Prof Karen H. Keddy
Office:
Room 2-37, Paraclinical Building, Onderstepoort
Telephone: +27 12 529 8230
Email: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-8640-2235
MBBCh, BSc (Med), DTM&H, FCPath (SA)(Micro), MMed (Micro), PhD HOD/ Professor
Research Interests
- Foodborne zoonoses
- Antimicrobial resistance
- One Health burden of disease – zoonoses and foodborne diseases
- Molecular epidemiology
Professional and Academic Experience
- Over 25 years’ experience as a researcher
- Over 25 years’ experience in teaching and learning
- Over 25 years’ experience in senior management
Research Output / Publications
- Over 140 peer-reviewed research publications
- Author and co-author of over 100 conference presentations
Professional Memberships
- Health Professions Council of South Africa
Collaboration
National and International
- Member: WHO Technical Advisory Group on Salmonella Vaccines (6 February 2024 – current)
- Member: SAPORT (Scientific Advisory Process for Optimal Research on Typhoid Disease Burden), BMGF (31 August 2022 – present)
- Member: WHO Technical Advisory Group on Vaccines and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) (1 January 2022 – 31 December 2023)
Industry
- Scientific Advisory Board, Next Biosciences, Midrand, South Africa
NRF Rating
N/A
Awards and Recognition
- ICEID Leadership Programme – International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, USA (24 – 26 August 2015)