Dimpho Ralefala

Dimpho Ralefala is a Fogarty African Bioethics Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and serves as Assistant Director for Research Ethics at the University of Botswana's Office of Research and Development. She holds a PhD in Medicine (Bioethics) from the University of Cape Town and a Master's in Health Research Ethics from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. With 15 years of research ethics administration experience, her work focuses on ethical challenges in genomics research, pediatric studies, informed consent processes, and institutional review board operations.

Her professional affiliations include membership in the H3Africa Ethics Working Group, African Research Integrity Network, and the Northern Regions Community of Practice for Ethics and Integrity. She has received notable awards for her contributions, including the 2017 Professional Excellence in Research Management Award and Golden Key International Honour Society recognition.

No publications were explicitly listed in the provided text, but her research activities are centered on advancing ethical standards in global health research. She has no documented advisees or grants in the available information.