Meet Our Team

Our team of scientists  have experience in infectious diseases, public health, genomics, bioinformatics and epidemiology. 

Prof. Cheryl Baxter
Prof. Cheryl Baxter

Head: Scientific Support and Training

Etienne Du Toit
Etienne Du Toit

Laboratory Manager: CERI Bio

Marthinus Janse van Vuuren
Marthinus Janse van Vuuren

Chief Commercialisation Officer at CERIBio Fluorobiotech

Dr. Emilyn Costa Conceição
Dr. Emilyn Costa Conceição

Postdoctoral Researcher: Antimicrobial Resistance

Prof. Thulani Makhalanyane
Prof. Thulani Makhalanyane

SARChI Chair in African Microbiome Innovation

Prof Carla Mavian
Prof Carla Mavian

Senior Researcher and Programme Director: One Health Research

Prof Jo-Ann Passmore
Prof Jo-Ann Passmore

Professor of Medical Virology and Microbiome Research

Dr Ross Vermeulen
Dr Ross Vermeulen

Postdoctoral Researcher and Co-founder Fluorobiotech

Dr. Lavanya Singh
Dr. Lavanya Singh

Head: CERI Laboratory and Quality Assurance

Prof. Houriiyah Tegally
Prof. Houriiyah Tegally

Associate Professor in Bioinformatics and Head: Data Science Unit

Maambele Ambie Khosa
Maambele Ambie Khosa

Head: Communications, Media and Marketing

Katrine Anker-Nilssen
Katrine Anker-Nilssen

Editor, Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

Nicala Zeeman
Nicala Zeeman

Project Administrator Social Science Unit

Aslam Arnolds
Aslam Arnolds

Research Support Officer

Ameera Crew
Ameera Crew

Intern: Public Squares

Trevolin Pillay
Trevolin Pillay

Intern: Bioinformatics

Queen Shezi
Queen Shezi

Research Support Coordinator

Dr Bethlehem Tefera
Dr Bethlehem Tefera

Leadership Development Facilitator | MBA Candidate

Velda Wentzel
Velda Wentzel

Laboratory Technician

Nondumiso Zakwe
Nondumiso Zakwe

Laboratory Sample Clerk

Dr Anna Gatseva
Dr Anna Gatseva

Postdoctoral Researcher: Bioinformatics

Haingo Andry
Haingo Andry

PhD Candidate: Applied Mathematics

Graeme Dor
Graeme Dor

PhD Candidate: Bioinformatics

Beatrice Mbamba
Beatrice Mbamba

MSc candidate | African STARS fellow

Nicholas Mogoi
Nicholas Mogoi

MSc candidate | African STARS fellow

Fekraddis Molla Yalew
Fekraddis Molla Yalew

MSc candidate | African STARS fellow

Isaac Emmanuel Omara
Isaac Emmanuel Omara

PhD Candidate: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Ataribu Ovuzonye Samuel
Ataribu Ovuzonye Samuel

MSc candidate | African STARS fellow

Thato Phenyo
Thato Phenyo

MSc candidate | African STARS fellow

Yajna Ramphal
Yajna Ramphal

CLIMADE Project Manager

Nikita Sitharam
Nikita Sitharam

PhD candidate: Bioinformatics

Carlin Foka Takamgno
Carlin Foka Takamgno

PhD candidate: Applied Mathematics