Thanks to those who made themselves available, Hug4Donation funds and funds from the SRC community project’s pool, GeneUP was able to buy gardening and painting material to help a school in Mamelodi face their basic challenges. On the 26 July 2014 GeneUP and its members visited Vlakfontein secondary and painted their newly established library. The day was filled with…

Earlier this year we arranged for a representative from the CSI group to give a lecture for our members. We were educated about the process behind forensics and learnt about the potential careers available in forensics. Thank you to everyone that attended!

We embarked on our first field trip to Inqaba biotech in Sunnyside, Pretoria. Thank you to Sina and Phemelo for their assistance along with the students whom attended (check photo’s for your friends faces 😉 ) inqaba biotec is an biotechnology company that offers a variety of products to the scientific community. The company is…

GeneUP had the pleasure and honor of collaborating with the Genetics Department on the 24th of May at UP’s annual Open Day. The day involved sharing our student onions, experiences and  career guidance to prospective students of 2015. An enthusiastic bunch indeed! Not only did we educate them about the world of Genetics but we…