Prof. Shabir A. Madhi

Founder & Executive Director

Professor Shabir A. Madhi is the dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand and a National Research Foundation A-rated scientist. He is a professor of Vaccinology in the School of Pathology at Wits and the director of the world-renowned Medical Research Council, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit (VIDA). His qualifications include MBBCh (Wits), MMed (Wits), FCPaeds (SA) and PhD.

Professor Shabir A. Madhi is the dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand and a National Research Foundation A-rated scientist. He is a professor of Vaccinology in the School of Pathology at Wits and the director of the world-renowned Medical Research Council, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit (VIDA). His qualifications include MBBCh (Wits), MMed (Wits), FCPaeds (SA) and PhD.

Our People

Wits VIDA is an African-led research unit that combines clinical, microbiological and epidemiological expertise to develop life-saving vaccines. Under the guidance of Professor Shabir Madhi, Wits VIDA boasts a dynamic, pioneering team.