Writing Consultant

• Feb 2023 - Present

Lecturer/Scientist: Division of Virology, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences

• Apr 2020 - Present

Principal Scientific Officer_Division of Biochemistry and Structural Biology

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

• Provide specialised scientific service to support the research in protein Biochemistry (e.g. by contributing to conceptualisation of research questions, conducting experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, problem solving; expertise to find and assess non-standard resources) • Manage the Laboratory activities and contribute to the development of personnel within the department • Participation in departmental middle-management structures / administration • Engagement in the workplace and Service to/for the university across contexts. Show less

Consultant

• Feb 2019 - Jan 2020

Researcher-Joint Staff @School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences

• May 2017 - Dec 2018

Senior Medical Scientist

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

• Applied and secured research grants • Managed and submitted yearly and bi-annual report to funders • Designed protein baits for antibodies isolation from HIV-infected individuals • Led the vectored immunoprophylaxis project to completion and wrote a publication • Liaised with local and international collaborators on all projects • Supervised the production of monoclonal antibodies and trained junior staff • Collaborated with the Electron Microscopy unit at the University of Cape Town on structural biology projects • Presented my work at seminars and international conferences. Show less

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Apr 2014 - Dec 2015

Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics properties of compounds active against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and P. falciparum. Key responsibilities: Manage the Biology laboratory et re-structure it for cell culture, Apply for research fellowships, write manuscript for publication, express and purify TB proteins of interest, evaluate pharmacokinetic properties of small molecules. Present work at international conferences. Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics properties of compounds active against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and P. falciparum. Key responsibilities: Manage the Biology laboratory et re-structure it for cell culture, Apply for research fellowships, write manuscript for publication, express and purify TB proteins of interest, evaluate pharmacokinetic properties of small molecules. Present work at international conferences.

Georg Foster (A. v. Humboldt) Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Oct 2012 - Mar 2014

Key responsibilities: Supervision of master’s students, Apply for research fellowship, write manuscripts for publication, develop assays for drug screening, and liaise with international and national collaborators. Organize practical course on immunoassays methods for Bsc students. Key responsibilities: Supervision of master’s students, Apply for research fellowship, write manuscripts for publication, develop assays for drug screening, and liaise with international and national collaborators. Organize practical course on immunoassays methods for Bsc students.

Research Assistant

• Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

Key responsibilities: Development of a biochemical assay to identify specific P. falciparum’s proteasome inhibitors, train master students. Key responsibilities: Development of a biochemical assay to identify specific P. falciparum’s proteasome inhibitors, train master students.

PhD Student

• Jan 2009 - Mar 2012

Exchange doctorate student

• Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

Research Assistant

• Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

Key responsibilities: Blood specimens (Humans, primates and rodents) processing and shipment to potential collaborators for viral discovery. Setting up the Viral Discovery Laboratory. Key responsibilities: Blood specimens (Humans, primates and rodents) processing and shipment to potential collaborators for viral discovery. Setting up the Viral Discovery Laboratory.

Visiting researcher

• Jul 2007 - Nov 2007

Key responsibilities: Identification of Plasmodium species from non-human primates’ blood samples using molecular techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, Cloning, Sequencing) Key responsibilities: Identification of Plasmodium species from non-human primates’ blood samples using molecular techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, Cloning, Sequencing)

Master student

• Oct 2004 - Nov 2006

Msc. student

• 2004 - 2006