Section / Curriculum Vitae
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Education
- 2020 — 2026
MBChB, Medicine — University of Cape Town
Final-year clinical training, in parallel with an MSc in neurogenomics · Mandela Rhodes Scholar
- 2023
BMedSci (Hons), Bioinformatics — University of Cape Town
First Class Distinction · top academic achiever (GPA 85.83) · intercalated pathway
- 2019
NSC (IEB) — Creston College, KwaZulu-Natal
Dux · 92% average · #6 nationally (IEB)
Roles
- 2022 — present
Co-founder & Chief of Operations — African Research Society
- 2020 — present
Co-founder & Brand Director — WiZmed
- 2022 — 2024
Research Advocacy & Implementation Fellow — UCT Global Surgery
- 2023 — present
Alumni Council & Researcher — Reach Alliance
- 2024 — 2025
Chief Analyst, Assessment & Performance — Student Curriculum Lekgotla
Selected outputs
- In progress
MSc: Long-read DNA methylation in early-onset ALS (African patients)
- Presented
Poster: Epigenetic clocks across platforms & populations — ESHG 2026, Gothenburg
- Published
Publication: Self-reported beta-lactam allergy in Cape Town hospitals
- Completed
Honours: Indels & HPA-axis suppression under corticosteroids (First Class)
Recognition
- 2025
Mandela Rhodes Scholar
- 2025
Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans
- 2025
Abe Bailey Travel Bursary
- 2024
UCT DSA Individual Student Leadership Award
- 2024
Rising Star Award
South African Health Excellence Awards
- 2023
Top Medical Equipment Distributor
MEA Business (WiZmed)
- 2019
Dux, Creston College
Selected talks & travels
- Monterrey, MexicoReach Alliance Conference · maternal-health research2023
- Kigali, RwandaALU Healthcare Hackathon · continuum-of-care chatbot2024
- Istanbul, TürkiyeCansağlığı International Medical Student Conference — invited speaker2025
- New York, United StatesAFS Youth Assembly — delegate2025
- England & Scotland, United KingdomAbe Bailey Leadership Tour2025
- Gothenburg, SwedenESHG 2026 — epigenetic clocks poster (long-read genomics)2026
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- AfrikaansProficient
- isiXhosaLearning
- isiZuluLearning
- EspañolLearning
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