Prof Vanessa Steenkamp is currently Deputy Dean: Teaching & Learning in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria. Prior to her appointment as Deputy Dean, she was the Head of the Department of Pharmacology at the same institution. Her Research interest focuses on traditional herbal remedies and their effect on patients. She is also involved in pre-clinical testing of traditional herbal remedies which includes the isolation of active compounds and the development of new drugs which includes toxicity testing. Prof Steenkamp is the Author and Co-Author of > 150 Scientific Papers and 7 Book Chapters. She has received a number of Awards for her Research both nationally and internationally. Prof Steenkamp serves as a Reviewer for 36 international peer-reviewed Journals and is on the Editorial Board of 6 Journals. She is actively involved in scientific organizations both locally and abroad. Prof Steenkamp is the President of the Federation of South African Societies of Pathology, Past-President of the South African Association for Clinical Biochemistry, Vice-President of the Toxicology Society of South Africa and President of the South African Association for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Internationally her activities have included Serving as Director of Education of the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology (IATDMCT), and Chair of the Clinical Toxicology Committee in this Association. Prof Steenkamp is currently vice-chair of the Executive Committee of the Education and Management Division of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry.
