About us

 

Our Funders

Our primary funders are Medical Research Council (MRC), European Research Council (ERC), UK Research and Innovation GCRF, Research England (UKRI), UNICEF, The International AIDS Society’s Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER), and Help the Aged. Additional support is also provided by the Philip Leverhulme Fund, the Nuffield Foundation (UK), FHI 360, Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), Evidence for HIV Prevention in Southern Africa (EHPSA), a DFID programme managed by Mott MacDonald and Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.

Our Partners

The hey baby study was designed and conceptualised in collaboration with South African Departments of Health, Basic Education, and Social Development, UNICEF and UNFPA, the World Health Organisation, REPSSI, Paediatric AIDS Treatment for Africa, and community-based organisations: the Keiskamma Trust, Kheth’Impilo, Beyond Zero, the Relevance Network and Small Projects Foundation.

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Meet the Team

  • Lucie Cluver

    Principal Investigator

  • Elona Toska

    Co-Principal Investigator

  • Lorraine Sherr

    Advisor

  • Jane Kelly

    Senior Research Officer

  • Kath Morse

    Research Officer

  • Janina Jochim

    Postdoctoral Research Officer

  • Kathryn Roberts

    Postdoctoral Research Officer

  • Hlokoma Mangqalaza

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Jenny Chen-Charles

    Junior Research Officer and Doctoral Candidate

  • Tetelo Maakamedi

    Junior Research Fellow

  • Lulama Sidloyi

    Study Manager

  • Bongiwe Saliwe

    Project Manager

  • Chelsea Coakley

    TAG Lead and Doctoral Candidate

  • Nontokozo Langwenya

    Doctoral Candidate and Research Assistant

  • Camille Wittesaele

    Doctoral Candidate

  • Charné Dee Glinski

    Doctoral Candidate

  • Angelique Thomas

    Doctoral Candidate

  • Janke Tolmay

    Doctoral Candidate

  • Wylene Saal

    Affiliated Researcher

  • Babalwa Taleni

    Senior Research Assistant

  • Babalwa Ngam

    Research Assistant

  • Sindiswa Mona

    Research Assistant

  • Yanga Dipa

    Research Assistant

  • Zoleka Fadane

    Research Assistant

  • Zoliswa Marikeni

    Research Assistant

  • Zintle Mlomo

    Research Assistant

  • Claire Tatham

    Research Assistant

  • Vuyolwetu Tibini

    Research Assistant

  • Melisa Angel Zulu

    Research Assistant

  • Kristen de Graaf

    Programme Manager

  • Petra Fitzgerald

    Project and Administration Coordinator

  • Nokuthula Pantsi

    Office Manager

  • Nolusindiso Mantyotyo

    Office Assistant

  • Sandile Tom

    Project Driver