Profile
Name and surname
Prof Wayne Towers
Job title
Academic Advisor
Telephone
+27 18 285 2291
E-mail
wayne.towers@nwu.ac.za
Physical address
Building G16, Room 136B, Potchefstroom Campus
Campus
Potchefstroom
Qualifications
PhD in Biochemistry
Expertise
Human molecular genetics, Population genetics, Research ethics
Background
Office Responsibilities:
- Chairperson of the HREC
- Academic support in the ethics office
- Advisor to AnimCare
- Screening and distribution of ethics applications
- Training in ethics of HREC, AnimCare, researchers and postgraduate students
- Consultation with researchers and postgraduate students and their supervisors on research ethics
- Support in the development of structures, systems, policies, procedures and processes to comply with legal requirements
- Develop and manage the ethics website
- Monitoring of human and animal research