Wieland Gevers

Professor Wieland Gevers , Professor Emeritus in Medical Biochemistry, was Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cape Town from 1992 - 2002, (founder) President of the South Africa Biochemical Society, President of the Royal Society of South Africa from 1987 - 1989, and President of the Academy of Science of South Africa from 1998 – 2004. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World (TWAS). He represented all South African Universities on the South African Qualifications Authority from 1996 - 2002.  He is the chair of the ASSAf Committee on Scholarly Publishing in South Africa.