Committee Members
Executive Committee Virology Africa & SASV Council (South African Society for Virology)
Prof. Marietjie Venter
Chair
Prof. Felicity Burt
Deputy Chair
Prof. Wolfgang Preiser
Secretary
Prof. Nicola Page
Treasurer
Virology Africa Scientific Committee
Members of the SASV Steering Committee
Prof. Claude Sabeta
Professor of Virology
Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria
Dr. Kreshalen Govender
Virological Pathologist
University of Pretoria / National Health Laboratory Service
Dr. Kerri-Lee Ann Francois
Virological Pathologist
University of KwaZulu-Natal / National Health Laboratory Service
Prof. Michelle Groom
Principal Researcher: Epidemiology
Wits VIDA Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
Mr. William McMahon
Research Fellow
University of the Witwatersrand: Young Scientist representative
Dr. Sandiswa Mbewana
Lecturer
Biopharming Research Unit, University of Cape Town
Dr. Nishi Prabdial-Sing
Principal Medical Scientist
Centre for Vaccines and Immunology, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Virology Africa Scientific Committee
Invited Members of the Scientific Committee
Prof. Francois Maree
Professor, Centre for Viral Zoonosis, University of Pretoria
Dr. Nicole Wolter
Director: National Influenza Centre, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Prof. Janet Mans
Senior Lecturer: Medical Virology, University of Pretoria
Dr. Jinal Bhiman
Co-Principal Investigator for Global Immunology and Immune Sequencing for Epidemic Response South Africa (GIISER-SA), University of Cape Town
Prof. Anna-Lise Williamson
Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
Dr. Jacqueline Weyer
Principal Medical Scientist: Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Prof. Lise Korsten
Professor in Plant Health and Food Safety, University of Pretoria; President, Africa Academy of Science
Dr. Tsepo Tsekoa
Principal researcher for biomanufacturing technology demonstration, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Prof. Gert Van Zyl
Virological Pathologist, Stellenbosch University / National Health Laboratory Service
Dr. Florette Treurnicht
Lecturer in Medical Virology, University of the Witwatersrand
Prof. Emeritus Ed Rybicki
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biopharming Research Unit, University of Cape Town
Prof. Megan Shaw
Professor, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape
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