About us
Principal Investigator: Honorary Prof R. J. Wilkinson
Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical
Tropical Medicine
MRC Programme Leader, National Institute for Medical Research, London
Professor in Infectious Diseases (Imperial College London)
Room 3.3.05
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
UCT Faculty Of Health Sciences
Observatory 7925
Tel: 27 21 406 6084
Fax: 27 21 406 6796
Email:
robert.wilkinson@uct.ac.za
r.j.wilkinson@imperial.ac.uk
rwilkin@nimr.mrc.ac.uk
This is a research grouping that houses members of any academic rank from any University Department who may benefit common equipment and some core facilities. Management is horizontal with subgroup leaders encouraged to develop their own internal, national and international collaborations according to project needs and within the constraints of the research contracts that support them. Major subgroupings are co-ordinated by Graeme Meintjes, Molebogeng Rangaka, and Katalin Wilkinson with support staff flexibly deployed wherever possible. Members may also belong to other research groupings.
The Wilkinson Group is also a major part of the larger Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative at the University of Cape Town (www.cidri.uct.ac.za)
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| Graeme Meintjes | Katalin Wilkinson | Molebogeng Rangaka |
Group members:
| Name | Position | Room | Tel ext. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J Wilkinson | Honorary Professor and Head of Group | 3.03.5 | 6084 | Robert.Wilkinson@uct.ac.za |
| Katalin A Wilkinson | MRC (UK) Senior Investigator Scientist | 3.03.4 | 6609 | Katalin.Wilkinson@uct.ac.za |
| Graeme A Meintjes | Infectious Diseases Specialist Physician | 3.03.6 | 6644 | graemein@mweb.co.za |
| Molebogeng Rangaka | Wellcome Trust Fellow | 5.43 Falmouth |
6482 | mxrangaka@yahoo.co.uk |
| Tolu Oni | Senior Research Medical Officer | S3.13 | 6079 | tolullahoni@doctors.org.uk |
| Armin Deffur | Senior Research Medical Officer | S3.13 | 6079 | a.deffur@uct.ac.za |
| Suzaan Marais | Senior Research Officer | 3.03 & GF Jooste |
6389 | suzaanmarais@gmail.com |
| Charlotte Schutz | Research Officer | 3.03 & GF Jooste |
6389 | charlottelouw@discoverymail.co.za |
| David Lowe | Wellcome Trust Fellow | 3.03 | 6389 | d.lowe@imperial.ac.uk |
| Hanif Esmail | Wellcome Trust Fellow | 3.03 | 6389 | h.esmail@imperial.ac.uk |
| Qondisa Qina | Research Officer | Khayelitsha Clinic | 021 3614592 | Nolitha.Qina@uct.ac.za |
| Vanessa January | Laboratory Manager | 3.03.4 | 6609 | Vanessa.January@uct.ac.za |
| Ronnett Seldon | Senior Scientific Officer | 3.03 | 6389 | Ronnett.Seldon@uct.ac.za |
| Nzwaki Bangani | Senior Technologist | 3.03 | 6389 | Nonzwakazi.Bangani@uct.ac.za Nonzwakazi2001@yahoo.co.uk |
| Kerryn Matthews | Post Doctoral Fellow | 3.13 | 7635 | Kerryn.Matthews@uct.ac.za kvveen@mweb.co.za |
| Fadheela Patel | Medical Technologist | 3.03 | 6389 | Fadheela.Patel@uct.ac.za |
| Melina Carr | Medical Technologist | 3.03 | 6389 | Melina.Carr@uct.ac.za |
| Rabecca Tadokera | CIDRI Fellow | 3.13 | 6079 | Rabecca.Tadokera@uct.ac.za |
| Shepherd Nhamoyebonde | Wellcome Trust Masters Fellow | 3.03 | 6389 | Shepherd.Nhamoyebonde@uct.ac.za |
| Kathryn Wood | Initiative Manager | 3.03.5 | 6389 | Kathryn.Wood@uct.ac.za |
| Rene Goliath | Projects Co-ordinator | 3.03.6 | 6644 | Rt.goliath@uct.ac.za |
| Derval Reidy | Regulatory Affairs and Clinical Trials Manager | 3.03 | 6389 | Derval.Reidy@uct.ac.za |
| Raylene Titus | Data Manager | 3.03 | 6389 | Raylene.Titus@uct.ac.za |
| Antoneta Mashinyira | Data Capturer | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213640942 | Antoneta.Mashinyira@uct.ac.za |
| Reyhana Solomon | Administrative Assistant | 3.03 | 6700/6389 | Reyhana.Solomon@uct.ac.za |
| Lorraine Swanepoel | Pharmacist | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614520 | Loraine.Swanepoel@uct.ac.za |
| TBA | Radiographer | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | |
| Patricia Mtiya | Senior Research Nurse | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213610359 | Patricia.Mtiya@uct.ac.za |
| Nonini Rini | Research Nurse | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | nonirini@gmail.com |
| Lizl Bashe | Research Nurse | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | lbashe@gmail.com |
| Relebohile Tsekela | Research Staff Nurse | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | Lebo.Tsekela@uct.ac.za |
| Brian Memela | Research Nurse | GF Jooste | 0216901159 | brianmemela@gmail.com |
| Monica Magwayi | Counsellor | GF Jooste | 0216901159 | Magwayimonica4@gmail.com |
| Nomvula Makade | Secretary | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213640942 | Nomvula.Makade@uct.ac.za |
| Bekekile Kwaza | Clinical Research Worker | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | bkwaza@webmail.co.za |
| Portia Ngondeka | Clinical Research Worker | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | Nozakhe.Ngondeka@uct.ac.za |
| Thembisa Ngcuku | Clinical Research Worker | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | Thembisa.Ngcuku@uct.ac.za |
| Mziwamadoda Peter Baliwe | Driver | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | Madodabaliwe1@gmail.com |
| Brian Basini | Driver | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | Mawethu.basini@gmail.com |
| Sindiswa Kamteni | Cleaner | Khayelitsha Clinic | 0213614592 | Sindiswa.Kamteni@uct.ac.za |
| Friedrich Thienemann | Clinical Researcher | 3.03 | 6389 | Friedrich.Thienemann@charite.de |
| Elizabeth Whittaker | Wellcome Trust Fellow (UK) | 3.03 | 6389 | e.whittaker@imperial.ac.uk |



