Jean Bisimwa Nachega
Full Professor, Infectious Diseases | Director, Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI), Stellenbosch University; Tenured Associate Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh |
I am the Inaugural Director of the Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) and Full Professor of Infectious Diseases at Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, where I provide strategic leadership to advance world-class, interdisciplinary, and translational biomedical research. I also hold a tenured Associate Professorship of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh and an adjunct Associate Professorship of Epidemiology and International Health at Johns Hopkins University. My academic and clinical training spans leading global institutions, including the University
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1Experience
- SUFull Professor of Infectious Diseases and Director of Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) - Stellenbosch UniversityCurrentJan 2026 - Present (9 months) in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- JHAdjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and International Health - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthCurrentSep 2013 - Present (12 years and 4 months)