Reneé Anne Street
Renee Anne Street | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Education | University of KwaZulu-Natal (PhD) |
| Occupations | Public and Environmental Health Researcher |
| Employer | South African Medical Research Council |
| Awards | Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences |
Reneé Anne Street is a South African public and environmental health researcher. She serves as a Specialist Scientist and Unit Director at the Environment and Health research unit of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).[1] She was elected as a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences in 2023.[2]
Education
Street earned both her MPH and PhD in Botany from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[3]
Career
She held an honorary lecture position at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2010, after which she joined the South African Medical Research Council.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she assisted in establishing the SAMRC Wastewater surveillance and research programme to study wastewater epidemiology.[4] As the director of the Environment and Health research unit of the South African Medical Research Council, her research spans environmental contaminants and their effects on human health.[5]
Awards and recognition
Street was elected in 2023 as a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. She is also featured in the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA) for leadership of the Persistent Toxic Substances programme.[4]
Selected publications
- Street, Renée; Malema, Shirley; Mahlangeni, Nomfundo; Mathee, Angela (2020). "Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19: An African perspective". Science of the Total Environment. 743 140719. Bibcode:2020ScTEn.74340719S. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140719. PMC 7332947. PMID 32659559.
- Street, R.A. (2012). "Heavy metals in medicinal plant products — An African perspective". South African Journal of Botany. 82: 67–74. Bibcode:2012SAJB...82...67S. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2012.07.013.
- Keshaviah, Aparna; Diamond, Megan B; Wade, Matthew J; Scarpino, Samuel V; Ahmed, Warish; Amman, Fabian; Aruna, Olusola; Badilla-Aguilar, Andrei; Bar-Or, Itay; Bergthaler, Andreas; Bines, Julie E; Bivins, Aaron W; Boehm, Alexandria B; Brault, Jean-Martin; Burnet, Jean-Baptiste; Chapman, Joanne R; Chaudhuri, Angela; de Roda Husman, Ana Maria; Delatolla, Robert; Dennehy, John J; Diamond, Megan Beth; Donato, Celeste; Duizer, Erwin; Egwuenu, Abiodun; Erster, Oran; Fatta-Kassinos, Despo; Gaggero, Aldo; Gilpin, Deirdre F; Gilpin, Brent J; Graber, Tyson E; Green, Christopher A; Handley, Amanda; Hewitt, Joanne; Holm, Rochelle H; Insam, Heribert; Johnson, Marc C; Johnson, Rabia; Jones, Davey L; Julian, Timothy R; Jyothi, Asha; Keshaviah, Aparna; Kohn, Tamar; Kuhn, Katrin G; La Rosa, Giuseppina; Lesenfants, Marie; Manuel, Douglas G; D'Aoust, Patrick M; Markt, Rudolf; McGrath, John W; Medema, Gertjan; Moe, Christine L; Murni, Indah Kartika; Naser, Humood; Naughton, Colleen C; Ogorzaly, Leslie; Oktaria, Vicka; Ort, Christoph; Karaolia, Popi; Patel, Ekta H; Paterson, Steve; Rahman, Mahbubur; Rivera-Navarro, Pablo; Robinson, Alex; Santa-Maria, Monica C; Scarpino, Samuel V; Schmitt, Heike; Smith, Theodore; Stadler, Lauren B; Stassijns, Jorgen; Stenico, Alberta; Street, Renee A; Suffredini, Elisabetta; Susswein, Zachary; Trujillo, Monica; Wade, Matthew J; Wolfe, Marlene K; Yakubu, Habib; Zanoli Sato, Maria Ines (2023). "Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems". The Lancet Global Health. 11 (6): e976–e981. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00170-5. hdl:10568/131074. PMID 37202030. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
References
- ^ "Renee Street". The Conversation. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "The African Academy of Sciences Welcomes 88 Newly Elected Fellows | The AAS". aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "Dr Renée Street | SAMRC". www.samrc.ac.za. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ a b Mills, Grant (2023-06-28). "Dr Renée Street". INGSA. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "Dr. Reneé Anne Street | The AAS". aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2025-09-02.