School of Biomedical Sciences

The School of Biomedical Sciences is a school in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It has two departments, Anatomical Sciences and Physiology.

Its research strengths lie in cardiovascular science, neuroscience and pain, thermoregulation and musculoskeletal biology. Publication data show work on inflammation-driven cardiac dysfunction, neuropathic pain therapies, hypertension in young adults, HIV-associated vasculopathy, and biomechanical studies of fracture repair.

Further themes include infectious disease and experimental models of disease mechanisms, alongside systematic reviews and population-based studies addressing African health priorities. The research is focused on South Africa and the wider African region.