Management
Prof Andreas Diacon
Andreas Diacon is the managing director of Task Applied Science. He is also a consultant for Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and
Intensive Care at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, and Professor at the University of Stellenbosch, where he is the Principal
Investigator for Clinical Trials at the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research. His main research interests are
laboratory techniques and clinical methods for the evaluation of novel antituberculosis agents and regimens.
prof.diacon@task.org.za
Norma Groenewald
Norma Groenewald is Task's clinical project manager. She comes from a laboratory background and counts on many years of experience
with clinical trials in various fields.
norma@task.org.za
Amour Venter
Amour Venter is a Chief Research Technologist at the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research at the University of Stellenbosch. She is Task's laboratory project manager within the clinical trials branch of this laboratory (Centre for Clinical Tuberculosis Research, CCTR).
She has many years of experience with microbiological techniques in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and database management.
amour@task.org.za
Mr Cedric Festus
Mr Festus is Task's logistics coordinator.
admin@task.org.za
Dr Sven O Friedrich
Sven Friedrich is a senior researcher at the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research. His scientific background lies in cellular biology, immunology and microbiology. The focus of his recent investigations is novel methodologies of TB diagnostics.
dr.sven@task.org.za
Dr Madeleine Hanekom
Dr Hanekom is a physician with a keen interest in molecular
biology of TB.
dr.madeleine@task.org.za
Dr Zoja Novelijc
Dr Novelijc is a trained physician and virologist with extensive experience in HIV medicine and clinical trials.
dr.zoja@task.org.za
Dr Ramonde Patientia
Dr Patientia is a physician with a practice in Hout Bay. She has been with Task from the outset and has participated in all TB trials Task has performed.
dr.ramonde@task.org.za