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I love laser : it's my guiding light

Authors: Nolan, Cathy
Date: 2011
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:7184 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006274 , http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001906/190645e.pdf#190680 , Nyokong, Tebello
Description: What is the common thread that could possibly link denim jeans, cancer and pesticides? None is evident. Yet when South African chemist Tebello Nyokong describes her fascinating research, the link that emerges is light. Nyokong, a specialist in nanochemistry, loves laser, and is using it in ways that could have a revolutionary impact on medicine and the environment.
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Date Issued: 2011

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Prof Nyokong receives another Science award

Authors: Matiwana, Zamuxolo
Date: 2011
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello , International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materiel (ICFPAM)
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:7182 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006267 , Nyokong, Tebello
Description: The Rhodes University professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology, Tebello Nyokong, says the Award for her Scientific Achievements by the International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materiel (ICFPAM) is an honour, especially since it is awarded in memory of the centenary of the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to a woman: Marie Curie.
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Date Issued: 2011

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Tebello Nyokong 'As chemists, we are designers'

Authors: Nolan, Cathy
Date: 2011
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello , L’Oreal–UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:7183 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006272 , Nyokong, Tebello , L’Oreal–UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
Description: What is the common thread running through denim jeans, cancer and pesticides? None springs to mind, yet when chemist Tebello Nyokong describes her fascinating research, a link begins to emerge: light. A specialist in nanochemistry, Nyokong is using laser in ways that could revolutionize not only the diagnosis and treatment of cancer but also water purification. Born in Lesotho, Tebello Nyokong is Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology at Rhodes University in South Africa and Director of the Nanotechnology Innovation Centre for Sensors (Mintek). In 2009, she was one of the five Laureates of the 2009 L’Oreal–UNESCO Awards for Women in Science.
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Date Issued: 2011

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Curiosity first, applications later

Authors: Berold, Robert , Limson, Janice L
Date: 2009
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:7188 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006281 , http://www.sajs.co.za/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/1-4-1-PB.pdf , Nyokong, Tebello
Description: Tebello Nyokong speaks to Robert Berold and Janice Limson about her career as a chemist. Tebello Nyokong, who holds a research chair in medicinal chemistry and nanotechnology at Rhodes University, has become the first South African scientist to win the L’Oreal-UNESCO award for women in science, in the physical sciences. Only one laureate is selected from each of five world regions, and Nyokong is the 2009 laureate for Africa and the Arab states. She and the winners from the other four regions travel to Paris in March to each accept the award and a generous prize of close to R1 million. Nyokong now heads the new Nanotechnology Innovation Centre for medical sensors: the biggest single research investment in the history of Rhodes. Linked to other nanotechnology centres in the country, it is designed to bridge the gap between research and the market.
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Date Issued: 2009

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Rhodes professor among best women scientists

Authors: Ndabeni, Khanyi
Date: 2008
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:7186 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006278 , Nyokong, Tebello
Description: A RHODES University scientist's ground breaking work in harnessing light for cancer therapy has won her a United Nations award worth almost R1- million. Named on Monday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) as one of the world's top five "Exceptional Women Scientists", Professor Tebello Nyokong said winning the award was "just like getting a Nobel Prize". She was also recognised for her work regarding environmental cleanups. Nyokong, 57, grew up herding sheep in Lesotho and was unable to afford shoes. She now works in Rhodes University's chemistry department. She won the award for the Africa and Arab states category on World Science Day, which took place on Monday.
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Date Issued: 2008

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Research for health and life: life giving light

Authors: Burnett, Mary
Date: 2001
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: vital:7179 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006185 , Nyokong, Tebello
Description: The elimination of certain cancers with light, known as photodynamic therapy, is a relatively new technique that has mainly been used in Russia, the USA and some parts of Europe, but with remarkable effectiveness. Professor Tebello Nyokong of the Department of Chemistry , at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, is collaborating with Professor David Phillips of the Imperial College, London, as part of the AtlantIC Alliance which also involves Emory University, Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology, both in Atlanta, SA.
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Date Issued: 2001

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2009/2010 CEO (Celebrating excellence in organisations) Most Influential Women in Business and Government (MIW) in the Education and Teaching Sector

Authors: Rhodes University
Subjects: Nyokong, Tebello
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:7178 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006184 , Nyokong, Tebello
Description: Professor Tebello Nyokong was awarded the 2009/2010 CEO (Celebrating excellence in organisations) Most Influential Women in Business and Government (MIW) in the Education and Teaching Sector and was named as a runner-up in the Quality of Life category of the Department of Science and Technology's (DST) 2009 Distinguished Woman Scientist Award. Holding a DST/NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative Chair in Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology, she is also the Director of the DST/Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) for Sensors. Her pioneering research into photodynamic therapy to harness light for cancer therapy and the early detection of human diseases and environmental clean-up continues to draw attention for more reasons than are immediately apparent.
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