CBTBR - Key Persons


Bavesh Kana

Job Titles:
  • Director

Colin Kenyon


David Tabb

In 2015 he joined the Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics at SU

Dr André G Loxton

Job Titles:
  • Scientist of the SA Medical Research Council / Read
Dr André G Loxton is a specialist scientist of the SA Medical Research Council

Dr Bhavna Gordhan

Job Titles:
  • Senior Researcher at the Wits
Dr Bhavna Gordhan is a senior researcher at the Wits node of the CBTBR.

Dr Bienyameen Baker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Researcher

Dr Craig Kinnear

Dr Craig Kinnear is a Specialist Scientist at the SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research

Dr Gabriel Mashabela

Job Titles:
  • Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council / Read
Dr Gabriel Mashabela is a specialist scientist at the South African Medical Research Council

Dr Joanna Evans

Job Titles:
  • Research Officer
Dr Joanna Evans is a Research Officer in the SAMRC/NHLS/UCT Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit

Dr Liezel Smith

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Senior Scientist
Dr Liezel Smith is a Senior Scientist and Project Manager for the CBTBR.

Dr Léanie Kleynhans

Job Titles:
  • Senior Scientist With the SU Immunology Research Group / Read
Dr Léanie Kleynhans is a senior scientist with the SU Immunology Research Group

Dr Novel N Chegou

Job Titles:
  • Senior Researcher at the University of Stellenbosch / Read

Dr Vuyo Mavumengwana

Job Titles:
  • Scientist of the SA Medical Research Council / Read
Dr Vuyo Mavumengwana is a specialist scientist of the SA Medical Research Council

Dr. Christopher Ealand

Job Titles:
  • Researcher at the University
Dr. Christopher Ealand is a Researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand node

Dr. Edith Machowski

Job Titles:
  • Senior Researcher at the Wits
Dr. Edith Machowski works as a senior researcher at the Wits node of the CBTBR

Dr. Monique Williams

Job Titles:
  • Senior Scientist in the Division of Molecular Biology
Dr. Monique Williams is a senior scientist in the division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics

Dr. Nelita Du Plessis

Job Titles:
  • Senior Scientist
Dr. Nelita Du Plessis is a senior scientist in the Immunology Research Group

Eileen Hoal

Job Titles:
  • Professor
Professor Eileen Hoal leads the SU group focussing on the host genetics of tuberculosis

Elizma Streicher


Gerard Tromp


Gian van der Spuy


Grant Theron


Helena Kuivaniemi

In 2016 she joined the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Stellenbosch University

Marlo Moller

Dr Marlo Möller has worked in the field of host genetic susceptibility since 2004

Michele Miller

Professor Michele Miller is the NRF South African Research Chair in Animal Tuberculosis.

Paul van Helden


Prof Gerhard Walzl

Job Titles:
  • Director

Prof Rob Warren

Prof Rob Warren focuses on the disease dynamics of the M. tuberculosis epidemic.

Samantha Sampson


Stephanus Malherbe

In 2017 Stephanus started to work as lead clinician of the rapidly expanding clinical research team

Valerie Mizrahi

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director of the Institute of Infectious Disease