About us
Principal Investigator: Professor Raj S Ramesar
Division of Human Genetics
Level 3, Wernher and Beit North
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Observatory, 7925
South Africa
Tel no: 27 21 406-6297
Fax no: 27 21 650-2010
Email: raj.ramesar@uct.ac.za
External sites:
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/genetics/
http://www.mrc.ac.za/humangenetics/humangenetics.htm
Group Members:
| STAFF MEMBERS | Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof | Jacquie | Greenberg | Professor of Human Genetics | |
| Prof | Peter | Beighton | Emeritus Professor | |
| Dr | Merle | Futter | Research Supervisor | |
| Dr | Karen | Fieggen | Medical Geneticist | |
| Dr | Ambrose | Wonkam | Medical Geneticist | |
| Dr | Silke | Arndt | Medical Scientist | |
| Dr | Careni | Pretorius | Medical Genetics Registrar | |
| Miss | Anna | Vorster | Senior Technical Officer | |
| Miss | Lisa | Roberts | Scientific Officer | |
| Mrs | Theresa | Ruppelt | Laboratory Manager | |
| Mrs | Zandre | Bruwer | Registered Genetic Counsellor | |
| Mrs | Greta | Beighton | Research Assistant | |
| Ms | Chantelle | Scott | Research Assistant | |
| Miss | Zeinonisaa | Latief | Medical Technologist | |
| Dr | Jeanne | Rousseau | Technical Officer | |
| Sr | Gameda | Benefeld | Research Nurse | |
| Mrs | Mary | Viljoen | Departmental Assistant | |
| Mrs | Latiefa | Jattiem | Secretary | |
| Miss | Laura | Heathfield | Research Assistant | |
| Dr | Jantina | De Vries | Post Doc Fellow | |
Students:
| student | degree | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs | Lauren | Watson | PhD Student |
| Miss | Kusha | Kalideen | PhD Student |
| Mrs | Aisha-Bibi | Pandor | PhD Student |
| Prof | Brian | Rayner | PhD Student |
| Dr | Tina | Roberts | PhD Student |
| Miss | Mankgopo | Kgatle | PhD Student |
| Miss | Fiona | Baine | PhD Student |
| Mrs | Danielle | Smith | PhD Student |
| Miss | Shareefa | Dalvie | PhD Student |
| Miss | Tasneem | Salie | PhD Student |
| Miss | Lindiwe | Lamola | Masters Student |
| Miss | Reinette | Weidemann | Masters Student |
| Miss | Heather | Whitehorn | Masters Student |
Project based (Co-investigators and Affiliates):
| Benson-Martin, Dr Janine | Gender and Methamphetamine abuse REC 340/2009 |
| Beighton, Prof Peter | Genetics of Skeletal Connective Tissue Disorders REC 228/2010 |
| Futter, Dr Merle | Psychosocial factors: Colorectal Cancer |
| Goldberg, A/Prof Paul | Genetics of Colorectal Cancers REC 182/99 Colorectal Adenoma/Carcinoma Prevention Study REC 209/2004 |
| Horn, Dr Neil | Genetics of Bipolar Disorder REC 81/96 |
| Ramma, Dr Lebogang | Genetics of Cisplatin ototoxicity REC 415/2011 |
| Robertson, Dr Barbara | GIST Project/Colorectal Cancer REC 375/2011 |
| Rayner, Prof Brian | Genetics of Hypertension REC 003/2002 |
| Soodyall, Prof Himla | Genome-wide Microarray of SA Human Populations REC 306/2009 |
| Temmingh, Dr Henk | Psychobiology of Psychosis REC 332/2008 |
| Stein, Prof Dan | Neural correlates of Methamphetamine users REC340/2009 |
| Van der Spuy, Prof Zephne | Genetics of Polycystic Ovaries REC 137/2002 Genetics of Fibroid Development REC 008/95 |
| Zar, Prof Heather | Drakenstein Child Lung Health Study REC 401/2009 |
| Ziskind, Prof Ari | Retinal Degenerative Disorders REC 168/99 |
