Staff
| Name | Job Title | Area of Interest | |
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Dr Rajendra Maharaj |
Director |
Vector biology and control, integrated vector management. Improving management of malaria control programmes and developing regional capacity towards more efficient malaria control. |
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Dr Jaishree Raman |
Specialist Scientist |
Molecular biology, drug resistance, chloroquine, Plasmodium falciparum, nested PCR, Lab Manager. |
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Dr Andre Laas |
Specialist Scientist (Entomologist) |
Vector biology and control. Building entomological capacity in the region. Manage and participate in field-based research projects. |
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Dr Jennifer Jackson |
Project Manager |
Project Management |
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Juanita Chewparsad |
Research Intern |
Drug resistance |
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Mbuso Dlamini |
Senior Research Technician |
Insectary assistant |
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Liezl Fisher |
Encoder |
Data Entry |
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Reshma Gayaram |
Research Technologist |
Analysis of plant samples for insecticidal properties |
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Dayanandan Govender |
Senior IT Advisor |
Database design; Data entry supervision |
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Khumbulani Hlongwana |
Scientist (Social Science) |
Social science aspect of Malaria |
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Amanda Jackson |
Chief IT Advisor |
Web page development; Web-GIS applications; spatial decision support systems. |
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Mandla Kweyama |
Research Technician |
Insectary assistant |
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Edison Mavundza |
Public health scientist |
Cross-cutting research on malaria and other infectious diseases, including the interaction between malaria, HIV/AIDS, and TB. |
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Ntombifikile Mbatha |
Encoder |
Data Entry |
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Elda Mohapi |
Vector Control Scientist (Biologist) |
Operational research on malaria vector biology and vector control methods |
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David Mthembu |
Chief Research Technologist |
Malaria vector control |
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Madhupa Mukherjee |
Scientist |
Drug-resistance |
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Inbarani Naidoo |
Senior Scientist |
MARA - antimalarial drug efficacy studies;Mapping flow of resistance genes; GIS and spatial analysis |
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Daphne Peters |
Executive Secretary |
Executive secretary to Director and staff |
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Varsha Ramdeen |
Research Technologist |
Laboratory species identification; Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) project |
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Ashokoomar Saikoolal |
Chief Research Technologist |
Laboratory Animal Technology
and Insectary Management. |
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Ishen Seocharan |
Chief IT Advisor |
Manager, Database section; Malaria Information Systems; database development
and management; |
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Joseph Shozi |
Chief Research Technologist |
Insectary Management |
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Jabulani Zikhali |
Senior Research Technician |
Malaria vector control |
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Yurita Yona Manilal |
Student |
Sterile Insect Technolgy |
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Health GIS Centre |
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| Name | Job Title | Area of Interest | |
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Natashia Morris |
Research Support Manager |
Manager, Health GIS Centre; GIS and Health; |
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Sarel Coetzer |
Chief Research Technologist |
Research and implementation of open source Web GIS software solutions |
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Michael Gebreslasie |
Senior Scientist |
GIS and Remote Sensing data analyst/Researcher |
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Ndabazitha Shezi |
Senior Research technician |
GIS analysis and map production |
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