Division Head

Prof Gerhard Walzl Immunology

MRC Centre Director

Prof Robin Warren TB Genomics

Scientists

Dr Nasiema Allie	Dr Lucinda Baatjies TB Drug Development	Dr Bienyameen Baker TB Drug Development
Prof Soraya Bardien Parkinsons Disease	Dr Sihaam Boolay TB Host Genetics	Prof Novel Chegou Immunology
Prof Nelita du Plessis Immunology	Prof Nico Gey van Pittius	Dr Brigitte Glanzmann TB Host Genetics
Prof Clive Gray Immunology	Prof Sian Hemmings Anxiety Disorders	Prof Eileen Hoal TB Host Genetics
Dr Jennifer Jackson	Prof Colin Kenyon TB Drug Development	Prof Craig Kinnear TB Host Genetics
Dr Leanie Kleynhans Immunology	Dr Marisa Klopper TB Genomics	Prof Helena Kuivaniemi
Prof Andre Loxton Immunology	Miss Malebo Malope Clinical Genetics	Dr Gabriel Mashabela Mycobacterial Physiology
Dr Vuyo Mavumengwana TB Drug Development Website: vuyomavlab.com	Prof Michele Miller Animal TB	Prof Marlo Möller TB Host Genetics
Prof Shahida Moosa Clinical Genetics	Dr Jomien Mouton Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Dr Desiree Petersen TB Host Genetics
Dr Byron Reeve Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Prof Samantha Sampson Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Miss Mardelle Schoeman Clinical Genetics
Dr Frik Sirgel TB Genomics	Dr Liani Smit Clinical Genetics	Dr Elizma Streicher TB Genomics
Dr Rebecca Tadokera Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Prof Grant Theron Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Prof Gerard Tromp Bioinformatics
Dr Ndivhuwo Tshililo TB Drug Development	Dr Michael Urban Clinical Genetics	Prof Gian van der Spuy Bioinformatics
Prof Paul van Helden	Dr Cedric Werely TB Host Genetics	Dr Jacqueline Womersley Anxiety Disorders

Clinicians

Dr Tracy Cummins Immunology	Dr Andriette Hiemstra Immunology	Dr Candice MacDonald Immunology
Dr Stephanus Malherbe Immunology	Dr Firdows Noor Immunology	Dr Jane Shaw Immunology
Dr Donald Simon Immunology

Post Doctoral Fellows

Dr Shima Abdulgader Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Dr Shameemah Abrahams Parkinsons Disease	Dr Bahareh Bagheri Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics
Ms Monique Barnard TB Genomics	Dr Caroline Beltran Immunology	Dr Emilyn Costa Conceição TB Genomics
Dr Wynand Goosen Animal TB	Dr Melanie Grobbelaar TB Genomics	Dr Tanya Kerr Animal TB
Dr Leigh Kotze Immunology	Dr Nastassja Kriel Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Mr Johannes Loubser TB Genomics
Dr Brendon Mann TB Genomics	Dr Suventha Moodley Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Dr Charissa Naidoo Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Dr Andile Ngwane TB Drug Development	Dr Nandi Niemand TB Genomics	Dr Margaret Nolan Immunology
Dr Anna Ojo Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Dr Abisola Okunola Immunology	Dr Shatha Omar TB Genomics
Dr Tomasz Sanko Bioinformatics	Mr Haiko Schurz TB Host Genetics	Dr Patricia Swart Anxiety Disorders
Dr Taime Sylvester TB Genomics	Dr Happy Tshivhula Immunology	Dr Caitlin Uren TB Host Genetics
Miss Rouxjeane Venter Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology

PhD Students

Ms Jessie Arries Mycobacterial Physiology	Mr Erick Auma Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mr Medard Beyanga Immunology
Miss Bih Chendi Immunology	Mr Arthur Chiwaya Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mr Tinaye Chiyaka Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Miss Charlene Clarke Animal TB	Mr Julian Coetzee Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Mrs Debbie Cooke Animal TB
Miss Katelyn Cuttler Parkinsons Disease	Miss Ncite Da Camara Bioinformatics	Miss Keren de Buys TB Host Genetics
Miss Brigitta Derendinger TB Genomics	Miss Su-Mari Du Plessis Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Miss Welile Dube Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Miss Ashley Ehlers Bioinformatics	Mr Osagie Eribo Immunology	Mr James Gallant Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics
Mr Yonas Ghebrekristos Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Ms Raeesa Hussan TB Drug Development	Ms Natasha Kitchin Anxiety Disorders
Dr Elouise Kroon TB Host Genetics	Mrs Carine Kunsevi-Kilola Immunology	Mr Vinzeigh Leukes Immunology
Dr Elizna Maasdorp Bioinformatics	Miss Zama Mahlobo Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mr Charles Manyelo Immunology
Miss Zimvo Maqeda Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Mr Lutho Mbabala TB Drug Development	Miss Tina Meiring Animal TB
Miss Stephanie Minnies Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Ms Ivania Moiane TB Genomics	Miss Amica Muller-Nedebock Parkinsons Disease
Mr Brian Munansangu Immunology	Miss Pamela Ncube Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Miss Gcobisa Ndlangalavu Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mr Justice Ngom Ngom TB Genomics	Mr Kudakwashe Nyambo TB Drug Development	Mr Soyama Nyangwa Immunology
Ms Georgina Nyawo Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Miss Naomi Okugbeni TB Host Genetics	Ms Trisha Parbhoo Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics
Mr Ray-Dean Pietersen TB Drug Development	Mrs Samantha Pillay Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Ms Mpala Pilula Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics
Mr Lovemore Sigwadhi Bioinformatics	Ms Anel Sparks TB Host Genetics	Miss Yolandi Swart TB Host Genetics
Mr Kudzanai Tapfuma TB Drug Development	Miss Esther Uwimaana Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Mr Gerald van Eeden TB Host Genetics
Mr Tariq Webber Immunology

MSc Students

Mr Kwame Ahiavi Bioinformatics	Ms Rencia Alberts Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mr Jesse Asimeng Bioinformatics
Mr Tom Bartizal Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Miss Samantha Bayley TB Host Genetics	Ms Nicole Botha TB Drug Development
Miss Nicole Brown TB Host Genetics	Miss Devina Chetty Parkinsons Disease	Miss Leah Chifamba Anxiety Disorders
Miss Kimberley Coetzer Clinical Genetics	Miss Emma Cook TB Drug Development	Ms Lesedi Dikhoba Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics
Mr Morne du Plessis Anxiety Disorders	Miss Rebecca Dwyer Animal TB	Miss Stacey Engel TB Drug Development
Ms Reine Greeff Clinical Genetics	Miss Rachiel Gumbo Animal TB	Mrs Jennifer Hofmeyr TB Host Genetics
Miss Charmaine Jangana Immunology	Miss Danièlle Jansen van Rensburg Anxiety Disorders	Dr Maureen Kamau Animal TB
Mr Daniel Kritzinger Bioinformatics	Miss Alet Lombard TB Drug Development	Miss Gugulethu Mahlakwana TB Drug Development
Mr Tumelo Maila TB Drug Development	Miss Lauren Martin Anxiety Disorders	Miss Nenekazi Masikantsi TB Drug Development
Ms Raadhiyah Mathee Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Miss Mbali Mkhonza TB Drug Development	Mr Mulweli Mushiana TB Host Genetics
Miss Leah Mwendwa TB Genomics	Miss Carene Ndong Sima TB Host Genetics	Miss Mischke Nicolaai TB Drug Development
Mr Christian Otum TB Genomics	Mr Brandon Paarwater TB Host Genetics	Ms Astrid Paulse TB Genomics
Miss Aluwani Ravuluvulu TB Drug Development	Ms Loren Rockman Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Miss Aqeedah Roomaney Anxiety Disorders
Mr Thomas Rust Anxiety Disorders	Miss Denise Scholtz TB Host Genetics	Ms Leere Scott TB Genomics
Mr Jethro Sims-Handcock TB Genomics	Ms Vivette Soko TB Drug Development	Miss Zethu Sonyoka TB Drug Development
Miss Amy Steinhobel TB Genomics	Miss Kathryn Step Parkinsons Disease	Ms Chrystal Steyl TB Host Genetics
Ms Sean Vermeulen TB Drug Development	Ms Ricquelle Williams TB Drug Development	Mr Darryn Zimire Bioinformatics

MMed Students

Dr Bianca Douglas-Jones Clinical Genetics

Honours Students

Miss Kayleigh Caruana	Miss Jacinta Correia	Miss Candice Februarie
Miss Rebecca Geldenhuys	Miss Charné Glanz	Miss Labeeqah Harris
Miss Nicole Harris	Miss Fatima Hendricks	Mr Shuaib Hendricks
Miss Rachel Ince	Miss Catherine Lohrentz	Miss Yastika Mahabeer
Ms Erin McMaster	Miss Tshiamo Motsoane	Ms Thabiso Mphephu
Ms Phozisa Ntloko	Miss Odile Ortell	Mr Caleb Petersen
Ms Tayla Smith	Miss Philippa Taitz	Mr Funanani Thagulisi
Ms Jana van Heerden

Interns

Mrs Clair Ingram Clinical Genetics	Miss Antonetta Malan Clinical Genetics	Mrs Desiree Mbu Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Ms Nina Vorster Clinical Genetics

Research Assistants

Mr Devon Allies Immunology	Mrs Alida Carstens Immunology	Mrs Alicia Chetram Immunology
Miss Megan Cousins Immunology	Miss Lauren Cruywagen Immunology	Miss Nicola du Toit TB Host Genetics
Dr Yolandi Espach Anxiety Disorders	Miss Tarryn-Lee Fisher Immunology	Miss Marika Flinn Immunology
Ms Andrea Gutschmidt Immunology	Mr Guy Hausler Animal TB	Dr Megan Hendrikse Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mrs Anne-Rika Holtzhausen Immunology	Mrs Judy-Lynn Horsemend TB Genomics	Mrs Zuné Jansen van Rensburg Parkinsons Disease
Ms Tracey Jooste Immunology	Miss Kesheera Kasavan Immunology	Ms Belinda Kriel Immunology
Mrs Florenza Kriel TB Genomics	Mrs Ilze Louw Immunology	Miss Nondumiso Lushozi Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mr Maynard Meiring Bioinformatics	Mrs Liesel Muller Immunology	Miss Zola Nkwanyana Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Ms Connie Ramokhele TB Genomics	Miss Kelly Roos Immunology	Miss Jamie Saayman TB Host Genetics
Miss Ayanda Shabangu Immunology	Mrs Candice Snyders Immunology	Miss Kim Stanley Immunology
Mr Ashley Steyn Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mrs Nomvuyo Swepu Immunology	Ms Emily Tangie Immunology
Mr Yanga Tshukuse TB Genomics	Miss Ilana van Rensburg Immunology	Ms Annecke Vermeulen TB Host Genetics
Ms Felicia Wells TB Genomics	Miss Caitlyne Young Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics

Technologists

Mr Stefan Botha Immunology	Mrs Marianna De Kock	Ms Annemie Jordaan
Mrs Ané Kruger Immunology	Ms Irene Mardarowicz Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mrs Zaida Palmer Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mrs Lien Pretorius	Mrs Noorjahn Rawoot Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics	Ms Claudia Spies Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics

Nurses

Mrs Lizl Bashe Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Ms Lauren Benting Immunology	Miss Nosimphiwe Booi Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mrs Conita Claassen Immunology	Mrs Dawn Davis Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mrs Maria Didloff Immunology
Mrs Jane Fortuin Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Ms Bernadine Fransman Immunology	Mr Isaac Johnson Immunology
Miss Morieda Kolbe Immunology	Mrs Charlene Kruger Immunology	Mrs Charlotte Lawn Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mrs Shirley Mc Anda Immunology	Mrs Nosipho Mtala Immunology	Mrs Rozaan Nel Immunology
Ms Bonita Ngwenya Immunology	Mrs Zintle Ntwana Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Ms Gertrude Persence Immunology
Mrs Annaleen Sampson Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Miss Fikiswa Seti Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mrs Georgette Shaw TB Genomics
Mrs Robin-Lee Storm Immunology	Mrs Kathy Swartz Immunology	Mrs Dandelene Sylvester Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology
Mrs Charmaine van der Walt Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mrs Ruth Wilson Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology

Administrative Staff

Miss Stephanie Alexander Immunology	Mr Donovan Baatjies	Ms Abigail Barnard
Miss Nadine Brown Immunology	Mr Kendo Claasen	Mr Theo Cwaile Immunology
Ms Zubeida Hendricks Immunology	Mrs Sonia Lesch Immunology	Ms Dannielle Moore
Mr Rubeshan Nayager	Mr Keenan Olivier	Mrs Bronwyn Smith Immunology
Dr Liezel Smith	Mrs Trudy Snyders	Mrs Esmeralda Swartz Immunology
Mrs Susanne Tonsing Immunology	Mrs Rika van Dyk

Laboratory Assistants

Miss Laverne Buffels Immunology	Mr Chesnovin du Plessis Immunology	Ms Porche Fortuin Immunology
Ms Ereshia Gabier Anxiety Disorders	Mr Ayanda Tsamane Immunology

General Assistants

Mrs Leilani Abrahams Immunology	Mrs Candice Daniels	Mr Tienie Petersen
Mr Shahied Taliep

Data Clerks

Miss Zimkitha Madela Immunology

Drivers

Mr Byron Biscombe Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mr Raymond Fredericks Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mr Jaftha Kruger Immunology
Mr Sisa Mpofu Immunology	Ms Roslyn Pienaar Immunology	Mr Besley Pietersen TB Genomics
Mr Khayalethu Toto Immunology

Lecturer

Ms Anita Kleinsmidt Clinical Genetics

Field Assistants

Mrs Quinita Africa Immunology	Mrs Camray Botha Clinical Mycobacteriology & Epidemiology	Mrs Jennifer Hufkie Immunology
Ms Belinda Jacobs Immunology	Ms Natasha Letolo Immunology	Mr Arthur Mkhari Immunology
Mrs Constance Pana Immunology	Ms Hazel Phillips Immunology	Mrs Ezly September Immunology
Ms Zizipho Simelani Immunology