Dr. Cherie Ann Kruger

My name is Dr Cherie Ann Kruger (PhD: Biomedical Technology, NRY Y2 rated) and from 2021 to current I have been employed at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) in the Complementary Medicine Department. I am a full-time academic researcher, and senior lecturer, in addition to being responsible as a coordinator and manager for the Complementary Medicine Research Facilities (CMRF), as well as serve as the DRC department postgraduate coordinator & representative chair. I have been working at the UJ for the last 17 and a half years, and from 2006 to 2020, I worked as a part-time lecturer, within different departments, while completing my postgraduate studies and working as a full-time researcher. My current research interest lies extensively within Alternative, African Traditional, Herbal, and Complementary Medicine plant preparations and secondary bioactive extracts for the effective treatment of various cancers and microbial diseases which exhibit antimicrobial resistance to conventional medications, to promote global holistic health. With my research studies I have always been a visionary leader to allow for innovative research with a specialized focus, including a supervisory leadership form of transformational and participative styles which empower independent free thinking postgraduate students to produce internationally recognized research outputs.