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Prof Yolandi Breet is an Associate Professor of Physiology and researcher in the field of hypertension. Her specific interests include large artery stiffness and early vascular aging. She holds a Y-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF) and is also a member of the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY…
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Yolandi Breet
Aug 03, 2026 - Prof Yolandi Breet is an Associate Professor of Physiology and researcher in the field of hypertension. Her specific interests include large artery stiffness and early vascular aging. She holds a Y-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF) and is also a member of the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY…Prof Carina Mels is a full-time Research Professor and Director of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU). She obtained her PhD in Biochemistry in 2011 and she holds a C2-rating from the National Research Foundation. She has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and acted as post-graduate study…
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Carina (CMC) Mels
Dec 06, 2023 - Prof Carina Mels is a full-time Research Professor and Director of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU). She obtained her PhD in Biochemistry in 2011 and she holds a C2-rating from the National Research Foundation. She has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and acted as post-graduate study…Sr. Burger forms part of the team involved in the conduction of various projects within the Hypertension Research and Training Clinic on campus. Her duties include managing, coordination and training of post graduate students as well as performing measurements including blood collection ECG and 24-hour blood pressure. Her own research interests…
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Adéle Burger
Jul 16, 2025 - Sr. Burger forms part of the team involved in the conduction of various projects within the Hypertension Research and Training Clinic on campus. Her duties include managing, coordination and training of post graduate students as well as performing measurements including blood collection ECG and 24-hour blood pressure. Her own research interests…Dr Uys forms part of the team involved in the conduction of various projects within the Hypertension Research and Training Clinic on campus. Her duties include coordination and training of post graduate students as well as performing measurements including ECG, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring and dynamic retinal vessel analysis. Her own research…
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Lisa (AS) Uys
Jul 21, 2025 - Dr Uys forms part of the team involved in the conduction of various projects within the Hypertension Research and Training Clinic on campus. Her duties include coordination and training of post graduate students as well as performing measurements including ECG, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring and dynamic retinal vessel analysis. Her own research…Ms Alicia van der Merwe is involved with teaching and learning of undergraduate students in the field of physiology and occupational hygiene and supervises postgraduate students in the field of occupational hygiene.
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Alicia van der Merwe
Oct 17, 2025 - Ms Alicia van der Merwe is involved with teaching and learning of undergraduate students in the field of physiology and occupational hygiene and supervises postgraduate students in the field of occupational hygiene.Mr van der Merwe lectures ventilation and risk management within the context of occupational hygiene to undergraduate students and supervises postgraduate students pursuing a MSc in Occupational Hygiene. His current research focusses on Occupational Hygiene Education in the South African context.
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Corné (CJ) van der Merwe
Oct 17, 2025 - Mr van der Merwe lectures ventilation and risk management within the context of occupational hygiene to undergraduate students and supervises postgraduate students pursuing a MSc in Occupational Hygiene. His current research focusses on Occupational Hygiene Education in the South African context.The main focus of Dr Linde's research is the assessment of total exposure to hazardous chemical substances that workers, in different industries, experience via all routes of exposure. These industries include mining and refining of chemicals, such as precious metals, and additive manufacturing. His teaching focuses on occupational hygiene and the…
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Stefan (SJL) Linde
Oct 17, 2025 - The main focus of Dr Linde's research is the assessment of total exposure to hazardous chemical substances that workers, in different industries, experience via all routes of exposure. These industries include mining and refining of chemicals, such as precious metals, and additive manufacturing. His teaching focuses on occupational hygiene and the…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hart/collaborators-0
Collaborators
Sep 01, 2020 - [accordion collapsed] INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS Prof. Alta Schutte (PhD) Principal Lead: Cardiac, Vascular and Metabolic Medicine. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales Professorial Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health; Sydney, Australia Extraordinary Professor of…Hannlie is a senior lecturer at the School of Pharmacy. She has 14 year experience in the pharmaceutical industry where she held a Quality Assurance Management position at a multinational medicine manufacturer. Her research focus on the comparison of excipients regarding their physical properties, compactability and compressibility.…
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Hannlie Hamman
May 05, 2026 - Hannlie is a senior lecturer at the School of Pharmacy. She has 14 year experience in the pharmaceutical industry where she held a Quality Assurance Management position at a multinational medicine manufacturer. Her research focus on the comparison of excipients regarding their physical properties, compactability and compressibility.…Joe is an associate professor of Pharmaceutics, serving on the Research Committee and HREC. She functions on the Topical Advisory Board of the MDPI journal; Pharmaceutics (IF: 5.4; CS: 6.9) and have been invited as an Editor for the South African Pharmaceutical Journal (SAPJ). She collaborates with various international researchers on drug…
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Joe Viljoen
May 04, 2026 - Joe is an associate professor of Pharmaceutics, serving on the Research Committee and HREC. She functions on the Topical Advisory Board of the MDPI journal; Pharmaceutics (IF: 5.4; CS: 6.9) and have been invited as an Editor for the South African Pharmaceutical Journal (SAPJ). She collaborates with various international researchers on drug…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/post-docs
Post Docs
Nov 03, 2021 - Dr Richard Cowden (2016) Dr Admire Chereni (2017)http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/extraordinary-professors
Extraordinary Professors
Jun 20, 2022 - Prof Hayley Walker Extraordinary professorhttp://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/center-child-youth-and-family-studies
CCYF
Mar 11, 2026 - What CCYF Offers A Research Master’s degree that gives a systematic understanding of knowledge, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of the social work discipline, field of study or area of professional practice. This degree offers the opportunity of demonstrating originality in application of knowledge and in addressing…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/kinderkinetics