DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Plant Health Biotechnology
Team Members
Academic Staff and Research Leaders
Dr Thabiso Motaung Motaung
Lecturer
Prof Cobus Visagie
Associate Professor
Dr Neriman Yilmaz
Senior Lecturer
Prof Almuth Hammerbacher
Associate Professor
Prof Tuan Duong
Professor
Dr David Read
Research Fellow
Dr Markus Wilken
Lecturer
Prof Irene Barnes
Professor
Prof Albe van der Merwe
Associate Professor
Prof Brenda Wingfield
DST / NRF SARChI Chair in Fungal Genomics
Prof Fanus Venter
Deputy Director of FABI
Prof Noelani van den Berg
Prof Emma Steenkamp
Professor
Prof Bernard Slippers
Director of FABI
Prof Brett Hurley
Professor
Prof Martin Coetzee
Professor
Prof Mike Wingfield
Founding Director of FABI
Research Fellows
External Research Associates
Prof Volker Brozel
Dr Nicky Creux
Senior Lecturer
Dr Wubetu Bihon
Extra-ordinary Lecturer
Prof Pedro Crous
Associate Professor
Prof Treena Burgess
Professor
Dr ShuaiFei Chen
Extra-ordinary Lecturer
Dr Chrizelle Krynauw (née Beukes)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Mesfin Gossa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Prof Jolanda Roux
Professor
Dr Jeff Garnas
Senior Lecturer
Professional Support Staff
Ms Nicolette Sianyuka
Technical assistant
Ms Boitshoko Mercia Rammuki
Ms Nicole van Vuuren
Curator: CMW Culture Collection
Dr Wilma Nel
Diagnostic Clinic Manager
Ms Zandile Mngadi
Research Assistant
Mr Celani Nkosi
Junior Research Assistant
Ms Lydia Twala
Senior Laboratory Technician
Mr Morne Booij-Liewes
Communications Officer and Immediate Past IUFRO President's Liaison Officer
Dr Lieschen De Vos
Research Manager - Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics
Ms Madelein van Heerden
Personal Assistant to Prof Bernard Slippers
Ms Eva Muller
Ms Pritty Khumalo
Senior Laboratory technician
Ms Heidi Fysh
Ms Helen Doman
Ms Samantha Bush
Technician: Insect Rearing
Postdoctoral Fellows
Doctoral Students
Ms Vhangani Mulaudzi
Ms Fanelesibonge Hlabisa
PhD student
Ms Simoné Bornman
PhD student
Mr Khulekani Cyprian Mbatha
PhD student
Mr Sizwe Mthembu
Ms Sithembile Kunene
Ms Alida van Dijk
Ms Sphumelele Mkhize
Ms Vaylen Hlaka
Ms Melandre Van Lill
PhD student
Ms Carlynn Jacobs
Ms Bianca Hough
MSc student
Ms Chanel Thomas
Mr Callin Ceriani
PhD student
Mr Preston Shaw
PhD student
Mr Innocent Rakubu
MSc student
Ms Lente van Zyl
PhD student
Ms Cheyenne Theron
Ms Jenna-Lee Price
Ms Mabodiba Maake
PhD student
Mr Sicelo Masuku
Ms Ofentse Mathibela
PhD student
Ms Rosa Knoppersen
MSc student
Mr Byron Sonnekus Sonnekus
PhD student
Ms Frances Lane
PhD student
Ms Jane Baile Ramaswe
PhD student
Ms Benedicta Swalarsk-Parry
PhD student
