Rene Gillian Goliath

www.drgoliathgenetics.com Dr. Rene’ Goliath is registered with the (HPCSA) as a Genetic Counsellor and as an independent medical biological scientist. She started her career in the field of Human Molecular Genetics in 1990, at the University of Cape Town (UCT) medical school in South Africa, after completing a B.Sc. undergraduate degree in Microbiology. She completed a PhD degree in the year 2000 (UCT), during which time she discovered a novel gene locus for Retinitis Pigmentosa, a retinal disorder which causes blindness - a discovery which made international headline news. She completed a period of post-graduate study at the Institute of Ophthalmology, London, in the Department of Molecular Genetics. She serves on various executive committee groups.