Professor, Moleen Dzikiti nee Zunza, Department of Global Health, Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Stellenbosch University. Prof Dzikiti has been supporting the work for the Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics for over 15 years. Her responsibilities in the division include conceptualizing and implementing research projects, writing research proposals, research grant applications, facilitating postgraduate teaching and learning, supervision of postgraduate students, and providing epidemiological and statistical consultation and collaboratively writing and publishing research articles. Prof Dzikiti was a principal investigator of multiple research grants, including the South African Medical Research Council Self-Initiated Research Grant, Janssen/CTN International Fellowship by the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, and the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership Program (EDCTP2). She has experience in acquiring and administering research grants, implementing, and coordinating research projects. Prof Dzikiti is a NRF C-rated scientist and an established research leader who has made exceptional contributions in maternal-child health and HIV/AIDS research. She has been involved as principal investigator, co-investigator or lead methods expert in multiple research projects which resulted in (co)authorship of over 45 peer-reviewed publications. Some of her work contributed to informing the 2016 and 2025 World Health Organization infant feeding guidelines. With respect to teaching and mentorship, she has a track record of successful supervision of more than 25 students (12 as main supervisor), at masters and doctoral levels. She is serving as a Stellenbosch University Health Research Ethics Committee member, Data and Safety Monitoring Board member for the HIV self-testing for Partners of HIV-uninfected Postpartum Women to facilitate PrEP and ART uptake to promote HIV treatment and prevention (HIVST) study and as a member of the Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board of Youth Co-Production for Sustainable Engagement and Empowerment in Health (YiPEE) project.