Pilani Nkomozepi is a lecturer in the Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Johannesburg. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Anatomical Sciences (2018) specializing in Neuroscience from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has taught at the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg. His current research is on dietary and HAART-induced metabolic syndrome, and the related neuropathic, hepatic and renal complications. He is also interested in the impact of high-energy diets and HAART on the intestinal barrier and the role of gut microbiota in metabolic dysfunction.