Dr Shakira Shaik
Senior Lecturer
- 031 260 7773
- shaiksh@ukzn.ac.za
- PhD, MSc, BSc Honours, BPaed Science
- Plant Sciences
- Room 05-29, Life Sciences building, Westville campus
Dr Shaik is a senior lecturer in the Life Sciences and has been involved in teaching and research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal since 2001. Her current research focus is on the establishment of natural breeding populations of orphan crops/ African leafy vegetables that are high in essential micronutrients.
Special Achievements:
- Recipient of NRF, IDDAS & UKZN research grants
- Lifetime member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
- Member of the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB)
- Member of SLS Teaching & Learning committee
- Graduated 7 postgraduate students (MSc & PhD), currently supervising 5 PhD & 2 MSc students
Research interests
- Plant propagation
- In vitro plant cultures
- Plant bioreactor technology
- Seed biology
- Cryopreservation
- Orphan crops
- Plant-mediated nanoparticle synthesis
- Phytochemistry