Research Activities
CHAIR: Departmental Research Committee - Professor
Peter Smith
The Department of Medicine has a strong research ethic and pursues basic, clinical and epidemiological research on board front. We incorporate 10 major research units, including the Allergy Diagnostic & Clinical Research Unit, Albertina &Walter Sisulu Institute of Ageing in Africa, Centre of Excellence for Chronic Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa, Desmond Tutu HIV Research Centre, UCT/UCL Hatter Institute for Cardiology Research, UCT Leukaemia Unit, Lung Infection and Immunity Unit, UCT Lung Institute, MRC/UCT Liver Research Centre, MRC/UCT/UWC Research Unit for Traditional Medicines and the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Drug Policy.
A Clinical Research Support Unit (CRSU) has been established
under the
auspices of the Departmental Research Unit and is chaired by {
Dr.
Maia Lesosky } [http://maialesosky.wordpress.com ], the departmental
biostatistician. The CRSU runs the { statistical consulting unit }
[http://uctbiostats.wordpress.com ] for the department and offers a {
Clinical Research Methods Course }
[http://uctbiostats.wordpress.com/training/crm2012/
], a program of
weekly seminars aimed at assisting departmental researchers initiate
their own research projects and programs.
