CPHB Team
UP Research Leaders Total:17
Prof Irene Barnes
Prof Martin Coetzee
Dr Nicky Creux
Prof Wilhelm de Beer
Dr Tuan Duong
Dr Gerda Fourie
Prof Almuth Hammerbacher 
Prof Brett Hurley
Dr Thabiso Motaung Motaung
Prof Bernard Slippers
Prof Emma Steenkamp
Prof Noelani van den Berg
Prof Albe van der Merwe
Prof Fanus Venter
Dr Markus Wilken
Prof Brenda Wingfield
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
DST / NRF SARChI Chair in Fungal Genomics
Prof Mike WingfieldExternal Research Associates Total:7
Dr Wubetu Bihon
Prof Treena Burgess 
Dr ShuaiFei Chen
Prof Pedro Crous
Dr Jeff Garnas
Prof Jolanda Roux
Dr Magriet van der NestResearch Fellows Total:7
Dr Lieschen De Vos
Dr Gudrun Dittrich-Schroder
Dr Fahimeh Jami
Dr Esther Muema
Dr Trudy Paap
Dr Quentin Santana
Dr Neriman YilmazPostdoctoral Fellows Total:17
Dr Chrizelle Beukes
Dr Tanay Bose
Dr Gabrielle Carstensen
Dr Katrin Fitza
Dr Arista Fourie
Dr Felix Fru
Dr Mesfin Gossa
Dr Aquillah Kanzi
Dr FeiFei Liu
Dr Jan Nagel
Dr Caryn Oates Oates 
Dr David Read
Dr Michelle Schroder
Dr Gi Yoon Shin
Dr Melissa Simpson
Dr Stephanie van Wyk
Dr Andi Wilson Doctoral Students Total:36
Ms Omotayo Adegeye
Ms Juanita Avontuur
Mr Felipe Balocchi
Mr Sikelela Buthelezi
Ms Annie Chan
Ms Claudette Dewing
Mr Philani Dlamini
Ms Firehiwot Eshetu
Ms Caitlin Gevers
Ms Ginna M. Granados
Mr Quentin Guignard
Mr Mathew Harris
Ms Minette Havenga
Mr Darryl Herron
Ms Agil Katumanyane
Ms Frances Lane
Ms Kira Lynn
Ms Angel Maduke
Ms Dineo Mailula
Mr Privilege Makunde
Mr Mkhululi Maphosa
Ms Angelica Marsberg-De Villiers
Mr Sicelo Masuku
Mr Lazarus Mavima
Ms Mandy Messal
Ms Rachel Mkandawire
Ms Deborah Narh Mensah
Ms Wilma Nel
Mr Nam Pham
Ms Mmatshepho Phasha
Ms Josephine Queffelec
Ms Jane Baile Ramaswe
Ms Manchela Francinah Ratsoma
Ms Myriam Solis
Ms Benedicta Swalarsk-Parry
Ms Ariska van der NestMasters Students Total:37
Ms Shivan Bezuidenhout
Mr Ricu Claassens
Ms Vinolia Danki
Mr Shawn Fell
Ms Granny Hlongwane
Ms Leandri Klynsmith
Ms Rosa Knoppersen
Ms Daniella Krämer
Ms Teboho Letsoalo
Ms Mabodiba Maake
Mr Lukanyo Makhabane
Ms Keamogetswe Maswanganyi
Ms Ongeziwe Mbhlele
Ms Uyabongeka Memela
Ms Alice Mthembu 
Ms Sinethemba Nkosi
Ms Zinhle Annah-Gloria Nxumalo
Ms Chizné Peremore 
Ms Tshiamo Phakalatsane 
Ms Jenna-Lee Price
Ms Nombulelo Qikani 
Mr Innocent Rakubu 
Ms Lizzy Ramela
Ms Boitshoko Mercia Rammuki
Ms Claire Randolph
Ms Emeldah Rikhotso
Mr Byron Sonnekus
Mr Hannes Strydom
Ms Zorada Swart
Ms Taponeswa Tasiya
Ms Louisa Terblanche
Ms Cheyenne Theron
Mr Garyn Townsend
Ms Dee Twiddy
Ms Nicole van Vuuren
Ms Lente van Zyl
Ms Anien ViljoenInterns Total:6
Ms Amy Collop
Mr Harris Keetse
Mr Kgetise Petros Malele
Ms Langanani Matodzi
Mr LUNGANI SIYABONGA NKOSI 
Ms Jostina Rakoma New Publications
Lynn KMT, Wingfield MJ, Durán A, Oliveira LSS, de Beer ZW, Barnes I. (2021) Novel Fusarium mutualists of two Euwallacea species infesting Acacia crassicarpa in Indonesia. Mycologia
10.1080/00275514.2021.1875708 
Sinotte VM, Conlon BH, Seibel E, Schwitalla JW, de Beer ZW, Poulsen M, Bos N. (2021) Female-biased sex allocation and lack of inbreeding avoidance in Cubitermes termites. Ecology and Evolution
10.1002/ece3.7462
Jamison-Daniels SL, Kissling WD, Botha M, Harris MA, Gordon CE, Greve M. (2021) The role of deterministic succession during forest development within a southern African savanna. bioTropica 53(2):466-476.
10.1111/btp.12890
Nel WJ, Wingfield MJ, De Beer ZW, Duong TA. (2021) Ophiostomatalean fungi associated with wood boring beetles in South Africa including two new species. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
10.1007/s10482-021-01548-0
van der Nest MA, Chávez R, De Vos L, Duong TA, Gil-Durán C, Ferreira MA, Lane FA, Levicán G, Santana QC, Steenkamp ET, Suzuki H, Tello M, Rakoma JR, Vaca I, Valdés N, Wilken PM, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2021) Draft genome sequences of Penicillium roqueforti, Fusarium sororula, Chrysoporthe puriensis, and Chalaropsis populi. IMA Fungus 12:5.
10.1186/s43008-021-00055-1