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Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Jude Igumbor is a public health researcher whose work centres on maternal, child, and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa. With extensive collaborations across African institutions, his scholarship…
Senior Lecturer
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesSchool of Pathology
Teena Thomas is a South African clinical microbiologist and infectious diseases researcher whose work centers on laboratory diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, and HIV-associated opportunistic infections…
Associate Professor
SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Pascaline Fru is a South African clinician-scientist whose work bridges surgical research, oncology, and precision medicine. Affiliated with leading academic hospitals in Johannesburg, including Charlotte…
Senior Lecturer
PharmacySchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Ane Orchard is a South African researcher whose work spans cardiovascular public health and ethnopharmacology, with a strong focus on hypertension awareness and antimicrobial drug discovery. Affiliated with…
Senior Lecturer
School of Public Health
Marriott Nliwasa is an infectious diseases researcher based in Southern Africa whose work focuses on tuberculosis and HIV in high-burden, resource-limited settings. Affiliated with leading regional research…
Associate Professor
University of the Witwatersrand
Antiviral Gene Therapy Research Unit
Betty Maepa is a biomedical researcher focused on hepatitis B virus biology and the development of gene-based therapeutics. Her scholarship centers on viral vector platforms, particularly adeno-associated and…
Assistant Head of School
Obstetrics & GynaecologySchool of Clinical Medicine
Johannesburg Hospital
Hlengani Chauke is a South African obstetrician–gynaecologist and academic affiliated with Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand. Her scholarship centres on…
Assistant Dean Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Aletta Millen is a cardiovascular and neuroinflammation researcher whose work centers on the systemic consequences of chronic inflammation. Using well-established rodent models, her research explores how…
Senior Lecturer
Anatomical SciencesSchool of Biomedical Sciences
Sylvester Omoruyi is a biomedical researcher whose work centers on natural product pharmacology, neuroprotection, and anticancer drug discovery. His scholarship integrates phytochemistry, cellular biology, and…
Lecturer
OphthalmologySchool of Clinical Medicine
Chris Hani Baragwanath St John Eye Hospital
Roland Hollhumer is a South African ophthalmologist and researcher whose work centres on ocular surface disease, with particular emphasis on ocular surface squamous neoplasia and corneal pathology. Affiliated…
Associate Professor
Anatomical SciencesSchool of Biomedical Sciences
Desire Brits is a South African forensic anthropologist whose work advances human identification, skeletal biology, and ethical anatomical practice. Affiliated with the Human Variation and Identification…
Lecturer
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Diagnostic Innovation Hub
Pascale Willem is a South African academic pathologist affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand and Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Her work centers on hematopathology and molecular…
Senior Lecturer
Oral Biological SciencesSchool of Oral Health Sciences
Sharon Moeno is a researcher in nanomaterials and applied chemistry whose work bridges advanced photocatalysis, energy conversion, and biomedical applications. Her recent scholarship centers on MXene-based…
Professor
Exercise Science and Sports MedicineSchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Demitri Constantinou is a South African sports and exercise medicine academic associated with the University of the Witwatersrand. His work bridges clinical sports medicine, exercise physiology, and public…
Associate Professor
PhysiotherapySchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Ronel Roos is a South African physiotherapy researcher whose work centres on cardiopulmonary and neurological rehabilitation in acute care settings. With sustained collaboration between South Africa and Sweden…
Professor
Exercise Science and Sports MedicineSchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Philippe Jean-Luc Gradidge is a South African health scientist affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand, where he contributes to research in exercise science, public health, and chronic disease…
Lecturer
Obstetrics & GynaecologySchool of Clinical Medicine
Coronation Hospital
Valerie Vannevel is a maternal and child health researcher whose work centers on fetal growth, placental function, and perinatal outcomes in low- and middle-income settings, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa…
Adjunct Professor
Orthopaedic SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Mmampapatla Ramokgopa is an orthopaedic surgeon and academic associated with Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg and linked to international collaborative research networks. His scholarly…
Senior Researcher
School of Public Health
MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt)
Carren Ginsburg is a population health researcher affiliated with the MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her work centers on…
Lecturer
Paediatrics & Child HealthSchool of Clinical Medicine
Johannesburg Hospital
Tanya Murray is a South African researcher affiliated with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the National Health Laboratory Service. Her work centers on paediatric and maternal HIV…
Lecturer
Human GeneticsSchool of Pathology
Maryanne Mufford is a psychiatric genetics researcher whose work centers on the biological foundations of post-traumatic stress disorder and related conditions. As a contributor to major international…
Senior Lecturer
School of Public Health
Tafadzwa Makonese is an energy and air quality researcher whose work centers on household energy use, combustion emissions, and health impacts in Southern Africa. His scholarship bridges engineering…
