Burtram C. Fielding

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Burtram C. Fielding is a South African molecular biologist who has studied human coronaviruses since 2003. He first mapped key features of SARS-CoV as a research fellow at Singapore’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (2003–06), then led the Molecular Biology and Virology Research Laboratory and served as Dean of Natural Sciences at the University of the Western Cape. In April 2024 he became Dean of Science at Stellenbosch University. His current work probes how coronavirus envelope proteins drive disease and post-viral syndromes. Fielding also engages regularly with the media and the public to unpack new scientific findings in plain language.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Dean and Professor , Stellenbosch University
  • 2006–present
    Principal Investigator Molecular Biology and Virology Research Laboratory, University of the Western Cape
  • 2022–2024
    Dean and Professor , University of the Western Cape
  • 2018–2021
    Director and Professor, University of the Western Cape
  • 2011–2017
    Professor , University of the Western Cape, Dept of Medical Biosciences
  • 2003–2006
    Research fellow, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Stellenbosch Business School, MPhil (Management Coaching) cum laude
  • 2001 
    University of the Western Cape, PhD
  • 1996 
    University of the Western Cape, BSc Hons (cum laude)
  • 1995 
    University of the Western Cape, BSc (Microbiology and Physiology)

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