Miss J. R Naidoo
Biography
Miss Jerusha Naidoo is currently completely her PhD as a member of the Research Centre for Plant Growth and development at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the field of Biological Sciences (Cell Biology). Her PhD focuses on the micromorphology of secretory structures, pharmacognosy and development of an in vitro propagation protocol of a South African medicinal plant. This research involves the bioassay-guided isolation and identification of therapeutic phytocompounds and optimization of a micropropagation protocol for mass production of medicinal plant material. Miss Naidoo’s research expertise include electron microscopy, phytochemistry, ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, plant biotechnology and nanotechnology.