FMG Team
Academic Staff and Research Leaders Total:4
Dr Steven Hussey
Prof Eshchar Mizrachi
Prof Zander Myburg Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Professor and Chair in Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
Programme Director and Chair in Forest Genomics and Biotechnology
Prof Sanushka NaidooSupport and Technical Staff Total:13
Mrs Zelda du Toit-Boshoff
Ms Grieta Mahlangu
Dr Ronishree Mangwanda
Ms Pfano Mbedzi
Ms Tersia Moabelo
Ms Patience Motaung
Ms Aysha Ndou
Ms Thandeka Ngondo
Ms Marja O'Neill
Ms Melissa ReynoldsBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
DNA Fingerprinting Platform Manager
DNA Fingerprinting Platform Manager
Mr Bernard Smit
Ms Karen van der Merwe
Ms Adri VealeBiochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology
Tissue culture and Plant Transformation Platform Manager
Senior Research Assistant
Postdoctoral Fellows Total:6
Dr Nanette Christie
Dr Victoria Maloney
Dr Caryn Oates
Dr Raphael Ployet
Dr Danielle Roodt
Dr Erik VisserDoctoral Students Total:5
Ms Desre Pinard
Ms Ipeleng Randome
Ms Mary Ranketse
Mr Lazarus Takawira
Mr Demissew TeshomeMasters Students Total:10
Ms Shannon Flemington
Mr Michael Austin
Mr Stefan Ferreira
Mr Sung Hyu Luke Kim
Ms Anneri Lotter
Ms Lizette Loubser
Ms Lungile Mabuza
Mr Nganea NangammbiMentorship Students Total:2
Ms Doleen Sehlabane
Ms Nasiphi SigucaNew Publications
McTaggart AR, du Plessis E, Roux J, Barnes I, Fraser S, Granados GM, Ho WWH, Shuey LS, Drenth A. (2019) Sexual reproduction in populations of Austropuccinia psidii. European Journal of Plant Pathology
10.1007/s10658-019-01903-y
Lyall R, Schlebusch SA, Proctor J, Prag M, Hussey SG, Ingle RA, Illing N. (2019) Vegetative desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Xerophyta humilis has not evolved through reactivation of the seed canonical LAFL regulatory network. The Plant Journal
10.1111/tpj.14596
Messal M, Slippers B, Naidoo S, Bezuidt O, Kemler M. (2019) Active fungal communities in asymptomatic Eucalyptus grandis stems differ between a susceptible and resistant clone. Microorganisms 7(10):375.
10.3390/microorganisms7100375
Tonfack LB, Hussey SG, Veale A, Myburg AA, Mizrachi E. (2019) Analysis of orthologous SECONDARY WALL-ASSOCIATED NAC DOMAIN1 (SND1) promotor activity in herbaceous and woody angiosperms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20:4623.
10.3390/ijms20184623
Visser EA, Wegrzyn JL, Steenkamp ET, Myburg AA, Naidoo S. (2019) Dual RNA-Seq Analysis of the Pine-Fusarium circinatum Interaction in Resistant (Pinus tecunumanii) and Susceptible (Pinus patula) Hosts. Microorganisms 7:315.
10.3390/microorganisms7090315 