Prof Govender, Nelesh

Prof Nelesh Govender is Head of the Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a Professor in the School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, and is an Honorary Professor at both the University of Cape Town and University of Exeter. His research focuses on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of life-threatening fungal diseases in vulnerable populations and he works towards gaining a better understanding of antifungal susceptibility and genetic relatedness of the fungal pathogens that cause these diseases.