Education
Bachelor of Science with Honors, University Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1982. Master of Science, University Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1988.
Bachelor of Science with Honors, University Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1982. Master of Science, University Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1988.
Head molecular genetics research, Division Human Genetics University Cape Town, 1989—1998, professor, head department, since 1999. Fogarty senior research fellow University Chicago Medical Center, 1994—1995. Director CANSA's Colorectal Cancer Research Consortium, Cape Town, since 2000, Medical Research Council Human Genetics Research Unit, Cape Town, since 2001.
Director African Genome Education Institute, Cape Town, since 2004.
Executive chairperson Marist War Memorial Sports Club, Cape Town, 2008—2010. Member of African Society Human Genetics (executive committee since 2005), Southern African Society Human Genetics, Human Genome Organization, International Federation Human Genetics Societies (liaison officer 2008-2010), European Society Human Genetics, American Society Human Genetics.
Married Jennifer Johnson, 1991.