Prof Bekker (MBChB, DTMH, DCH, FCP (SA), PhD) is the Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, UCT and Chief Executive Officer of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation. She is a…
Professor Robin Wood (MBBCh, BSc, D.Sc. (Med), FRCP (SA)) is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town and director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine. He gained…
Richard Kaplan (MD) is a Senior Researcher and Site Lead of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation Clinical Trials Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. This state-of-the-art unit conducts HIV treatment and prevention research, including the evaluation of innovative…
Dr Elona Toska is an adolescent health researcher at the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town and a Research Associate at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on identifying ways to support adolescents and young…
Dr Katherine Gill MBChB, DA (SA), Dip Pall Med, Dip HIV Man (MASI CRS Leader / Senior Medical Officer). Dr Katherine Gill is an experienced HIV clinician and has been an Investigator/Co-investigator on more than 15 clinical trials, including HVTN…
Professor Catherine Orrell is a clinical pharmacologist and HIV physician working with HIV-infected patients in clinical trials and observational cohorts since 1997. She leads DTHF Centre for Adherence and Therapeutics (DCAT), based at the Gugulethu Research Offices, and leads the pharmacokinetic work…
Ms Elzette Rousseau (Division Co-Lead, PhD Candidate) is a socio-behavioural scientist at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation. She is a research psychologist with extensive experience in programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Her research focus includes community-based sexual and reproductive…
Dr Andrew Medina-Marino is a Principal Investigator with DTHF and co-Leads the Division of Men’s Health. He holds an Honorary Associate Professor position in the Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, and an Adjunct Associate Professor position in the…
