- Position: Senior Researcher
- Research Area: Molecular microbial ecology, microbial genomics
- Tel: 046 602 7039
- Email: g.matcher@ru.ac.za
- Position: NRF Research Career Advancement Fellow
- Research Area: Molecular biology of insect RNA viruses
- Tel: 046 602 7039
- Email: m.jiwaji@ru.ac.za
- Position: Research Manager
- Research Area: Technical support, Research administration
- Tel: 046 603 8447
- Email: v.hodgson@ru.ac.za
- Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Research Area: Marine Invertebrate taxonomy
- Email: s.parkernance@ru.ac.za
- Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Research Area: Molecular taxonomy, Marine natural products research
- Email: s.venkatachalam@ru.ac.za
- Position: PhD student
- Research Area: Insect RNA viruses
- Email: janetawanado@gmail.com
- Position: PhD Student
- Research Area: Molecular microbial ecology
- Email: fchauke@environment.gov.za
- Position: MSc Student
- Research Area: Molecular microbial ecology
- Email: carodamarjanan@gmail.com
- Position: MSc Student
- Research Area: Insect RNA viruses
- Email: g11d0132@campus.ru.ac.za
- Position: MSc Student
- Research Area: Marine microbial ecology
- Email: g10h1186@campus.ru.ac.za
- Position: MSc Student
- Research Area: Marine natural products chemistry
- Email: g15k3503@campus.ru.ac.za
- Position: MSc Student
- Research Area: Marine microbial ecology
- Email: sankwetea@gmail.com