Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
I hold a PhD in Plant Biotechnology from UKZN, where I served as a lecturer from 2009 to 2013. I then joined the Cape Peninsula University of Technology as a Senior Lecturer in the Biotechnology Department. I lecture in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology. My current research interests lie in the improvement of commercially-important crop such as Eucalyptus and sugarcane, through various biotech interventions, as well as in the development of in vitro protocols for rare and/or medicinal plants.
How science can genetically strengthen endangered plants and agriculture
Jun 23, 2016 18:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science Nature
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