National:

• Prof Izelle Smuts & Dr Kealeboga Rammego, Department of Paediatrics & Steve Biko Akademic Hospital, University of Pretoria;

• Prof Jo Wilmshurst, Mrs Surita Meldau, Dr Gill Riordan, Department of Paediatric Neurology, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, and NHLS Laboratory at the University of Cape Town;

• Dr Franclo Henning, Division of Neurology, Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Stellenbosch University;

• Prof Soraya Bardien,Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Stellenbosch University;

• Prof Jeannine Heckmann, Division of Neurology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town;   

• Prof Jeanine Marnewick, Antioxidant Research Group, Cape Peninsula University of Technology;

• Prof Theresa Rossouw, Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria;

• Dr Janine Scholefield, Biomedical Translational Research Initiative, CSIR

International:

• International Centre for Genomics Medicine in Neuromuscular disease (ICGNMD) 

• Prof Jan Smeitink, Dr Richard Rodenburg, Dr Mirian Janssen, Radboud Centre for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

• MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases & Welcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research, Newcastle University (Prof Rob Taylor, Prof Sir Doug Turnbull), Cambridge University (Prof Patrick Chinnery), United Kingdom.

• Prof Doug Wallace, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA.

• Prof Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara, Research Program for Molecular Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland.

• Prof Ron Wanders and Prof Riekelt Houtkooper, Amsterdam Medical Center, The Netherlands.

• Prof Kazuto Nakada, University of Tsukuba, Japan.