Prof. Francois H. van der Westhuizen

Deputy Dean: Research and Innovation & Professor

Research: Orcid | Scopus 

Telephone: +27 18 299 2318

E-mail: Francois.VanDerWesthuizen@nwu.ac.za

Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building G6, Room 202

Qualifications: PhD

Professional registration: Medical Biological Scientist at Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA)

Expertise: Enzymology, bioenergetics, molecular and cell biology, mtDNA genetics

Prof. Roan Louw

Research Director: Focus Area for Human Metabolomic & Professor

Research: Orcid | Scopus 

Telephone: +27 18 285 2545

E-mail: Roan.Louw@nwu.ac.za

Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 116

Qualifications: PhD

Professional registration: Medical Biological Scientist at Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) 

Expertise: Metabolomics, bioenergetics, enzymology, cell biology

Prof. J. Zander Lindeque

Associate Professor & Subject Group Leader: Biochemistry

Research: Orcid | Scopus 

Telephone: +27 18 299 2339

E-mail: Zander.Lindeque@nwu.ac.za

Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 109

Qualifications: PhD 

Expertise: Metabolomics, bioenergetics, analytical biochemistry, transportomics

Dr Marianne Pretorius

Senior Lecturer

Research: Orcid | Scopus 

Telephone: +27 18 299 4074

E-mail: Marianne.Pretorius@nwu.ac.za

Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 206

Qualifications: PhD

Expertise: mtDNA genetics, Transcriptomics, enzymology, mitochondrial morphology

Prof. Joanna L. Elson

Extraordinary Associate Professor (Human Genetics)

Research: Scopus 

E-mail: Joanna.Elson@newcastle.ac.uk

Office: Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, UK 

Qualifications: PhD

Expertise: Human Genetics, Mitochondrial DNA genetics and disease

Prof. Ilse-Sanet Pienaar

Extraordinary Associate Professor 

Research: Scopus 

E-mail: i.pienaar@bham.ac.uk

Office: The Institute of Clinical Sciences, Medical School, University of Birmingham, UK 

Qualifications: PhD

Expertise: Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson’s Disease, Mitochondrial pathology

Prof. Albert Quintana

Extraordinary Associate Professor 

Research: Scopus 

E-mail: Albert.Quintana@uab.cat

Office: Institute of Neurosciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​Spain

Qualifications: PhD

Expertise: Neuronal susceptibility in mitochondrial disease, Mitochondrial pathology

Dr Gerda Venter

Senior Lecturer(Biochemistry)

Research: Orcid 

Telephone: +27 18 389 2799

E-mail: gerda.venter@nwu.ac.za

Office: Potchefstroom Campus, Building F3, Room 101

Qualifications: PhD