Prof Thomas Franz
Principal Investigator		Cell and tissue mechanobiology 
Dr Ghodeejah Higgins
Principal Investigator		Cellular biophysics 
Prof Georges Limbert
Honorary Professor		Skin mechanobiology, Mathematical modelling in biotribology 
Dr Absalom Maluleke
Adjunct Lecturer		Computational modelling of fluid-structure interactions in biological tissues 
Dr Jerry Ochola
Honorary Research Associate		Computational mechanics in cardiovascular therapies 
Dr Kevin Sack
Honorary Research Associate		Computational modelling in cardiac diseases and therapies 
Dr Tamer Abdalrahman
Honorary Research Associate		Computational mechanobiology 
Dr Juliet Nagawa
Postdoctoral Fellow		Application of artificial intelligence to classify and predict recovery for dilated cardiomyopathies 
Dr Majahonkhe Shabangu
Postdoctoral Fellow		Mechanical biomarkers of tissues and cells to improve early diagnosis and treatment of cancers 
Simphiwe Dlamini
PhD student		Biophysical and molecular analysis of the mechanical microenvironment and HPV infection in driving cervical cancer malignancy 
Thabang Matseke
PhD student		Micropillar-based investigation of mechanoelectrical effects on HPV-transformed cervical cells 
Moegamad Jack
MSc student		Mapping the mechanical properties of melanoma progression 
Arthur Ndeh Foute
MSc student		Mechanobiology of HIV–associated Burkitt lymphoma