Dr. Jansen van Vuren is a Senior Lecturer in Physiology and a researcher specializing in Cardiovascular Physiology and Biological Psychiatry. Her research explores the interplay between cardiovascular diseases and psychiatric disorders as comorbid conditions in African populations, exploring the underlying biopsychosocial mechanisms.

Prof Le Roux is an Associate Professor in the field of Human Physiology, appointed at the North-West University since February 2014. She teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students and performs research as part of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the South African Medical Research Council: Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease at the North-West University.

Prof HW Huisman performs his research in the field of cardiovascular physiology, especially on factors related to changes in vascular structure and function in the development of hypertension.  Although the research is mainly done in low socio-economic communities of South Africa this work also contributes to the existing body of knowledge regarding vascular dysfunction, arterial stiffness and early vascular aging.