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Institute for Wine Biotechnology (IWBT)

 

The Institute for Wine Biotechnology (IWBT), part of the Department of Viticulture and Oenology, was established at Stellenbosch University in 1995. The IWBT is an internationally recognised postgraduate training and research institute offering visionary training and innovative research to support the South African wine and grapevine industries.

The IWBT's research programme follows a globally unique, integrated and multidisciplinary approach, combining cutting edge high-throughput and systems-based approaches derived from the core sciences of biology and chemistry with the traditional wine sciences of viticulture and oenology. Themes include grapevine ecophysiology and molecular biology; microbial diversity, physiology and molecular biology; analytical chemistry; and computational biology.

The IWBT is led by an academic management team. Additional staff consists of part-time extra-ordinary academics, post-doctoral researchers, as well as technical, administrative and other support staff.

The IWBT is situated in the JH Neethling Building and has several modern and fully equipped molecular and chemical research laboratories. A greenhouse for transgenic grapevine plants and an experimental cellar are also available. The building also houses the Central Analytical GC-MS Facility of Stellenbosch University. In addition to lecture theatres and conference rooms, students and researchers benefit from demarcated study areas and laptop computers are available to students on request.


Institute for Wine Biotechnology (IWBT)

Faculty of AgriSciences
Private Bag X1, 7602 Matieland, South Africa​

Tel: +27 (0) 21 808 3770
Email: 
lorette@sun.ac.za
Web: http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/agri/wine-biotech

Staff​

Academic

NameTel.EmailFocus area
Prof Florian Bauer021 808 4346fb2@sun.ac.zaYeast Molecular and Cellular Biology
Prof Benoit Divol021 808 3141divol@sun.ac.zaWine Microbiology
Prof Maret du Toit021 808 3772mdt@sun.ac.zaWine Microbiology and Biopreservation, Chairperson
Dr John Moore021 8082733moorejp@sun.ac.zaGrapevine Biochemistry, Metabolomics
Dr Hélène Nieuwoudt021 808 2748hhn@sun.ac.zaSpectroscopy
Dr Evodia Setati021 808 9203setati@sunWine Microbiology
Prof Melané Vivier021 808 3773mav@sun.ac.zaGrapevine Molecular and Cellular Biology
Dr Philip Young021 808 9204pryoung@sun.ac.zaGrapevine Molecular Physiology, Biotechnology

Technical Staff

Name

Tel.

EmailLaboratory
Lynn Engelbrecht021 808 9212lynn@sun.ac.zaBacteriology Lab
Samantha Fairbairn021 808 9200fairbairn@sun.ac.zaFermentation Lab
Hugh Jumat021 808 9249hugh@sun.ac.zaChemical Analytical Lab
Michelle Korkie021 808 3796mkorkie@sun.ac.zaTissue-culture Lab
Lindani Kotobe021 808 4786lindani@sun.ac.zaQuality Control Lab
​Whade May
​021 8085 4786
​wsmay@sun.ac.za​Quality Control Lab
Candice Stilwaney021 808 3824cmockert@sun.ac.zaBacteriology Lab
Dr Anscha Zietsman021 808 3824jjv2@sun.ac.zaBacteriology Lab

Administrative and Financial Staff

NameTel.EmailDesignation

Stephany Baard

021 808 3797sb2@sun.ac.zaGeneral DVO-IWBT enquiries
Lorette de Villiers
021 808 3770lorette@sun.ac.zaPostgraduate Administration

 

Assistants

NameTel.EmailDesignation

Egon Februarie

021 808 3770efebs@sun.ac.zaMaintenance Coordinator & cleaning tasks at JH Neethling Building
Tania Jansen021 808 3770jansen@sun.ac.zaCleaning & catering tasks at JH Neethling Building
Judy Williams021 808 4545jpoole@sun.ac.zaCleaning & catering tasks at Paul vd Bijl Building