Biography: Dr Tchokonte-Nana Venant
Dr Tchokonte-Nana Venant, Anatomist, educator and researcher, is currently a Senior lecturer at the
Stellenbosch University, Anatomy and Histology Division, 2011-. Dr Tchokonte-Nana holds a PhD in
Anatomy (Histology) at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Stellenbosch University.
He is a certified Medical Scientist with the Health Profession Council of South Africa since 2002. He is
a fully trained Human Anatomist; has completed a BMedSc degree with Honours in Anatomy at the
University of Maiduguri, Borno State-Nigeria, an MSc in Anatomical Sciences at the University of
Witwatersrand, South Africa. Dr Tchokonte-Nana is an affiliate Mentor at the South African
Consortium for Research Excellence (SACORE); His interest lies in the field of beta cells replacement
therapy; he has worked and published in Reproductive Medicine and in Islet regeneration following
the duct ligation procedure. He is a past recipient of MRC credentialing grant, Africa collaboration
grant and a current NRF post-PhD track grant holder; he is an appointed visiting Professor of
Anatomy at African Universities. A visiting researcher at the University British Columbia, Vancouver
in Canada-2013. Was a guest speaker at the Division of endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine and
Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University-2013. He is a reviewer and evaluator for NRF (National
Research Foundation) and MRC (Medical Research Council) proposals; an editorial Scholar board
member for WebMedCentral online journal and a reviewer of a number of research Journals. He has
reviewed the 5th Edition of Atlas of Human Anatomy by Netter. He is a founding member of Islet
Society Meeting (based in Sweden), a founding member and Secretary General of the African
Association of Anatomists, a member of the Anatomical Society of Southern Africa, a member of
Advances in Stem Cell Discovery Society. His achievements include research in the chronobiology of
gene expression pattern in developing pancreas in PDL rat model; 2012 finalist of "New Voices in
Science" oral and written competitions. Dr Tchokonte-Nana has published in the field of islet cell
research and reproduction. He is a supervisor of a number of post-graduate students locally and
internationally.