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Staff

Name	Job Title	Area of Interest	*E-mail*
Dr Rajendra Maharaj	Director	Vector biology and control, including integrated vector management. Improving management of malaria control programmes through the use of GIS as well as developing regional capacity towards more efficient malaria control.	rmaharaj@mrc.ac.za
Dr Jaishree Raman	Specialist Scientist	Molecular biology, drug resistance, chloroquine, Plasmodium falciparum, nested PCR, Lab Manager.	jraman@mrc.ac.za
Dr Musa Mabaso	Specialist Scientist	MARA data coordinator for southern Africa with an interest in the epidemiology and control of malaria	mabasom@mrc.ac.za
Dr Marlies Craig	Specialist Scientist	Geographic Information Systems, malaria diagnosis, MARA (Mapping Malaria Risk accross Africa).	craigm@mrc.ac.za
Dr Mike Coleman	Specialist Scientist	Researcher : IVCC (Innovative Vector Control Consortium) project	mcoleman@mrc.ac.za
Mzwakhe Cibane	Research Technologist	Insectary Management	cibaner@mrc.ac.za
Mbuso Dlamini	Senior Research Technician	Insectary assistant	mdlamini@mrc.ac.za
Lizelle Fisher	Encoder	Data Entry	lfisher@mrc.ac.za
Colleen Fraser	Chief IT Advisor	Database management	cfraser@mrc.ac.za
Reshma Gayaram	Research Technologist	Analysis of plant samples for insecticidal properties	rgayaram@mrc.ac.za
Dayalan Govender	Senior IT Advisor	Database design; Data entry supervision	dgovender@mrc.ac.za
Nicole Millerr	Chief Officer	Finances and project management	ngrobler@mrc.ac.za
Khumbelani Hlongwana	Scientist (Social Science)	Social science aspect of Malaria	khlongwane@mrc.ac.za
Amanda Jackson	Chief IT Advisor	Web page development; Web-GIS applications; spatial decision support systems.	ajackson@mrc.ac.za
Val Kelly	Chief Research Technologist	Malaria cultures; Drug resistance	vkelly@mrc.ac.za
Zandile Malloy	Executive Secretary	Secretarial assistance to the Director, and to Senior Members of the MRP Staff.	malloyz@mrc.ac.za
Ntombifikile Mbatha	Encoder	Data Entry	nmbatha@mrc.ac.za
David Mthembu	Chief Research Technologist	Malaria vector control	dmthembu@mrc.ac.za
Inbarani Naidoo	Senior Scientist	MARA - antimalarial drug efficacy studies;Mapping flow of resistance genes; GIS and spatial analysis	inaidoo@mrc.ac.za
Varsha Ramdeen	Research Technologist	Laboratory species identification; Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) project	vramdeen@mrc.ac.za
Frances Ridl	Chief Research Technologist	Laboratory species identification	fridl@mrc.ac.za
Ashokoomar Saikoolal	Chief Research Technologist	Laboratory Animal Technology and Insectary Management.	saikoolala@mrc.ac.za
Ishen Seocharan	Chief IT Advisor	MARA (Mapping Malaria Risk accross Africa) databases ; MIS; database development and management; Manager Database section	iseocharan@mrc.ac.za
Ndabazitha Shezi	GIS technician	Digitising; GIS analysis and map production	SheziN@mrc.ac.za
Joseph Shozi	Chief Research Technologist	Insectary Management	jshozi@mrc.ac.za
Babalwa Zani	Research Intern	Research into burden of anaemia in children in LSDI region	bzani@mrc.ac.za
Jabulani Zikhali	Senior Research Technician	Malaria vector control	jzikhali@mrc.ac.za
		Health GIS Centre
Name		Area of Interest	Email
Natashia Morris	Chief Research Technologist	GIS and Health; Manager: Health GIS Centre	nmorris@mrc.ac.za
Sarel Coetzer	GIS Data Analyst	Research and implement open source GIS software solutions	scoetzer@mrc.ac.za
Nkululeko Bhengu	GIS Data Analyst		Nkululeko Bhengu
Ndabazitha Shezi	Senior Research technician	Digitising; GIS analysis and map production	SheziN@mrc.ac.za