Thulani P. Makhalanyane

Thulani Makhalanyane is a Professor and Chair: SARChI in African Microbiome Innovation in the Department of Microbiology and the School of Data Science and Computational Thinking at Stellenbosch University. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of the Western Cape in 2013 and his research focuses on understanding the ecology of microbial communities in extreme environments. He has coauthored over 100 publications in leading journals including Nature, Science, PNAS and The ISME Journal. Thulani serves on several editorial boards and currently serves as Editor in Chief for The ISME Journal and Senior Editor at mSystems. He has received numerous national and international awards and currently holds a B rating. He also serves on national and international panels representing South Africa in bilateral discussions. Thulani was elected to the board of the ISME Society in October 2018. He is the immediate past Director of ISME’s Ambassador Program.