Background
Steyn, Krisela was born on June 19, 1941 in Paarl, Cape, South Africa.
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Krisela Steyn
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Bachelor of Science cum laude, U. Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1962; Master of Science, U. Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1965; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1979; Doctor of Medicine, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1987.
Career
Lecturer organic chemical, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, 1966-1972; research assistant department medicine, U. Cape Town, 1973-1974; intern, Woodstock Hospital, 1980; medical officer, Cape Provincial Administration, South Africa, 1980-1981; senior medical officer, Research Institute Nutritional Diseases, South Africa, 1982-1985; specialist scientist, Research Institute Nutritional Diseases, South Africa, 1986-1987; chief specialist scientist, Tygerberg Hospital, 1988-1992; researcher, Medical Research Council, South Africa, since 1982; head of division for chronic diseases of lifestyle, Medical Research Council, South Africa, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Active National Council Smoking and Health, Heart Foundation Southern Africa, Department National Health and Population Development Nutrition Task Force. Co-ordinator Education Committee Joint Action Group against Smoking, National Council on Smoking and Health, Western Cape Branch, county member Heart Found of Southern Africa representative. Advisory Interhealth Study Dirs.
Member South African Medical Association, Southern African Hypertension Society (Executive Committee 1987-1993), Nutrition Society Southern Africa., Epidemiological Society South Africa, Hypertension Society Southern Africa (representative), Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society Southern Africa (founding).
Interests
Connections
Daughter of David Johannes and Magdalena (Buitendacht) Jourbet. Divorced; children: Grové, Joubert, Lombard, Dirk.
