Nicolette Nadene Houreld
Senior Researcher and Lecturer
Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Johannesburg
South Africa
Biography
Dr. Nicolette Nadene Houreld N.Dip (TWR), B.Tech (TWR), M.Tech (TWR), D.Tech (UJ) Biomedical Technology was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated from the Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Johannesburg in 2007 with her doctoral degree in Biomedical Technology and became a full time senior researcher and lecturer in the Laser Research Centre in 2009. She received her NRF (National Research Foundation, South Africa) Y2-rating in 2012.Dr Houreld has supervised and co-supervised 8 honours, 8 masters and 4 doctorate students within the Laser Research Centre and other departments within the University of Johannesburg. She has secured external funding towards projects in the Laser Research Centre and has reviewed both National and International grant applications. Over the last 11 years she has published 34 peer-reviewed accredited national and international articles, 17 conference proceedings, 4 book chapters and 1 book, and reviews articles for numerous international journals. Dr Houreld serves on various research-related university and science council committees, and is on the editorial board for the journal Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. She is currently on the executive committee as treasurer for the World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT). She has presented at and been invited to present and give workshops at a number of international conferences.
Research Interest
Her research interests lie in the areas of photobiomodulation and diabetic wound healing, where she investigates the molecular and cellular effects of photobiomodulation and laser tissue interaction.