FABI Staff and Students
Director of FABI
Prof Bernard Slippers Founding Director Total:1
Prof Mike WingfieldAcademic Staff and Research Leaders Total:22
Prof Terry Aveling
Dr Irene Barnes
Prof Dave Berger
Prof Martin Coetzee
Prof Teresa Coutinho
Prof Wilhelm de Beer
Dr Tuan Duong
Dr Gerda Fourie
Dr Almuth Hammerbacher
Prof Brett Hurley
Dr Steven Hussey
Prof Karl Kunert
Dr Eshchar Mizrachi
Prof Lucy Moleleki
Prof Zander Myburg Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Professor and Chair in Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
Prof Sanushka Naidoo
Prof Emma Steenkamp
Dr Albe van der Merwe
Prof Noelani van den Berg
Prof Fanus Venter
Dr Juan Vorster
Prof Brenda WingfieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
DST / NRF SARChI Chair in Fungal Genomics
Research Fellows Total:3
Dr Lieschen De Vos
Dr Fahimeh Jami
Dr Magriet van der NestExtraordinary Professors/Staff Total:10
Prof Jeremy Allison
Dr Wubetu Bihon
Prof Paul Birch
Prof Treena Burgess
Dr ShuaiFei Chen
Prof Pedro Crous
Prof Stefan Neser
Prof Jolanda Roux
Prof Ian Toth
Dr Steve VerrynSupport and Technical Staff Total:35
Mr Morne Booij-Liewes
Ms Samantha Bush
Ms Helen Doman
Ms Juanita Engelbrecht
Ms Heidi Fysh
Ms Onke Gayiya
Ms Sandisiwe Jali
Mr Joseph Khadile
Ms Pritty Khumalo
Ms Ncobile Kunene
Ms Grieta Mahlangu
Dr Seonju Marincowitz
Ms Pfano Mbedzi
Ms Tersia Moabelo
Mrs Tumi Mogwera
Ms Aysha Ndou
Ms Thandeka Ngondo
Ms Valentina Nkosi
Mr Celani Nkosi
Ms Sophie Nyoni
Ms Marja O'Neill
Mr Nicky Olivier
Ms Alisa Postma 
Ms Patience Ralikonyana
Ms Melissa Reynolds
Ms Nicole Rudolph
Ms Smeetha Singh
Ms Namhla Tshisela
Ms Lydia Twala
Ms Madelein van Heerden
Ms Karen van der Merwe
Ms Rianie van der Linde
Ms Adri VealeBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Tissue culture and Plant Transformation Platform Manager
Ms Renate Zipfel
Dr Sreedhara Ashok Prabhu
Dr Janneke Aylward
Dr Tanay Bose
Dr Marc Bouwer
Dr Vuyiswa Bushula-Njah
Dr Gabrielle Carstensen
Dr Nanette Christie
Dr Gudrun Dittrich-Schroder
Dr Kennedy Eguzozie
Dr Mesfin Gossa
Dr Sandra Heinzelmann
Dr Aquillah Kanzi
Dr Victoria Maloney
Dr Alistair McTaggart
Dr Osmond Mlonyeni
Dr Esther Muema
Dr Awelani Mutshembele
Dr Sarah Mwangi
Dr Kershney Naidoo
Dr Trudy Paap
Dr Marike Palmer
Dr Raphael Ployet
Dr Michelle Schroder
Dr Siphathele Sibanda
Dr Melissa Simpson
Dr Velushka Swart
Dr Maria Vivas
Dr Markus Wilken
Dr Neriman Yilmaz
Ms Omotayo Adegeye
Ms Elrea Appelgryn
Ms Juanita Avontuur
Mr Robert Backer
Mr Felipe Balocchi
Ms Chrizelle Beukes
Ms Khumbuzile Bophela
Ms Annie Chan
Ms Firehiwot Eshetu
Ms Katrin Fitza
Ms Arista Fourie
Mr Quentin Guignard
Ms Minette Havenga
Mr Darryl Herron
Mr Joey Hulbert
Mr Zander Human
Ms Miekie Human
Mr James Michel Tchotet Tchoumi
Ms Agil Katumanyane
Mr Godfrey Kgatle
Ms Tsholofelo Kibido
Ms Brigitte Langenhoven
Mr Run Lei Chang
Ms JieQiong Li
Mr GuoQing Li
Ms FeiFei Liu
Ms QianLi Liu
Mr Johan Liversage
Mr David Livingstone Nsibo
Ms Ginna M. Granados
Mr Joseph Machua
Ms Angel Maduke
Ms Molly Malefo
Mr Edgar Mangwende
Mr Mkhululi Maphosa
Ms Angelica Marsberg-De Villiers
Ms Mandy Messal
Ms Lorraine Mhoswa
Mr Alain Misse
Ms Rachel Mkandawire
Ms Valery Moloto
Mr Mmoledi Mphahlele
Ms Gloria Mukwirimba
Mr Jan Nagel
Ms Wilma Nel
Ms Phophi Nethononda
Ms Ntombi Nkomo
Ms Caryn Oates
Mr Nam Pham
Ms Mmatshepho Phasha
Ms Zelda Pieterse
Ms Desre Pinard
Ms Josephine Queffelec
Ms Jane Ramaswe
Ms Ipeleng Randome
Ms Danielle Roodt
Mr Quentin Santana
Mr Mohammad Sayari
Ms Gina Shin
Ms Benedicta Swalarsk-Parry
Mr Riaan Swanepoel
Mr Lazarus Takawira
Mr Demissew Teshome
Mr Renaan Thompson
Ms Ariska Van Der Nest
Ms Stephanie van Wyk
Ms Erika Viljoen
Mr Erik Visser
Ms Andi Wilson
Ms Miranda (Erasmus) Procter
Ms Leandri Bezuidenhoudt
Mr Johnathan Bredenkamp
Mr Michael Bufe
Ms Daniela Cares
Mr Johannes Christoff Joubert
Mr Ricu Claassens
Mr Claudio de Nuzzo
Ms Claudette Dewing
Mr Yves du Toit
Ms Esna du Plessis
Mr Michael du Toit
Mr Ludwig Eksteen
Ms Shannon Flemington
Ms Caitlin Gevers
Mr Alessandro Gricia
Ms Lichelle Grobler
Ms Juanita Hanneman
Mr Mathew Harris
Ms Jesse Hartley
Ms Granny Hlongwane
Ms Bianca Jardim
Ms Melissa Joubert
Mr Eugene Kabwe
Ms Tamanique Kampman
Ms Tshepang Khahlu
Ms Lomile Khoete
Ms Teboho Letsoalo
Ms Jacolene Lubbe
Ms Kira Lynn
Ms Lungile Mabuza
Mr Phinda Magagula
Ms Dineo Mailula
Ms Sophie Makua
Ms Modjadji Makwela
Ms Tintswalo Maluleke
Ms Katlego Masike
Mr Lazarus Mavima
Ms Nikki Miguel
Ms Tsakani Miyambo
Ms Zimbili Mlunjwa
Ms Mateka Modiba
Mr Thapelo Mokgale Maboko
Mr Seamus Morgan
Ms Sanele Moyana
Ms Fezile Mthunzi
Ms Alandie Nieuwoudt
Ms Kayla Noeth
Ms Mashudu Nxumalo
Ms Teresia Nyambura Macharia
Mr Mohd Redzuan Abdul Rauf
Ms Emeldah Rikhotso
Ms Luki-Marie Scheepers
Mr Mohamed Seedat
Ms Carol-Ann Segal
Ms Karabo Sereme
Mr Sydney Sithole
Ms Robyn Smith
Ms Ashleigh Smith
Ms Kirsti Snyders
Ms Nicole Soal
Ms Julanie Stapelberg
Mr Hannes Strydom
Ms Zorada Swart
Ms Catherine Tatham
Ms Jennifer Wayland
Ms Tanya Welgemoed
Ms Annah Zanele Mahlangu
Ms Nomakula Zim