Dr. Rene’ Goliath is registered with the Health Practitioners Council of
South Africa (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 also holds a M.Sc. degreee in
genetic counselling from the University of Cape Town. René serves on
various executive committee groups in various voluntary capacities.

Her experience in the field of human genetics spans a career period in
which she held various roles at the UCT medical school, including, Chief
Medical Technical officer and Senior Medical Scientist (Department of
Human Genetics), visiting researcher at the Institute of Ophthalmology,
London, Department of Molecular Genetics, Head of the Molecular Genetic
Diagnostics Laboratory (NHLS, Cape Town), B.Sc. honours course convenor
(UCT), Principle investigator of research projects involving Duchenne’s
muscular dystrophy and Intellectual disabilities. 

Her voluntary work includes terms as an Executive Member of the Helderberg
College Council, Executive committee member of the Northern Conference
Executive Committee, Executive committee member of the Southern African
Union executive committee and as the board secretary of the ethics
sub-committee of the Southern African Union executive committee.