Ruan Gerber

Dr Ruan Gerber is a post-doctoral research fellow. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Johannesburg and was awarded the HJ Schoonbee medal for his thesis. Broadly his interests include studying the ecotoxicology of aquatic ecosystems with a focus on how humans are affecting aquatic biota from the cellular to the ecosystem level. Currently his research is focused on how freshwater systems found within South Africa’s premier conservation are impacted by human activities and the management of these systems.