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CBTBR Directors
Gerhard Walzl
DirectorTel: +27 21 938 9401
E-mail: gwalzl@sun.ac.za
Prof Gerhard Walzl leads the immunology group in Molecular Biology and Human Genetics.
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Valerie Mizrahi
DirectorTel: +27 21 406 6098
E-mail: valerie.mizrahi@uct.ac.za
Valerie Mizrahi is professorial director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at UCT.
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Bavesh Kana
DirectorTel: +27 11 489 9030
E-mail: bavesh.kana@nhls.ac.za
Professor Bavesh Kana is the head of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) node.
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Rob Warren
Tel: +27 21 938 9251E-mail: rw1@sun.ac.za
Prof Rob Warren focuses on the disease dynamics of the M. tuberculosis epidemic.
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Samantha Sampson
Tel: +27 21 938 9951E-mail: ssampson@sun.ac.za
Holds the DST/NRF SARChI Chair and leads the SU Host-Pathogen Mycobactomics group.
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Colin Kenyon
Tel: +27 21 938 9950E-mail: kenyon@sun.ac.za
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Digby Warner
Tel: +27E-mail: digby.warner@uct.ac.za
Member of the SAMRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit.
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Bhavna Gordhan
Tel: +27 11 489 9135E-mail: bhavna.gordhan@nhls.ac.za
Dr Bhavna Gordhan is a senior researcher at the Wits node of the CBTBR.
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Paul van Helden
Tel: +27 21 938 9158E-mail: pvh@sun.ac.za
Previous co-director and Director of the CBTBR from inception until his retirement at the end of 2017
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Michele Miller
E-mail: michelemiller128@gmail.com
Professor Michele Miller is the NRF South African Research Chair in Animal Tuberculosis.
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Eileen Hoal van Helden
Tel: +27 21 938 9412E-mail: egvh@sun.ac.za
Professor Eileen Hoal leads the SU group focussing on the host genetics of tuberculosis
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David Tabb
Tel: +27 21 938 9949E-mail: dtabb@sun.ac.za
In 2015 he joined the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at SU
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Gerard Tromp
Tel: +27 21 938 9947E-mail: gctromp@sun.ac.za
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Helena Kuivaniemi
Tel: +27 21 938 9948E-mail: hkuivaniemi@sun.ac.za
In 2016 she joined the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University
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Bienyameen Baker
Tel: +27 21 938 9402E-mail: brubaker@sun.ac.za
Dr Bienyameen Baker is a Senior Researcher and heads the TB Drugs group
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Stephanus Malherbe
Tel: +27 21 938 9399E-mail: malherbe@sun.ac.za
In 2017 Stephanus started to work as lead clinician of the rapidly expanding clinical research team
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Marlo Moller
Tel: +27 21 938 9694E-mail: marlom@sun.ac.za
Dr Marlo Möller has worked in the field of host genetic susceptibility since 2004
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Craig Kinnear
Tel: +27 21 938 9695E-mail: gkin@sun.ac.za
Dr Craig Kinnear is a Specialist Scientist at the SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research
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Christopher Ealand
Tel: +27 11 489 9351E-mail: Christopher.Ealand@nhls.ac.za
Dr. Christopher Ealand is a Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand node
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Monique Williams
Tel: +27 21 938 9073E-mail: moniquejw@sun.ac.za
Dr. Monique Williams is a senior scientist in the division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
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Elizma Streicher
Tel: +27 21 938 9957E-mail: lizma@sun.ac.za
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Andre Loxton
Tel: +27 21 938 9953E-mail: gl2@sun.ac.za
Dr André G Loxton is a specialist scientist of the SA Medical Research Council
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Joanna Evans
Tel: +27 21 406E-mail: joanna.evans@uct.ac.za
Dr Joanna Evans is a Research Officer in the SAMRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit
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Nelita Du Plessis
Tel: +27 21 938 9953E-mail: nelita@sun.ac.za
Dr. Nelita Du Plessis is a senior scientist in the Immunology Research Group
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Leanie Kleynhans
Tel: +27 21 938 9953E-mail: leaniek@sun.ac.za
Dr Léanie Kleynhans is a senior scientist with the SU Immunology Research Group
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Grant Theron
Tel: +27 21 938 9693E-mail: gtheron@sun.ac.za
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Vuyo Mavumengwana
Tel: +27 21 938 9069E-mail: vuyom@sun.ac.za
Dr Vuyo Mavumengwana is a specialist scientist of the SA Medical Research Council
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Novel Chegou
Tel: +27 21 938 9953E-mail: novel@sun.ac.za
Dr Novel N Chegou (PhD) is currently a Senior Researcher at the University of Stellenbosch
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Dr Gabriel Mashabela
Tel: +27 21 938 9069E-mail: gabrielm@sun.ac.za
Dr Gabriel Mashabela is a specialist scientist at the South African Medical Research Council
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Gian van der Spuy
Tel: +27 21 938 9412E-mail: gvds@sun.ac.za
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Edith Machowski
Tel: +27 11 489 9134E-mail: edith.machowski@nhls.ac.za
Dr. Edith Machowski works as a senior researcher at the Wits node of the CBTBR
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Liezel Smith
Tel: +27 21 938 9400E-mail: liezels@sun.ac.za
Dr Liezel Smith is a Senior Scientist and Project Manager for the CBTBR.