Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle Research Unit
Contact details
Postal
address:
Chronic
Diseases of Lifestyle Unit
Medical Research
Council
PO Box 19070
Tygerberg 7505
South Africa
Tel
: +27-21 938 0423
Fax: +27-21- 933 5519 |
Physical
address:
Room
120, Building D
Medicina Campus
Medical Research Council
Francie Van Zijl Drive
Tygerberg
Western Cape |
Current permanent staff
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 Interim Manager
Ms Jean M Fourie, BA Nursing, MPhil (Translation)
e-mail: jean.fourie@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0434
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
Has been with the MRC for over 30 years; first at the Tuberculosis Research Institute, Pretoria and then at the National Research Institute of Nutritional Diseases in Cape Town as a professional nurse. In 1988 she joined the CVD division of CERSA which eventually became the CDL Unit. Her main interests are editing and translating research data and questionnaire development. |
 Senior Scientist
Dr Nasheeta Peer, MB ChB, MBA, MPH
e-mail: nasheeta.peer@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 31 203 4818
Fax.: +27 31 203 4709
Currently working on her PhD titled ‘Diabetes Mellitus and Other Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in the Cape Peninsula Urban Black Population’. She is based in Durban.
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 Chief Research Technologist
Ms Debbie Jonathan, Diplomas in General Nursing & Midwifery; National Higher Dipl Community Nursing; National Certificate in Public Health
e-mail: deborah.jonathan@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0802
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
Interested in Public Health and Community-related research.
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 Senior Officer
Ms Tania Witbooi, National Management Diploma
e-mail: tania.witbooi@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0805
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
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Current staff on contract
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 Senior Scientist
Dr Anniza de Villiers PhD (Dietetics)
e-mail: anniza.de.villiers@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0242
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
Her interests are in healthy school environments as it relates to nutrition and physical activity.
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 Senior Research Technologist
Ms Theresa Gogela, BCur Nursing, Dipl Public Health.
e-mail: theresa.gogela@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0249
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
Her interests are related to Community Health research and she is passionate about translating questionnaires and other research documents into isiXhosa.
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 Senior Research Technologist
Ms Jillian Hill, B.Psych
e-mail: jillian.hill@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0801
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
Her interest lies in community action interventions and programme evaluation.
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 Senior Research Technician
Ms Erica April
e-mail: erica.april@mrc.ac.za
Tel.: + 27 21 938 0463
Fax.: + 27 21 933 5519
Assists with the research projects in the unit as well as with administrative duties.
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