Ntobeko Ntusi

President and Chief Executive Officer, SAMRC

Ntobeko Ntusi is President and Chief Executive Officer of SAMRC, in the role since July 2024.

The South African Medical Research Council is the statutory body that funds and coordinates health research in South Africa. After the abrupt termination of US research grants in 2025, Ntusi led a fundraising effort to support the universities and research groups most affected.

In the job

  1. Ntusi said the SAMRC was leading a coordinated fundraising effort to replace terminated US research funding for the universities and research groups most affected. Source

Career before

  1. Chair and Head of the Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
  2. Cardiologist and clinical lead for cardiovascular magnetic resonance and cardiovascular computed tomography, Groote Schuur Hospital

Education

DPhil in Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford (St Cross College); MD in Cardiology, University of Cape Town

Sources

  1. samrc.ac.za
  2. samrc.ac.za
  3. dailymaverick.co.za
  4. news.uct.ac.za
  5. samrc.ac.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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