Chrissie Rey
Professor
Molecular and Cell Biology
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Biography
Chrissie Rey completed her BScHons and PhD degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand in Microbiology and Plant Pathology. She was Head of the School of Molecular and Cell Biology for 10 years. Currently she is a Professor in MCB and teaches plant pathology, virology and microbiology. Prof Rey was awarded the NSTF AWARD for Researcher, for Research Capacity Development in 2010 for capacity development through the mentoring of 82 postgraduate students over her 25 year career, from both South Africa and many other sub-Saharan African countries.
Research Interest
Broad research in the fields of plant pathology, plant biotechnology, and virology. Particular interests are in geminivirus and whitefly phylogeny; virus detection & diagnosis; genetic engineering of pathogen-resistant plants; bioinformatics; and functional genomics (host-pathogen interactions). Crops of interest: tobacco; cassava; tomatoes; sweet potatoes
