Council
President
Angela Botes (PhD)
Lecturer
School for Molecular and Cell Biology
Faculty of Science
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
Tel: +27 11 717 6312
Email: angela.botes[at]wits.ac.za
Vice-President
Prof Bronwyn Kirby-McCullough
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Biosciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of the Western Cape
Bellville
Tel: +27 21 959 3033
Email: bkirby[at]uwc.ac.za
Treasurer
Onele Gcilitshana (PhD)
Senior Lecturer
Department of Pathology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Limpopo
Polokwane
Tel: +27 15 268 4762
Email: onele.gcilitshana[at]ul.ac.za
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
Publication Secretary
Karabelo Moloantoa (PhD)
Lecturer
Discipline of Microbiology
School of Life Sciences
College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban
Tel: +27 31 260 8281
Email: MoloantoaK[at]ukzn.ac.za
Merit Committee Secretary
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
Additional Members:
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
Prof Thulani Makhalanyane
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
Prof Aijaz Ahmad
Associate Professor
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
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
Prof Vincent Okudoh
Associate Professor
Department of Biotechnology & Consumer Science
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town
Tel:+27 21 460 3507
Email:okudohv[at]cput.ac.za
Winschau van Zyl (PhD)
Lecturer
Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Tel:+27 51 401 3944
Email:VanZylWF1[at]ufs.ac.za
Prof Rosemary Dorrington
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Rhodes University
Makhanda
Tel:+ 27 46 603 8442
Email:r.dorrington[at]ru.ac.za
Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout
Professor
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
North-West University
Potchefstroom
Tel: +27 18 299 2315
Email: Carlos.Bezuidenhout[at]nwu.ac.za
Lucia Marais
Senior Microbiologist
Midvaal Water Company
Buffelsfontein
Klerksdorp
Tel: +27 18 482 9512
Email: lucia[at]midvaalwater.co.za
Prof Lucy Moleleki
Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
University of Pretoria
Pretoria
Tel: +27 12 420 4662
Email: lucy.moleleki[at]up.ac.za
Dr Lynthia Paul
Senior Medical Scientist
Division of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Cape Town
Tel: +27 21 406 6362
Email: lynn.paul[at]uct.ac.za
Dr Freedom Tshabuse
Lecturer
Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
University of Zululand
Empangeni
Tel: +27 35 902 6098
Email: tshabusef[at]unizulu.ac.za
Prof Natasha Potgieter
Executive Dean
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture
University of Venda
Thohoyandou
Tel: +27 15 962 8107
Email: Natasha.Potgieter[at]univen.ac.za