Prof. Nasheeta Peer is a physician by training (MBChB) who, after a decade in clinical practice, shifted her career focus to research. She joined the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) in 2004 where she has distinguished herself in her career on several fronts and received numerous accolades for her work. Prof Peer completed 3 postgraduate degrees at UCT, these being an MBA (2003), MPH (2007) and her doctoral degree (2013). Her research focus is on cardiovascular and cardiometabolic disease epidemiology, health systems research and multimorbidity, predominantly in disadvantaged communities. In recognition of her contribution to science, Prof Peer was awarded an Associate Professorship at UCT in 2021. More recently, in 2022, she was the recipient of the Silver Medal for outstanding scientific contributions to health research at the SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards. She was also admitted into the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) in 2022. She has been a National Research Foundation (NRF) rated scientist since 2016 and has a rating of C1. Her other accolades include twice receiving the prestigious best publication in diabetes award presented by the Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa (SEMDSA) in 2013 and 2015.
