Thumbi Ndung’u

SANTHE Collaborative Grant Awardee

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Thumbi Ndung'u has a laboratory at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Durban, South Africa, and also runs the University of KwaZulu-Natal's HIV Pathogenesis Programme (UKZN HPP). He is interested in understanding…

Victoria Kasprowicz

SANTHE Consortium Steering Committee Member

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Victoria Kasprowicz earned her Masters degree in molecular and cellular biochemistry, followed by a PhD in clinical medicine, at Oxford University, UK. She worked as a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University and was…

Sashin Harilall

Head of Research Grants

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Sashin Harilall is the Research Grants Manager at AHRI. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, an Honours degree in Business Management from the…

Udayshia Vencatasu

SANTHE Grants Officer

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Udayshia Vencatasu is the Research Grants Officer at AHRI. She manages a range of grant portfolios including all awards and grants belonging to SANTHE. She has a Master's degree in Microbiology from the…

Kim Waddilove

SANTHE Communications Officer

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Kim Waddilove is a qualified journalist who worked in the media industry in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa, for a couple of years before entering the advertising, marketing and PR sector as a…

Sipho Khumalo

SANTHE Administration Supervisor

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Sipho Khumalo has served on the SANTHE Secretariat since the establishment of the network in 2015. In this role, he provides research management support in the areas of finance, administration and IT. Khumalo…

Kamini Gounder

AHRI Programme Manager: Education and Training

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Kamini Gounder leads AHRI’s Education and Training programme that facilitates skills development and career progression for trainees and faculty. She also holds an Honorary Senior Lecturer position at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)…

Aruna Sevakram

AHRI Education Administrator

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Tarryn Tomlinson

Executive Personal Assistant - Thumbi Ndung'u

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI), Durban, South Africa

Tarryn Tomlinson is a Research Psychology (MA) graduate from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. She began working in biomedical research management in 2012. She is the Grants & Administration Manager at Thumbi…