Tebogo Rantsi

CHI research group: Cardiovascular Genetics 

Tebogo Rantsi is currently a PhD student in the Cardiovascular Genetics group at the Cape Heart Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT). Her current research project investigates disease-causing variants in South African patients diagnosed with inherited cardiomyopathy and her supervisors are A/Prof. Gasnat Shaboodien and Prof. Ntobeko AB Ntusi. Prior to arriving at UCT, Tebogo completed her Master’s degree in molecular medicine and haematology under the Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB research (CBTBR), where her research project was focused on the molecular interplay between the NTH and Nei DNA glycosylases of the base excision repair pathway in mycobacterium smegmatis. Upon completion of her Master’s degree, she worked as a medical scientist at Next biosciences and later as a medical device application specialist at Viking Medical (Terumo BCT). 

Research engagements:

·         Genetics of inherited cardiomyopathies