This week we speak to Professor Koleka Mlisana who has been the Executive Manager: Academic Affairs, Research & Quality Assurance at the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), since July 2018. Prior to this she was the HOD: Medical Microbiology at UKZN/IALCH; and also served a...
This week we speak to Professor Jeffrey Mphahlele who has since October 2014 been the Vice President for Research at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). Mphahlele is an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa and National Research Foundation C1-rated...
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This week we speak to Linda-Gail Bekker, MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP (SA), Ph.D., is Deputy Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town and Chief Operating Officer of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation....
This week we speak to Larry Corey, former President and Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and in 1998, the founder of the world’s largest publicly funded international collaboration conducting clinical trials of HIV vaccines, the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN). Larry Corey...
Today we speak to Dr. Jackline Odihambo who has held various roles in the public health and clinical research quality/management arenas, including treatment, prevention, and vaccine infectious disease clinical trials in the region. She currently serves an integrative role supporting project operational oversight with the...
This week we speak to Professor Glenda Gray a global leader in the scientific and research landscape. A long-time activist and first female President and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), whose mandate is to support the National Department of Health on...
A Professor of Vaccinology at the University of the Witwatersrand, co-founder and co-Director of the African Leadership Initiative for Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE) and Director of the South African Medical Research Council Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit. Professor Madhi is the Research Chair in Vaccine...