Also known asT Nyokong, T. Nyokong, Nyokong, Nyokong T, Nyokong T.
South African chemist and professor
Quotes
“You didn’t dream too far because in that environment, there aren’t many people who have gone far.”
“I completely object to the notion that there is anybody special in this world. We are all good at what we do. We just have to find a way of understanding what we want to do, and not ask for short cuts.””
“After school, I knew that I was a scientist, one way or the other. How far I would go with the science, I did not know. I didn’t know what chemistry was about, I didn’t even know what I would do with chemistry, but it was challenging and I liked it.”
“I learnt a lot from being in the fields. You have to learn about the birds. You have to learn the sounds. That is science, you know. You had to learn in the field what kind of plants are edible, and so science started there in my view. I think that is when a scientist was born.”
“Our whole aim is to make molecules that are cancer-specific so that healthy tissue will not be affected.”
“In our research, PDT is combined with nanoparticles that absorb and re-emit light, thus enabling for visualization in addition to cancer treatment. In cancer therapy, nanoparticles act as delivery agents of the drugs selectively to the cancer tissue.”