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Dean
Faculty of Health Sciences
Shabir Madhi is an internationally recognized South African vaccinologist and infectious diseases specialist, serving as Professor of Vaccinology and Director of the Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics…
Distinguished Professor
Perinatal HIVSchool of Clinical Medicine
Wits Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute
Glenda Gray is a South African clinician-scientist and global leader in HIV research, widely recognized for her work in vaccine development, prevention strategies, and maternal and child health. She is…
Professor
School of Public Health
Cheryl Cohen is a South African infectious diseases epidemiologist affiliated with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work centers on…
Associate Professor
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesSchool of Pathology
Anne Von Gottberg is a leading South African medical microbiologist and infectious diseases epidemiologist affiliated with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the University of the…
Clinical Scientist
School of Clinical Medicine
Alisha Wade is a researcher in cardiovascular and metabolic epidemiology with strong involvement in the Africa Wits-INDEPTH Partnership for Genomic Studies and the HAALSI cohort in South Africa. Her work…
Professor
Paediatrics & Child HealthSchool of Clinical Medicine
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Sithembiso Velaphi is a South African neonatologist and academic clinician recognized for leadership in neonatal and child health research across sub-Saharan Africa. Affiliated with major academic and clinical…
Distinguished Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
Marietjie Venter is a South African virologist and professor at the University of Pretoria, where she leads research in zoonotic, arboviral, and respiratory virus infections. Her work bridges molecular…
Reader
School of Pathology
MRC/Wits Vaccines & Infectious Disease Analytics (VIDA)
Professor
PharmacySchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Yahya Choonara is a pharmaceutical scientist recognized for advancing drug delivery, biomaterials, and regenerative therapeutics. Affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, his work…
Adjunct Professor
Paediatrics & Child HealthSchool of Clinical Medicine
Johannesburg Hospital
Tanusha Ramdin is a South African clinician-researcher affiliated with Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work spans neonatology, paediatric infectious…
Researcher
Faculty of Health Sciences
Jinal Bhiman is a South African immunologist and virologist recognized for work on viral evolution, antibody immunity, and vaccine responses, particularly in the context of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV. Affiliated with…
Director & Research Chair
Faculty of Health Sciences
Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Professor
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesSchool of Pathology
Nelesh Govender is a South African infectious diseases specialist and medical mycologist affiliated with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the University of the Witwatersrand. Widely…
Research Professor
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Infectious Diseases and Oncology Research Institute
Matthew Chersich is a public health researcher based in South Africa, widely recognized for his work on climate change, maternal and child health, and HIV. Affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand…
Head of Department
Molecular Medicine and HaematologySchool of Pathology
Johnny Mahlangu is an internationally recognized hematologist and clinician-scientist specializing in bleeding disorders, particularly hemophilia. Based in South Africa and affiliated with leading academic and…
Academic Head of Division
PulmonologySchool of Clinical Medicine
Johannesburg Hospital
Mervyn Mer is a South African intensivist and Professor of Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand, based at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Recognized for leadership in critical care…
Reader
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
Lee Fairlie is a South African clinician-researcher recognized for leadership in pediatric infectious diseases, with a strong focus on tuberculosis, HIV, and maternal–child health. Affiliated with major…
Professor
PharmacySchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Sandra Van Vuuren is a South African pharmaceutical scientist and professor in the School of Therapeutic Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work integrates ethnopharmacology, microbiology, and…
SARChi Chair
Faculty of Health Sciences
Penelope Moore is a South African immunologist internationally recognized for her leadership in HIV antibody research. Affiliated with major research institutes in South Africa, her work bridges basic…
Researcher
Faculty of Health Sciences
Constantinos-Kurt Wibmer is an immunologist and virologist recognized for contributions to the understanding of antibody responses to emerging viral pathogens. His work has been closely associated with leading…
Reader
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
Thesla Palanee-Phillips is a public health researcher whose work centers on HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and women’s health in sub-Saharan Africa. Her scholarship integrates epidemiology…
