Meet the consortium

Coordinated by Stellenbosch University, PRECISE-TBM connects research partners across Africa and Europe, bringing together institutions from South Africa, France, Germany, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Meet the partners behind the consortium below.

Stellenbosch University (SU)
South Africa

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Prof Novel Chegou
Coordinator
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Dr Bih Chendi
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Kim Stanley
Database Coordinator
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Ilana van Rensburg
Lab Coordinator
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Candice Snyders
Luminex Application Specialist
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Prof Gerhard Walzl
Co-Investigator
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Dr Shalena Naidoo
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Lesego Rantho
Technical Officer
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Prof Regan Solomons
Co-Investigator
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Nolene Singh
SU Tech Transfer
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Dr Carien Truter
Study Clinician
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Dr James Seddon
Co-Investigator
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Porche Fortuin
Research Assistant
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Conita Claassen
Research Nurse
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Prof Gian van der Spuy
Co-Investigator
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University of Zimbabwe (UZ)
Zimbabwe

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Moses Chitsamatanga
Lead Participant Management
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Prof Hilda Mujuru
Principal Investigator
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Godfrey Musoro
Medical Officer
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Ennie Chidziva
Trial Manager
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Ruth Nhema
Laboratory Scientist
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Mutsa Bwakura Dangarembizi 
Co-Investigator
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Joshua Choga 
Administrator
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Sheperd Mudzingwa
Senior Pharmacist
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Misheck Phiri
Data Manager
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University of Zambia (UNZA)
Zambia

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Dr Christina Zulu
Consultant Paediatrician
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Dr Chishala Chabala
Principle Investigator
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Imagine Institut des Maladies Génétiques Necker Enfants Malades Fondation (IMAGINE)
France

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Dr Narelle Keating
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Prof Stephanie Boisson-Dupuis
Principal Investigator
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Lazaro Lorenzo
Lab Administrator
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Candice Laine
Lab Engineer
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LifeSADX
South Africa

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Dr Takunda Gwanzura
Co-Investigator
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Louis Roux
Principal Investigator
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LINQ Management GmbH (LINQ)
Germany

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Dr Christoph Cyranski
Project Manager
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Dr Vera Schneider
Scientific Advisor
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Julien Hoffmann
Communications Manager
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