Research Programme Leaders
Prof Jeremy Allison
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: Applied Chemical Ecology
Prof John Annandale
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Water Research
Prof Nigel Barker
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Great Escarpment Biodiversity
Dr John Becker
Department of Genetics
Centre Manager of the African Centre for Gene Technologies
Prof Dave Berger
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Dr ShuaiFei Chen
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: China Eucalypt Research Centre-FABI Tree Protection Programme
Dr Nicola Collins
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases
Research Project: Anaplasma species in South Africa
Prof Teresa Coutinho
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: Phytobacteriology
Dr Nicky Creux
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Crop Floral Biology and Environments Research
Prof Abdoulaye Diallo
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: Artificial Intelligence in Farming
Prof Elsa du Toit
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Moringa Development Association of South Africa
Dr Linde Du Toit
Department of Animal Science
Research Project: Ruminant Nutrition
Dr Gerda Fourie
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: Macademia Protection
Prof Almuth Hammerbacher
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Programme Leader: Tree Protection Co-operative Programme
Prof Abubeker Hassen
Department of Animal Science
Research Project: Ruminant Nutrition
Prof Brett Hurley
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Programme Leader: Tree Protection Co-operative Programme
Dr Christine Jansen van Rensburg
Department of Animal Science
Research Project: Monogastric Nutrition
Prof Lise Korsten
Department of Plant Pathology
Programme Leader: Plant Health and Safety
Prof Quenton Kritzinger
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Mycotoxins, biopesticides and seed quality research
Prof Namrita Lall
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Medicinal Plant Science
Dr Bill Malick
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
Programme Leader: Plant Health and Safety
Dr Diana Marais
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Crop Agronomy
Prof Christine Maritz
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Research Programme: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Prof Eshchar Mizrachi
Department of Genetics
Programme Leader: African Plant System Biology for the Bioeconomy
Prof Lucy Moleleki
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: Bacterial Genomics and Host Pathogen Interactions
Prof Zander Myburg
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: Forest Molecular Genetics
Prof Sanushka Naidoo
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: Eucalyptus Pine Pathogen Interactions
Dr Thobela Nkukwana
Department of Animal Science
Programme Leader: Monogastric Poultry Unit
Dr Tolullah Oni
MRC Epidemiology Unit
Programme Leader: UrbanBetter
Prof Inge-Marie Petzer
Department of Production Animal Studies
Research Project: Mastitis Research
Prof Gerhard Pietersen
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: Plant Virology
Prof Christian Pirk
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Programme Leader: Social Insect Research Group
Prof Bernard Slippers
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: Tree Protection Co-operative Programme
Dr Gary Stafford
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Programme Leader: Indigenous Food And Medicinal Plants
Prof Emma Steenkamp
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: DSI/NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology
Prof J. Martin Steyn
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Water Research
Prof Wynand Steyn
Department of Civil Engineering
Programme Leader: Engineering 4.0
Dr Nicolette Taylor
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Programme Leader: Water-Use of Fruit Species
Prof Eyob Tesfamariam
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Climate Change on Maize Production
Prof Wayne Truter
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Programme Leader: Forage, Pasture & Land Reclamation Institute (FPLRI)
Prof Noelani van den Berg
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: Avocado Research
Mr Michael van der Laan
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Agricultural Management
Prof Jacquie van der Waals
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Manager of Preharvest Disease Research at Citrus Research International
Prof Este Van Marle-Koster
Department of Animal Science
Research Project: Animal Breeding and Genetics
Prof Cobus Visagie
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: Applied Mycology
Prof Juan Vorster
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Programme Leader: Molecular Plant Physiology
Prof Edward Webb
Department of Animal Science
Programme Leader: Production Animal Physiology and Meat Science
Prof Christopher Weldon
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Programme Leader: Insect Pests
Prof Brenda Wingfield
Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Programme Leader: DSI/NRF SARChI Chair in Fungal Genomics
Prof Mike Wingfield
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
Programme Leader: Royal Golden Eagle-FABI Tree Health Programme
Prof Abdullahi Yusuf
Department of Zoology and Entomology
Programme Leader: Social Insect Research Group