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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
Applied Proteomics and
Chemical Biology
Professor Jonathan Blackburn holds the SARChI Chair in
Applied Proteomics and Chemical Biology and is head
of the ANDI Centre of Excellence in Proteomics and
Genomics. He obtained his DPhil degree in Chemistry
from the University of Oxford, and carried out postdoctoral
research at the Medical Research Council (UK).
Professor Blackburn serves on a number of national and
international committees, including the National Health
Research Committee, the Biotechnology committee of
the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry,
and the Nominations and Election Committee, Human
Proteome Organisation. He sits on the editorial advisory
boards of the
Journal of Proteome Research
,
Journal
of Proteome Science and Computational Biology,
and
Expert Review of Proteomics
. He also sits on the Scientific
Advisory Board of GenTel BioSciences (USA), and on the
Research Advisory Panel of the Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research Biosciences.
Brain Imaging
Associate Professor Ernesta Meintjes completed her
undergraduate studies at the University of KwaZulu-
Natal, Pietermaritzburg, and master’s and PhD degrees
in Physics at Oregon State University, USA. Since July
2000, she has been employed as a research officer and
lecturer in the Department of Human Biology and in
DST/NRF SARChI Chairs
associated with this theme
2007 she was awarded the South African Research Chair
in Brain Imaging. Her current research focuses on both
magnetic resonance imaging methods development and
application. She has significant expertise in prospective
motion correction and application of these methods to
study brain development in children with fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders and HIV infection, and in the study
of cardiac disease.
Clinical Neurosciences
Research
Associate Professor Marc Combrinck is a neurologist who
trained in medicine and biochemistry at the University
of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital. He was
a research fellow at the University of Oxford before
returning to South Africa in 2004. His research interests
lie in dementia, neuro-inflammation and mechanisms of
neuro-degeneration. Hecontinues thiswork inCapeTown,
using clinically based observational studies of cognitive
impairment in the elderly and in HIV-associated brain
disorders. In March 2011, Associate Professor Combrinck
was also appointed to the prestigious William Slater
Chair of Geriatric Medicine, the first endowed chair in the
sub-specialty of geriatric medicine in South Africa.
Drug Discovery
Professor Kelly Chibale obtained his PhD in Synthetic
Organic Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in
Professor Jonathan Blackburn
Associate Professor Marc Combrinck
Professor Kelly Chibale
Associate Professor Ernesta Meintjes