Dr Jeffrey MPHAHLELE (PhD, MASSAf) is the Vice President for Research at the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) since October 2014. Jeffrey is an elected member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and a National Research Foundation C1 rated researcher. He serves on number of international and national governance and advisory structures and committees. He is affiliated to Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (formerly MEDUNSA) in Pretoria where he previously served as an academic for over 20 years in various capacities. Jeffrey’s research interests include epidemiology of HIV, genomics of infectious diseases, vaccination control of infectious diseases (hepatitis B, rotavirus and human papillomaviruses) and strengthening immunisation services and policies.