Annelies Van Rie
Prof Annelies Van Rie a physician-scientist, epidemiologist and public health specialist whose expertise lies in the study of tuberculosis and HIV in resource poor settings and translate the knowledge gained into practice and action. Her research encompasses clinical, epidemiological, implementation and translational research. Over the past 20 years, she has been the PI or co-Investigator on several NIH, CDC and USAID funded research. Following her PhD work on the molecular epidemiology of drug resistant tuberculosis at the University of Stellenbosch, she continued to collaborate with Professor Rob Warren on molecular epidemiological research of TB. In 2016, Prof Warren and Prof Van Rie received funding to develop a collaborative Center for Whole Genome Sequencing studies of Tuberculosis.