Departmental Research Committee
The Departmental Research Committee (DRC) oversees research-related administration in the Department of Human Biology with all of its divisions. Responsibilities of the DRC include the following:
- Review and authorisation of research proposals for grants and postgraduate student projects
- Preparation of the annual departmental research report
- Recording of research output
The DRC chair represents the Department of Human Biology on the Faculty Research Committee.
Getting Advice from the DRC
- Please review information on the pages of this research administration section of the HUB web site.
- Should the required information not be available, please contact the DRC representative of your division (see below).
Composition of the DRC
The Departmental Research Committee is constituted of representatives of each division in the department, and the Head of Department and the Directors of the core research facilities as ex officio member.
| Name | Portfolio | Extension | |
| A/Prof Sudesh Sivarasu | DRC Chair and Division of Biomedical Engineering |  |
404 7613 |
| Dr Dorit Hockman | Division of Cell Biology | |
406 6461 |
| Dr Adhil Bhagwandin | Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology | |
406 6284 |
| Dr Yumna Albertus | Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine | |
650 4560 |
| Prof Marjanne Senekal | Division of Human Nutrition | |
406 6784 |
| Dr Vinogran Naidoo | Division of Physiological Sciences | |
406 6243 |
| Prof Malcolm Collins (ex officio) | Head of Department | ||
| Prof Mike Lambert (ex officio) | Advisor to the Chair | ||
| Prof Alison September (ex officio) | Transformation | ||
| Prof Ernesta Meintjes (ex officio) | Cape Universities Body Imaging Centre at UCT | ||
| A/Prof Dirk Lang (ex officio) | Confocal and Light Microscope Imaging Facility | ||
| Prof Vicki Lambert (ex officio) | Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre | ||
| Prof Tania Douglas (ex officio) | Medical Imaging Research Unit | ||