Michael Gebreslasie is a Professor at the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He received his MSc and Ph.D. degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in 2004 and 2009, respectively. He worked for the South Africa Medical Research Council as a Senior Scientist for three years. He joined the UKZN School of Agriculture, Earth, and Environmental Sciences as a lecturer in 2012. He is a member and a supervisor of the South Africa System Analysis Centre (SASAC)’s capacity development program. He pursues an interdisciplinary research agenda that focuses on modelling and evaluating the spatial and temporal interactions/changes between the environment’s physical, climatic, and biological components, including their impact on human health.