FMG Team
Academic Staff and Research Leaders Total:3
Prof Eshchar Mizrachi
Prof Zander MyburgBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Professor and Chair in Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
Programme Director and Chair in Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
Prof Sanushka NaidooExternal Research Associates Total:1
Dr Steven HusseyProfessional Support Staff Total:12
Dr Nanette Christie
Dr Zelda Du Toit-Boshoff
Ms Grieta Mahlangu
Dr Ronishree Mangwanda
Ms Tersia Moabelo
Ms Patience Motaung
Ms Aysha Ndou
Ms Thandeka Ngondo
Ms Melissa ReynoldsBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
DNA Fingerprinting Platform Manager
DNA Fingerprinting Platform Manager
Ms Nasiphi Siguca
Ms Karen van der Merwe
Ms Adri VealeBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Tissue culture and Plant Transformation Platform Manager
Senior Research Assistant
Industry Secondments Total:1
Dr Marja O'NeillPostdoctoral Fellows Total:2
Dr AK RAI
Dr Erik VisserDoctoral Students Total:8
Ms Julia Candotti
Ms Anneri Lötter
Ms Ipeleng Randome
Ms Mary Ranketse
Ms Myriam Solis
Ms Shae Swanepoel
Mr Lazarus Takawira
Mr Demissew TeshomeMasters Students Total:9
Mr Vasili Balios
Mr Ryan Bosch
Ms Ruby May Ebbeling
Mr Sung Hyu Luke Kim
Mr Thembela Lulane
Mr Nganea Nangammbi
Mr Bernard Smit
Ms Hannah Tate
Mr Mondli XabaHonours Students Total:1
Mr James SmithInternships Total:1
Ms Nkosikhona HlatshwayoNew Publications
Solís M, Hammerbacher A, Wingfield MJ, Naidoo S. (2023) A robust disease scoring method to screen Eucalyptus for resistance against the aggressive leaf blight pathogen, Teratosphaeria destructans. Plant Disease:1418 - 1424.
10.1094/PDIS-06-22-1347-RE 
Teshome DT, Zharare GE, Ployet R, Naidoo S. (2023) Transcriptional reprogramming during recovery from drought stress in Eucalyptus grandis. Tree Physiology
10.1093/treephys/tpad022
Candotti J, Christie N, Ployet R, Mostert-O’Neill MM, Reynolds SM, Neves LG, Naidoo S, Mizrachi E, Duong TA, Myburg AA. (2022) Haplotype mining panel for genetic dissection and breeding in Eucalyptus. The Plant Journal
10.1111/tpj.16026
Solís M, Wingfield MJ, Hammerbacher A, Naidoo S. (2022) Comparison of the infection biology of Teratosphaeria destructans and Teratosphaeria epicoccoides on Eucalyptus. Plant Disease
10.1094/PDIS-09-21-1877-RE
Messal M, Vivas M, Kemler M, Begerow D, Brachmann A, Witfeld F, Naidoo S, Slippers B. (2022) Fungal Communities of Eucalyptus grandis Leaves Are Influenced by the Insect Pest Leptocybe invasa. Frontiers in Microbiology 13(3:841621)
10.3389/fmicb.2022.841621