Staff overview
Head of Division
Professor Carolyn Williamson
HIV diversity, pathogenesis, vaccines, microbicides
Emeritus Professor
Professor Keith Dumbell [Deceased]
Scientists
Professor Anna-Lise Williamson (UCT/NRF Research Chair, SARCHI chair)
Human Papillomavirus; HIV-1 vaccine development
Professor Jo-Ann Passmore (NHLS/UCT)
HIV/HPV Immunology
Associate Professor Wendy Burgers
HIV/TB Immunology and Pathogenesis
Dr Ros Chapman
HIV Vaccines
Dr Nicola Douglass
HIV Vaccines / poxviruses
Dr Heidi Smuts (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Dr Ziyaad Valley-Omar (NHLS/NICD/UCT)
NICD centre: Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Research staff
Dr Melissa-Rose Abrahams
HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis
Craig Adams
HIV Vaccines
Kelvin Africa
Human Papillomaviruses / Poxviral Vaccine Vectors
Bruce Allan
Human papillomavirus
Desiree Bowers
HIV Vaccines
Dr Katrina Downing
HIV Vaccines/ Project manager/GLP
Shireen Galant
HIV Vaccines
Hoyam Gamieldien
HIV Immunology
Sr Janine Jones, Study nurse
HIV Immunology
Jinny Marais
HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis
Nonkululeko Ndabambi
HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis
Dr Janice Ogden
Human Papillomaviruses / Poxviral Vaccine Vectors
Dr Catherine Riou
Senior Research Officer, HIV/TB Immunology and Pathogenesis
Contact: email; tel: +27 21 650 5393
Ruwayhida Thebus
HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis
Postdoctoral fellows
Walter Nevondo
HIV Diversity and Pathogenesis
Pathologists
Associate Professor Diana Hardie (NHLS/UCT)
Head of a) Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, and b) Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Dr Marvin Hsiao (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
NICD centre: Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis
Dr Stephen Korsman (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Honorary staff
Dr Erica Andersen-Nissen
Registrars
Dr Annabel Enoch (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Dr Akram Ibrahim (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Dr Gert Marais (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Dr Michelle Naidoo (NHLS/UCT)
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology Research
Administrative staff
Zainonesa Hartley
PA to Head of Division and Divisional Secretary
Susan Lanfear
PA to Professor Anna-Lise Williamson
Kathryn Norman
Project Administrator
William Khoapa