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Staff

Staff

Professional support staff
Mr Human BuirskiIT Support[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-5147
Mrs Marna FerreiraControl Technical Assistant[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-2367
Mrs Karin FischerPersonal Assistant, Mammal Research Institute[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-2066
Mr Mthunzi GumedeAdministrator[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-3235
Mr Frederich HennekeControl Technical Assistant[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-
Mr Joseph MabogwaneMessenger[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-4607
Ms Stokana MahapaFirst Technical Assistant  |  Health and Safety Officer[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-2608
Ms Estme MsizaLaboratory Assistant[email protected]+24 (0)12 420-4607
Ms Vongani MabokoDepartment Administrator[email protected]+24 (0)12 420-2539
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr Bharti AroraConservation physiology and wildlife endocrinology 
Dr Murray ChristianIntegrated population modelling of elephant seal population dynamics 
Dr Charlene ClarkeSoft tick pathogen genomics 
Dr Vinícius da Costa-SilvaSystematics of Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) and beetles with forensic relevance  |  International postdoctoral representative 
Dr Gudrun Dittrich-SchröderPopulation genetics of forestry pests 
Dr Marc Freeman  
Dr G. Iván Gonzalez-LópezImprovements for rearing and performance of sterile fruit flies through manipulation of dietary lipids 
Dr PJ JacobsLife history trade-offs and oxidative stress  |  Local postdoc representative 
Dr Tanweer Mahomed  
Dr Kévin MalodDeterminants of citrus psyllid performance and pest status 
Dr Emily McCulloch-JonesThe impacts of biological invasions on ecosystem services in South Africa 
Dr Promise MtileniFrom biodiversity observation to national-level reports to action 
Dr Nicolas Seon  
Dr Elisa SeybothWhale ecology 
Dr Rachel SteinBehaviour, space use, and population performance of black rhinos in the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project 
Dr Andrea Webster  
Contract appointments
Ms Danielle ConryResearch Assistant (de Bruyn)[email protected] 
Ms Kerryn GrenfellResearch Assistant (Bennett/Robertson)[email protected] 
Dr Robert GuldemondResearch Manager  |  Conservation Ecology Research Unit[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-3231
Dr Hannes LouwResearcher  |  Conservation Ecology Research Unit[email protected] 
Mr Liam LennoxResearch Assistant  |  Conservation Ecology Research Unit[email protected] 
Ms Lesedi MoagiResearch Assistant (McKechnie)[email protected] 
Ms Camilla NørgaardFirst Technical Assistant  |  Conservation Ecology Research Unit[email protected]+27 (0)12 420-2539
Mr Jarryd OutramResearch Assistant  |  Conservation Ecology Research Unit[email protected] 
Mr Yinhla ShihlomuleResearch Assistant (de Bruyn)[email protected] 
Mr Frikkie van der VyveryResearch Assistant (de Bruyn)[email protected] 
Ms Nicola VisagieTechnical Assistant (Krüger)[email protected] 
Extraordinary professors
Prof. Jeremy AllisonGreat Lakes Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Prof. Tim Clutton-BrockDirector of Research, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK
Prof. Johan du ToitS. J. & Jessie E Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Utah, USA
Prof. Chris FaulkesReader in Evolutionary Ecology, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Prof. Kerstin KrügerHead of Phytopathology, KWS Saat, Germany
Prof. Mervyn MansellFormerly USDA-APHIS
Prof. Robin MoritzMartin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Prof. Peter NeumannVinetum Professor, Institute of Bee Health, University of Bern, Switzerland
Prof. Kate ParrSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
Prof. Stuart PimmDoris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA  |  Conservation Ecology Research Unit
Prof. Diane SixW.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, USA
Prof. Baldwyn TortoInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Extraordinary lecturers
Dr Steve BalebaInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Dr Tharina BirdDitsong National Museum of Natural History, South Africa
Dr Tom Rhys BishopUniversity of Liverpool, UK
Dr Jackie DabrowskiDirector, Confluent Environmental, South Africa
Dr Fredrik DalerumUniversity of Oviedo, Spain
Dr Ian EngelbrechtSouth African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa
Dr Katelyn FaulknerDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria
Dr Hannelie HumanDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria
Dr Ferran JoriCIRAD, Montpellier, France
Dr Teresa KearneySmall Mammals Curator, Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, South Africa
Dr Zanthé KotzéDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria / Texas A&M University, USA
Dr Peter LindseyPolicy Initiative Coordinator, Lion Program, Panthera
Dr Heike LutermannDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria
Dr Pieter OlivierM.A.P. Scientific Services, South Africa
Dr Berndt Janse van RensburgSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Mr Luke VerburgtEnviro-Insight, South Africa
Dr Diedrich VisserAgricultural Research Council - Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, South Africa
Dr Tsungai ZengeyaSenior Scientist - South African National Biodiversity Institute