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Hire Dr. Helene S.
South Africa
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My professional interests include zoology, entomology, research, writing, editing and proofreading of scientific text.

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting
Research Feasibility Study, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Product Development Formulation
Work Experience

Postdoc developing non invasive molecular tests for wildlife diseases

National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

April 2012 - March 2015

Postdoc

National Zoological Gardens of South Africa

April 2012 - March 2015

part Time Volunteer Orientator

I-to-I

2008 - 2014

Postdoc

University of Pretoria

March 2011 - March 2012

Postdoc in molecular systematics and zoonotic disease

University of Pretoria

February 2011 - March 2012

Earthwatch Volunteer Coordinator

Kalahari Meerkat Project

2006 - 2007

Education

PhD

University of Pretoria

April 2008 - February 2011

PhD (Zoology & Entomology)

University of Pretoria

2008 - 2011

MSc (Zoology & Entomology)

University of Pretoria

2004 - 2006

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Almero Oosthuizen AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desire L. Dalton AND Elizabeth C. du Plessis AND Raymond Jansen AND Antoinette Kotze AND Emily P. Mitchell(2019). Canine parvovirus detected from a serval (Leptailurus serval) in South Africa . {AOSIS}
Almero Oosthuizen AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desire L. Dalton AND Elizabeth C. du Plessis AND Raymond Jansen AND Antoinette Kotze AND Emily P. Mitchell(2019). Canine parvovirus detected from a serval (Leptailurus serval) in South Africa . {AOSIS}
Emily P. Lane AND Helene Brettschneider AND Peter Caldwell AND Almero Oosthuizen AND Desir{\'e} L. Dalton AND Liza du Plessis AND Johan Steyl AND Antoinette Kotze(2016). Feline panleukopaenia virus in captive non-domestic felids in South Africa . {AOSIS}
M. Thabang Madisha AND Damian Ponsonby AND Ute Schwaibold AND Antoinette Kotz{\'e} AND Raymond Jansen AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desir{\'e} L. Dalton(2015). Differentiation of two South African otter species (Aonyx capensis and Lutra maculicollis) from spraint based on partial CytB primer sets . {Elsevier}
OTHER
Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desir{\'e} L Dalton AND Teresa Kearney AND Jacqueline Badenhorst AND Antoinette Kotze(2016). DNA Barcoding for Identification of Cryptic Species in the Field and Existing Museum Collections: A Case Study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae) . {Zoological Society of Southern Africa}
Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desir{\'e} L Dalton AND Teresa Kearney AND Jacqueline Badenhorst AND Antoinette Kotze(2016). DNA barcoding for identification of cryptic species in the field and existing museum collections: a case study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae) . {Figshare}
Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desir{\'e} L Dalton AND Teresa Kearney AND Jacqueline Badenhorst AND Antoinette Kotze(2016). DNA barcoding for identification of cryptic species in the field and existing museum collections: a case study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae) . {Figshare}
Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desir{\'e} L Dalton AND Teresa Kearney AND Jacqueline Badenhorst AND Antoinette Kotze(2016). DNA barcoding for identification of cryptic species in the field and existing museum collections: a case study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae) . {Figshare}
Anja le Grange AND Armanda DS Bastos AND Helene Brettschneider AND Christian T Chimimba(2015). Evidence of a Contact Zone Between Two Rhabdomys dilectus (Rodentia: Muridae) Mitotypes in Gauteng Province, South Africa . {Zoological Society of Southern Africa}
Stephan Wolf AND Helene Brettschneider AND Philip W. Bateman(2005). cricket (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae): .
REPORT
Metlholo Andries Phukuntsi AND Helene Brettschneider AND Desir{\'e} L Dalton AND Teresa Kearney AND Jacqueline Badenhorst AND Antoinette Kotze(2016). DNA barcoding for identification of cryptic species in the field and existing museum collections: a case study of Aethomys and Micaelamys (Rodentia: Muridae) . {Figshare}