{"id":40398,"date":"2026-08-04T11:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=40398"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:55:27","slug":"research-ms-mpho-nkhi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/research-ms-mpho-nkhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#8211; Ms Mpho Nkhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40398\" class=\"elementor elementor-40398\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0d5df e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-0f0d5df-0e53b36\" data-id=\"0f0d5df\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0f0d5df\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfe7fd e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-dbfe7fd-d63d50e\" data-id=\"dbfe7fd\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"dbfe7fd\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd64573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd64573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/blank-profile-picture-973460_1280-283x189-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-834\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de77e52 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-de77e52-57a290d e-de77e52-57a290d\" data-id=\"de77e52\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"de77e52\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae66c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae66c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ms Mpho Nkhi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352eaa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"352eaa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lab technologist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04dbecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04dbecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Department of Natural Sciences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"db75cf5\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"db75cf5\">Ms M Nkhi is a lab technologist in the Omics and research microbiology labs; 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Training\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>She teaches biotechniques practical module (advanced diploma) and training Work Based Learning program (WBL) students<\/p><p><b>Postgraduate Supervision<\/b><\/p><p><b><\/b>Interested in supervising projects on renewable energy, enzyme immobilisation, bioremediation, and molecular biology techniques <\/p><p><strong>Research interest and focus area<\/strong><\/p><p>Mpho is a biotechnology researcher with a strong focus on biocatalysis for second\u2011generation biofuels and renewable energy innovation. 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