| CRC Director | A/Prof Charlotte Schutz has more than 15 years of experience in clinical research and trial management. She holds an MBChB from Stellenbosch University, a Master of Public Health in Clinical Research from UCT, and a PhD in Medicine from UCT. As a clinician-researcher, she has made contributions to understanding HIV-related opportunistic infections, particularly severe HIV-associated tuberculosis, and has focused on research aimed at improving survival outcomes patients with advanced HIV disease and opportunistic infections.
She was recently appointed as the Director of the UCT Clinical Research Centre in 2025 and this marks a new chapter in her career, as she aims to strengthen the Centre’s role in facilitating innovative research, enhancing collaboration, and ensuring long-term sustainability. | 
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| Administrative Assistant | Kashiefa Prins joined the CRC in 2015 as a data and laboratory assistant. Since 2023 Kashiefa is the Administrative Assistant in the CRC. |
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| CRC Operations Manager | Annemie Stewart is an MPH (Epidemiology) graduate and has worked at UCT since 2012. She was a Data Manager in pharmacovigilance and later clinical trials, before being appointed as the CRC Operations Manager in 2020. |
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| Research Pharmacist | Sherisce Govender |
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| Research Pharmacist | Fathima Docrat started working in clinical trials in 2020 and was quickly promoted to being the Lead Pharmacist on the national WHO SOLIDARITY trial, coordinating all the pharmacies from Wits where she was based at the time. Fathima joined the CRC in 2022. Fathima is studying towards an MPH. |
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| Clinical Trial Coordinator | Sr Bonita Williams has worked in clinical trials since 2013 and is focussed on Oncology trials in particular. Bonita joined the CRC in 2018. |
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| Clinical Trial Coordinator | Sr Rene Williams has worked in clinical trials in the UK since 1999 before moving back to South Africa and joining the CRC in 2018. |
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| Clinical Trial Coordinator | Sr Zimasa Gcwabe has worked in clinical trials since 2015 and joined the CRC in 2022. |
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| Research Nurse | Sr Nolene Bauer is a very experienced clinical research nurse and phlebotomist, and joined the CRC in 2021. |
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| Data Assurance Officer | Nazmie Pearce has worked in data administration for clinical trials since 2010 and is the quality champion in the CRC since 2022. |
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| Research Assistant | Lindo Mayiya |
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| Research Assistant | Sivuyile Buhlungu worked in clinical trials as a Clinical Research Worker since 2020 before joining the CRC as a data and laboratory assistant in 2022. |
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| Research Assistant | Lethabo Ramoshaba |
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| Regulatory Officer | Nickey Jass |
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| Data Manager | Lwazi Mhlanti |
