HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE 2026

Member Qualifications
Mr T. Molebatsi - Chairperson BA, BA(Hons), MPH, PGDip (Health Research Ethics)
Dr J.J van Tonder – Deputy Chair BSc (Applied Maths & Statistics), BSc (Medical Sciences), BSc (Hons) (Clinical Anatomy), MSc (Cell Biology), PhD (Pharmacology)
Ms S Cohen MBA, M Operations Management, BTech Lab Management
Dr S Sebitosi-van Jaarsveld MBChB, FCP, MMed (Paediatrics)
Dr R Bierman MBChB
Mr L Haskins BCom (Financial Accounting)
Mrs L van der Westhuizen BA(Psych), B.Ed(Hons) Educational Psychology, MA (Psychology)
Mrs M. Haskins BLC, LLB, MScMed
Dr Poobalan Naidoo MBBCh (Wits), MMedSc (UKZN), BPharm (U-DW), DipHIVMan (CMSA), FCP(SA) part 1
Ms CLM Truluck BSc (Genetics), BSc Hons (Genetics), MSc (Genetics), LLB
Dr C M Slack BA, BA(Hons) Psychology, MA (Clinical Psychology), PhD