Professor HH Vorster (1943–2020)

In 1989, she obtained a DSc in Physiology from NWU with a thesis on ‘The effects of dietary fibre on lipid and haemostatic risk factors of non-communicable diseases’. Professor Vorster was a dedicated capacity builder and initiator of research, who supervised thirty-three PhD and numerous MSc students and published more than 300 research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, books, chapters in books, editorials and research reports. Throughout her career, she has not only performed cutting-edge research but also applied research methodologies from a molecular to an epidemiological level to advance our understanding of nutrition and to influence local and global policy.