Staff
| Name and Position | Area of Expertise | |
|---|---|---|
| Assoc Prof Thomas Franz Head of Division Convener: MSc Biomedical Engineering |
Cell and tissue mechanobiology |   |
| Dr Alkathafi Alhamud Research Officer |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Prof Tania Douglas SARChI Chair in Biomedical Engineering & Innovation Director: Medical Imaging Research Unit |
Medical imaging, fetal alcohol syndrome, health innovation |  |
| Dr Jill Fortuin Lecturer Convener: PGDipl Healthcare Technology Management |
Appropriate health technologies | |
| Dr Martha Holmes Research Officer |
Brain imaging | |
| Dr Marcin Jankiewicz Research Officer |
MR physics | |
| Stephen Jermy Junior Research Fellow |
Cardiac MRI | |
| Prof Ernesta Meintjes SARChI Chair in Brain Imaging Director: CUBIC-UCT |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Dr Tinashe Mutsvangwa Senior Lecturer |
3D image reconstruction, statistical shape modelling | |
| Dr Frances Robertson Research Officer |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Dr Sudesh Sivarasu Senior Lecturer |
Biomechanics, biomechatronics, medical devices | |
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Postdoctoral Research Fellows
| Name | Research Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Tamer Abdalrahman | Cellular mechanics in myocardial infarction | |
| Dr Nailah Conrad | Health innovation | |
| Dr Lindie du Plessis | Perception of anger, joy and fear in subjects with early childhood trauma (with Dr S Malcolm-Smith, Psychology) | |
| Dr Jia Fan | White matter tractography | |
| Dr Omowumi Inyang | Anatomical shoulder implant design | |
| Dr Sharief Hendricks | Health innovation | |
| Dr Bessie Malila | Health innovation | |
| Nathaniel Narra | Statistical Shape Modelling | |
| Kevin Sack | Efficacy prediction of biomaterial injection therapies for myocardial infarction | |
| Dr Trust Saidi | Health innovation | |
| Dr Temitope Tokosi | mHealth innovation | |
| Dr Fleur Warton | Magnetic resonance imaging | |
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Honorary, Adjunct and Emeritus Academic Staff
| Name and Position | Area of Expertise | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Bhushan Borotikar Honorary Senior Lecturer |
Statistical shapes and medical imaging to evaluate the human musculoskeletal system | |
| Dr Sarah Dawson Honorary Lecturer |
Low-dose x-ray imaging | |
| Prof Matthew Glucksberg Honorary Professor |
Biomedical engineering, respiratory physiology | |
| Prof Joseph Jacobson Honorary Professor |
Child development | |
| Prof Sandra Jacobson Honorary Professor |
Child development | |
| Prof David Kelso Honorary Professor |
Low-cost diagnostics for infectious diseases in resource-poor environments | |
| Prof Anurag Mairal Honorary Professor |
Biodesign, health innovation, global healthcare | |
| Assoc Prof Georges Limbert Honorary Assoc Professor |
Skin mechanics, tissue regeneration | |
| Dr Bruce Spottiswoode Honorary Senior Lecturer |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Assoc Prof Andre van der Kouwe Honorary Associate Professor |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Prof Kit Vaughan Emeritus Professor |
Mammography | |
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Technical Staff
| Name and Position | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mr Giancarlo Beukes Senior Technical Officer |
Medical devive development | |
| Mr Gokul Nair Senior Technical Officer |
Medical devive development | |
| Ms Ingrid Op't Hof MR Radiographer, CUBIC-UCT |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Ms Petronella Samuels Principal Technical Officer, CUBIC-UCT |
Magnetic resonance imaging | |
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Administrative Staff
| Name and Position | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ms Busisiwe Booi-Shologu Administrative Assistant |
Division of Biomedical Engineering, MIRU | |
| Ms Thandi Davids Senior Secretary |
CUBIC-UCT | |