Prof Koekemoer, Lizette

Prof Lizette Koekemoer holds a honourary appointment at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently the co-director of the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, and a Research Professor and a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society in London. Prof Koekemoer is a member of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, Health Professions Council of South Africa, Molecular and Cell Biology Group, and the South African Malaria Elimination Committee. She is also involved in several committees at the University of the Witwatersrand.
During her 26-years of research experience, Prof Koekemoer has lead multiple projects focusing on malaria vector systematics; insecticide resistance and the molecular mechanisms involved; and transmission-blocking strategies. She has supervised and co-supervised more than 65 students, hosted post-doctoral fellows and has successfully secured research grants from a wide variety of funders.