Prof Brett Pletschke received his PhD in Biochemistry in 1996 and joined Rhodes University in 2000. He is currently a Professor of Biochemistry and his research interests lie in the fields of enzymology and biotechnology. He has been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB), the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Royal Society of South Africa (RSSA). Prof Pletschke has served as the Vice-President (2008-2010) and President (2010-2012) of the South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB). In this capacity, he has acted as a voting member for the South African Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB) at the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB). He also serves on the editorial boards of a number of international scientific journals. He has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed international journals or books. He has also hosted several Postdoctoral Fellows, and has successfully supervised and graduated more than 35 (PhD and MSc) students.
