Campus
Medical School

Research Interests
Muscular Dystrophy, Hypertension, Immuno-bullous skin diseases, salt split skin techniques, silicosis, and asbestosis, CAW, Immunohistochemistry, Light Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, HIV and Public Health.

Biosketch
Sivato has been a qualified medical technologist for over 20 years having a National Diploma in Medical Technology-Histology and Histopathological Techniques. He studied at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, underwent his in-service training at the UCT Medical School and Groote Schuur Hospital Department of Anatomical Pathology from 1990 until 1991 and qualified in 1992

List of Publications

Publications in Conference Proceedings:

NATIONAL

Madikiza S. and Gregory M.A. (2003) Morphological changes in dystrophic human skeletal muscle. Microscopy Society of Southern Africa-Proceedings, 33:79.

Madikiza S.M.C., Mackraj I. and Naicker T. (2014) Morphometric analysis of skeletal muscle in muscular dystrophy. Microscopy Society of Southern Africa-Proceedings, 44:13.

Madikiza S.M.C. and Naicker T. (2014) Satellite cell numbers in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  Microscopy Society of Southern Africa-Proceedings 44:31.

Madikiza S.M.C., Mackraj I. and Naicker T. (2014). Dystrophin , a diagnostic tool in dystrophic human skeletal muscle. Microscopy Society of Southern Africa-Proceedings, 44:32.

INTERNATIONAL

Madikiza S. and Gregory M. (2001) The morphology of satellite cells in normal and dystrophic human muscle-preliminary results. International Immunopharmocology Congress: 16-20 September 2001. Sun City Pilanesberg South Africa.

Madikiza, S. and Gregory, M. (2002). The morphology of satellite cell in normal and dystrophic human skeletal muscle. 15^th International Congress on Electron Microscopy: 1-6 September 2002. International Convention Centre Durban South Africa.

Pershad A., Harripersad R., Madikiza S., Quantitative analysis of renal renin in Dahl salt sensitive rats after salt (NaCl) loading

International Immunopharmacology Congress: 16-20 September 2001. Sun City Pilansberg.

Madikiza S., Gregory M., 2002. Morphology of Satellite cells in normal and dystrophic human skeletal muscle. 15^th International Congress on Electron Microscopy: 1-6 September 2002. International Convention Centre Durban South Africa.