Pascal Bessong

Virologist; Professor of Microbiology and Global Health; Chair of the HIV/AIDS & Global Health Research Programme at the University of Venda; and Director of the SAMRC-UNIVEN Antimicrobial Resistance and Global Health Research. Elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa; Visiting Scholar, University of Virginia; Honorary Professor, UKZN; Associate Editor, South African Journal of Science; 2023 Gold Merit Scientific Awardee, South African Medical Research Council.