A five year view of the Organ Donor Foundation of SA’s growth and progress

Yvonne Cordner
Project: Increasing Organ and Tissue donation in state hospitals

Thando Khumalo
Amniotic membrane and umbilical cord blood serum in wound healing

Maryn Reyneke
A call for unified South African data collection on tissue donation and transplantation

Mqondisi Tshabalala
HLA -A, -B, -C, -DRB1,-DQB1 allele and haplotype frequencies from donors in the South African Bone Marrow Registry (SABMR)

Elize Wolmarans
The search for the side population in human adipose-derived stromal cells

Juanita Mellett
Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell transcriptomic heterogeneity: analysis at the single-cell level

Dr Chrisna Durandt
Do in vitro expansion and cryopreservation have an effect on the adipogenic potential of adipose-derived stromal cells?

Prof Heinz Rode
Results report of cadaveric skin used for the treatment of burn victims at the Red Cross Children’s hospital

Mantombi Maseme
Quality indicators as a measure of good practice at a human biobank in South Africa

Dr Robert Crookes
Philadelphia chromosome positive childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Confirmation that the cytogenetic abnormality was not present at birth by testing banked umbilical cord blood. A case report

Hans van den Heever
Retrospective analysis of 32 years of heart valve banking in central South Africa
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The impact of extended ischaemic harvesting times and cryopreservation on tissue strength and structural integrity of pulmonary artery homograft leaflets in the juvenile ovine model

Kuben Vather
Motivators and Deterrents to Blood Donation among Black South Africans: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Data
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A 5 Year Retrospective Review of Pre-transplant Tissue Compatibility Testing at the South African National Blood Service