Prof. Mkhize-Kwitshana is a medical biological scientist and immunologist employed as an Associate Professor in Medical Microbiology. She developed and initiated a 4-year degree curriculum, coordinated undergraduate, and Honours modules and taught both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has held strategic leadership positions at a National Research Council and served at various academic institution functional committees. She is an academic manager with over 30 years of combined experience in the medical/health diagnostics industry (12 years), medical research (14 years), and higher education (12 years) environments, encompassing routine clinical diagnostics in the public health laboratory sector, medical research, and academic undergraduate, postgraduate, and postdoctoral teaching and supervision with sound research experience.