Lente Uys

Served as Responsible Pharmacist overseeing dispensing, inventory control, stock receiving and daily cash reconciliations at a retail pharmacy in Vanderbijlpark.

Delivered community pharmacy services including medication dispensing, patient care and support during a mandated community service placement at a primary healthcare clinic.

Conducted MSc research on topical self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS), performing formulation, characterisation and analytical testing to evaluate encapsulation and dermal diffusion.

Supported faculty with laboratory work and analytical testing, including HPLC and isothermal microcalorimetry, and assisted in preformulation and analytical experiments.

Grade: Cum laude

Activities and societies: Formulation of cosmetic products including shampoos, facial masks and hyperpigmentation treatments; practical product formulation training.

Post Graduate Diploma in Cosmetic Product Formulation undertaken to enhance knowledge in cosmetic formulation; completed with distinction (cum laude).

Grade: Cum laude

Activities and societies: Dissertation on formulation of self-emulsifying topical drug delivery systems; HPLC analytical work, isothermal microcalorimetry, solubility studies, pseudo-ternary phase diagrams, zeta-size characterization, dermal diffusion and drug release studies.

Master of Science in Pharmaceutics (MSc) with a dissertation on self-emulsifying topical drug delivery systems; cum laude.

Activities and societies: Formulation of sterile injections, eye drops, topical lotions, emulsions, syrups, suspensions; tabletting processes; basic chemistry titrations; aseptic technique.

Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) undergraduate program involving formulation of various dosage forms and pharmaceutical laboratory experience.

Activities and societies: Worked part-time in community pharmacy during school; developed customer care and time management skills.

Secondary education completed at Rob Ferreira High School, White River, Mpumalanga.

Activities and societies: Preformulation, analytical HPLC experience, formulation of nano and micro SEDDS, polarised light microscopy, encapsulation efficiency and stability testing.

Postgraduate experience and practical formulation and analytical laboratory work related to topical and transdermal delivery systems.

Primary education completed at White River Primary in Mpumalanga.