Maureen Coetzee
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Maureen Coetzee | |
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| Born | 8 October 1951 Benoni, South Africa |
| Alma mater | PhD University of the Witwatersrand |
| Spouse |
Richard Hewish Hunt
(m. 1989; d. 2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malaria |
| Institutions | University of the Witwatersrand
South African Institute for Medical Research Malaria Control Programme, SA Department of Health, Tzaneen |
| Website | www |
Maureen Coetzee is a medical entomologist, specialising in African malaria vector mosquitoes for over 40 years. She is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, School of Pathology at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa. She is a consultant in the World Health Organization 's Global Malaria Programme. She obtained her Doctorate from the University of the Witwatersrand.[2][3][4][5][6][7] A subgenus of the Aedes mosquito, Coetzeemyia, was named after her.[8][9] Also a genus of bacteria strongly associated with malaria mosquitoes, Coetzeea, was named after her.[10] Professor Coetzee has published over 190 peer-reviewed scholarly articles.[11]
