Council
President
Heinrich Volschenk (PhD)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Microbiology
University of Stellenbosch
Private Bag X1
MATIELAND 7602, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 808 5851
Email: volschenkh[at]sun.ac.za
Vice-President
Angela Botes (PhD)
Lecturer
School for Molecular and Cell Biology
Faculty of Science
University of the Witwatersrand
Private Bag 3, Wits
Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 717 6312
Email: angela.botes[at]wits.ac.za
Treasurer
Onele Gcilitshana (PhD
Lecturer
Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry
University of the Free State
P.O. Box 339
Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa
Tel: +27 51 401 3051
Email: Gcilitshanaomn[at]ufs.ac.za
Secretary
Riaan de Haan (PhD)
Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Faculty of Natural Science
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, 7535,
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 959 2199
Email: rdenhaan[at]uwc.ac.za
Publication Secretary
Trudy Jansen (PhD)
Lecturer
Department of Microbiology
University of Stellenbosch
Private Bag X1
MATIELAND 7602, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 808 5853
Email: trudy[at]sun.ac.za
Merit Committee Secretary
Bronwyn Kirby-McCullough (PhD)
Senior Lecturer
Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, 7535,
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 959 3033
Email: bkirby[at]uwc.ac.za
Additional Members:
Nokuthula Mchunu (PhD)
Senior Researcher
Agricultural Research Council
Biotechnology Platform Research
Onderstepoort Campus
Biotechnology Platform Building
Tel: +27 12 529 9356
Email: MchunuNP1[at]arc.agric.za
Arina Hitzeroth (PhD)
Lecturer
Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, 7535,
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel: +27 21 959 3033
Email: ahitzeroth[at]uwc.ac.za
Thulani Makhalanyane (PhD)
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
University of Pretoria
Office 3-14, Natural Sciences 2 Building
Hatfield Campus
Pretoria, South Africa
Tel: +27 73 473 4731
Email: thulani.makhalanyane[at]up.ac.za
Aijaz Ahmad (PhD)
Senior Medical Scientist
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Wits Medical School
7 York Road
Parktown, 2193
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 717 2515
Email: Aijaz.Ahmad[at]wits.ac.za
Marlin Mert (PhD)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Biotechnology
University of Limpopo
C/O R71 Tzaneen Road and University Street, Mankweng Township
Polokwane, 0727
Limpopo, South Africa
Tel: +27 15 268 3855
Email: marlin.mert[at]ul.ac.za
Khumisho Dithebe (PhD)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Biotechnology
University of Limpopo
C/O R71 Tzaneen Road and University Street, Mankweng Township
Polokwane, 0727
Limpopo, South Africa
Tel: +27 015 268 4666
Email: Khumiso.Dithebe[at]ul.ac.za