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Marshall Keyster

Associate professor, University of the Western Cape

I completed my Ph.D. degree in Plant Biotechnology at the Institute for Plant Biotechnology at Stellenbosch University (in 2010). I am currently working at the University of the Western Cape as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology. Since 2021, I am serving a term as the Chairperson of the Department of Biotechnology (UWC). I am a National Research Foundation Y-rated researcher whose main research focus is to improve metal stress (high and low) tolerance in plants and bacteria.

Experience

  • 2020–2022
    Associate professor, University of the Western Cape

Education

  • 2011 
    Stellenbosch University, Plant Biotechnology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2018
    Role:
    Senior Lecturer
    Funding Source:
    National Research Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Experimental Biology