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Michael Sean PEPPER, Curriculum Vitae __________________________________________________________________________________ Professional address Room 5-64, Level 5, Pathology Building 5 Bophelo Road (Cnr. Steve Biko and Dr. Savage Streets) Prinshof Campus University of Pretoria Gezina 0002 Pretoria South Africa Tel: +27 (0)12 319 2179 (Secretary) Tel: +27 (0)12 319 2190 (Direct) Fax: +27 (0)12 319 2946 E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION Privat Docent (Habilitation) University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, 1997 M.D. University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, 1992 Ph.D. University of Geneva, Faculty of Science, 1990 M.B.Ch.B. University of Cape Town Medical School, 1982 REGISTRATION Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) registration no.: MP 0261858 Board of Health Funders practice no.: 0140000207756 The South African Medical Association. Member no.: 30227 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS Current December 2011-present Professor, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria December 2011-present Director, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Pretoria January 2006-present Professeur Associé, Department of Human Genetics and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva - 2 - Previous August 2008-November 2011 Professor, Unit for Advanced Studies, University of Pretoria January 2005-November 2011 Extraordinary Professor, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria January 2007-July 2009 Scientific Director, Netcells Cryogenics (Pty) Ltd January 2005-July 2008 Managing Director, Netcare Institute of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Pty) Ltd, Unitas Hospital, Lyttelton, Pretoria July-December 2004 Professor: Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand January-June 2004 Associate Professor (part-time): Department of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand June 2003-June 2004 Associate Professor: Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva Oct 1993-May 2003 Maître d'enseignement et de recherche (Assistant Professor, with tenure): Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva Jan 1991-Sept 1993 Maître-assistant: Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva April 1986-Dec 1990 Assistant and Ph.D. student: Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva 1984-March 1986 Department of Clinical Science and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town 1984: Post-intern research scholarship; 1985/6: Registrar 1983 Intern: Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITION Exceptional Academic Achiever Award, University of Pretoria, 2015-2017. Selected for inclusion in the book “Blazing a Biotechnology Trail – Celebrating Biotechnology Excellence in South Africa”. Produced by Public Understanding of Biotechnology (NRF/SAASTA), 2014 South African MRC Extramural Unit Award: Stem Cell Research and Therapy. 2015-2020. South African MRC University Flagship Award: Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 2014-2017. Appointed to the Academy of Science of South Africa, 2013. - 3 - Finalist, NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards 2013/2014 in the category: Communication for outreach and creating awareness of Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation. Finalist, NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards 2012/2013 in the category: Science Communication for Public Awareness over the last 5 years. Sponsored by: The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA-NRF). P. Mabeta and M.S. Pepper: Best overall publication, non-clinical. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2009. P. Mabeta and M.S. Pepper: Best overall publication, non-clinical. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, 2011(2012). “Prix Denber-Pinard” for Privat Docent thesis. University of Geneva, 1997. Walter J. Johnson Annual Award for post-doctoral research in cell biology. Molecular biology and biochemistry of endothelial cell proteases and their inhibitors. Awarded by Academic Press/Experimental Cell Research, 1994. “Prix de la Faculté de Médecine” for M.D. thesis in basic medical sciences. University of Geneva, 1992. South African Medical Research Council Post-Intern Research Scholarship. University of Cape Town, 1984. SOCIETIES/ASSOCIATIONS South African Tissue Bank Association (Co-founder; 2012-present) Human Genome Organization (2010-present) South African Genetics Society (2010-present) Southern African Society of Human Genetics (2009-present) World Marrow Donor Association – individual member (2009-present) South African Medico-Legal Society (2009-present) South African Stem Cell Transplantation Society (2008-present) BioSA (Biotechnology SMME Association of South Africa) (Co-founder; 2007-present; President: 2008) Licensing Executives Society (2008-2011) South African Society for Obesity and Metabolism (2006-2008; Member of the EXCOM) European Vascular Biology Association. (1993-2004; Treasurer: 1996-2004) COMMITTEES / WORKING GROUPS / SCIENTIFIC BOARD National Bio-economy Strategy (Department of Science and Technology) Health Innovation Strategy implementation panel, 2014-present Core Planning Group, 2010-2011 Biobank South Africa Working Group – 2014-present (Co-chair with Prof Ames Dhai) Member of the Advisory Committee of the African Center for Gene Technologies – 2010-present Co-responsible (with Prof Michele Ramsay) for the Southern African Human Genome Programme – 2009- present Core Committee, Revision of Chapter 8 of the National Health Act and Human Tissue Regulations (National Department of Health) – 2009-present National Public Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Feasibility Study (National Department of Health and South African National Blood Service) – 2009-present National Advisory Council on Innovation – 2012-2014 (Project leader: Bioeconomy policies and strategies) National Biotechnology Advisory Committee to the Minister of Science and Technology (2006-2012) Chairperson: May-September 2012; Deputy Chair: July 2010-April 2012; Acting Chairperson: October 2009-June 2010 - 4 - Regional Gauteng Province Biotech Awards, Adjudication Committee – 2009 University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences Research Committee of the School of Medicine. 2013-present. Research Forum Committee. Chairperson. 2012-present Research Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences. 2012-present Comprehensive Physical Rehabilitation Research Centre. Advisory Board. 2008 Faculty Research Plan. Committee member. 2006 University of Geneva Medical School Scientific board, Institut des sciences du mouvement et de la médecine du sport. 2003 Committee for the evaluation of PhD students salaries. 2003 MD-PhD program. Committee member. 1995-2003 Committee for problem-based teaching program, 2nd and 3rd year medical students. 1999-2002 Committee for the evaluation of teaching. 1996-1997; 2002 Working group: DNA microarrays. 1999 Working group: integration of basic and clinical sciences. 1997 Network Healthcare Holdings (Netcare) Research Committee. 2005-2008 Bursary Committee. 2007 BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL CONSULTANT ACTIVITY Consultant Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. 2003-2005. Ampath, Pretoria, South Africa. 2004 Modex Therapeutics, Lausanne, Switzerland. 2000-2002. Transgène SA, Strasbourg, France. 1999-2000. Ad hoc consultant activity Defined Health, Milburn (NJ, USA) Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany) Novo Nordisk A/S, Maalov (Denmark) Serono International SA, Geneva (Switzerland) LifeScan Inc., Johannesburg (South Africa) TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED Southern African Human Genome Programme: Understanding and Characterizing Southern African Genomes. Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. 28-31 July 2014 IP Rights from Publicly Funded Research and Developmnent, Center for IP Law, University of Pretoria and Adams and Adams (Pretoria, South Africa). 30 September 2011. Empowering genomics in southern Africa workshop – Application to infectious diseases.University of Limpopo (Polokwane, South Africa). 30 May – 1 June 2011. Essential IP Management Short Course. DNAbiotec (Pty) Ltd. The Innovation Hub (Pretoria, South Africa). 12- 13 November 2009. Introductory Licensing Workshop. Licensing Executives Society. Lynnwood Conference Center (Pretoria, South Africa). 26 November 2008. - 5 - Good clinical practice. Wits Health Consortium. (Johannesburg, South Africa). 22 May 2007. Maximizing Performance. (Johannesburg, South Africa). 2007 EXCO Finance for Non-financila Managers. Netcare Education. (Pretoria, South Africa). 2006. Course organizer: Mr. Graeme Jay. Swiss 2D PAGE Training Course, Geneva University Hospital (Geneva, Switzerland), 25-29 September 2000. Course organizer: Dr. J.-C. Sanchez. Cours Romand de Formation à l‟Expérimentation Animale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (Lausanne, Switzerland), 1-5 May 2000. Course organizers: Dr. I. Bolon, Dr. E. Rouiller, Dr. M. Gyger, Dr. T. Pedrazzini. Immunocytochemistry for Light Microscopy, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital (London, U.K.), 14-18 January 1985. Course organizer: Dr. J.M. Polak. Elective in Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital (Toronto, Canada), 7 November - 18 December 1981. Host: Dr. R.W. Jackson. Sponsorship: the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. LECTURE SERIES / WORKSHOPS / SYMPOSIUMS ORGANISED Southern African Human Genome Programme (SAHGP) Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) workshop Co-organizer, Prof Himla Soodyall