Bettine van Vuuren
Bettine van Vuuren | |
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Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology, University of Pretoria (1992)
MSc, University of Pretoria (1995) PhD in Zoology (2000) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology |
Institutions | University of Johannesburg |
Website | Bettine Jansen van Vuuren University of Johannesburg |
Bettine van Vuuren is the Registrar and a Member of the Executive at the University of Johannesburg. She is also a Professor of Zoology and Director of the Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation [1] at the University of Johannesburg.[1]
Early life and education
Bettine van Vuuren studied at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She was awarded a PhD in Zoology on the topic 'Molecular phylogeny of duiker antelope (Mammalia: Cephalophini) .[2]
She subsequently relocated to
In 2011, she accepted a position at the University of Johannesburg (where she established the Molecular Zoology Laboratory), and in 2016 / 2017, was awarded a University of Johannesburg research center (Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation). In 2021, she became the Senior Director: Strategic Initiatives and Administration, and in 2023 the Registrar at the University of Johannesburg. She has been involved with the supervision of > 50 PhD and MSc students and hosted >10 postdoctoral fellows.
Career and impact
van Vuuren believes that aspects of her research must have practical conservation and management application. She has driven research documenting genetic patterns for several of Africa's economically important game species (such as roan and sable antelope, black rhino, nyala and buffalo). Through ongoing interaction, she feeds her research back to nature conservation, industry and the general public. To this end, she was involved (2005-2007, and again in 2013-2014) with the Draft Regulations for the Biodiversity Act (#10 of 2004) as the Coordinator for the listing on invasive vertebrate species (excluding fishes) and was largely responsible, in collaboration with Dr Preston (Deputy Director General: Environmental Programmes, Department of Environmental Affairs), for the listing of mammal species and associated distribution maps. She serves, when required, as a scientific adviser to the Department of Environmental Affairs: Directorates Biodiversity and Conservation (this work relates mostly to the translocation and permitting of antelope species), as well as Environmental Programmes (this includes work from an alien invasive perspective). She is also a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) Standing Committee on STEMI (Science, Technology, Mathematics and Innovation).
In addition to studying spatial patterns on the African continent, her research has a strong Antarctic / sub-Antarctic focus. She has worked extensively on
She has strong national (academia, SANBI, government, industry, etc.) and international (CIBIO Portugal, Australian Antarctic Division, University of Queensland Australia etc.) collaborations.
References
- ^ "Prof Bettine van-Vuuren". www.molzoolab.co.za/. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- hdl:2263/24033.
- ^ "Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Celebrates Success". academic.sun.ac.za. Centre of Invasion Biology. 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). academic.sun.ac.za. Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology. 2006.
- ^ "Register of Grants" (PDF). ir.nrf.ac.za/. National Research Foundation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Team Members". antarcticbiogeography.org. Functional Biogeography of the Antarctic. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
External links
- Bettine van Vuuren's webpage Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Bettine van Vuuren publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Publications by Bettine van Vuuren at ResearchGate