Himla Soodyall
Himla Soodyall | |
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| Born | 1963 Durban |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Awards | Order of Mapungubwe (Bronze) 2005 |
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| Fields | Human genetics |
| Website | https://www.wits.ac.za/staff/academic-a-z-listing/s/himladevisoodyallwitsacza/ |
Himla (Himladevi) Soodyall (b Durban, 1963[1]) is a South African geneticist involved in finding some of the oldest human genetic lines, mainly focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
She is Director of the Human Genomic Diversity and Disease Research Laboratory, National Health Laboratory Service and University of the Witwatersrand.[3] She was awarded a Bronze Order of Mapungubwe in 2005 for her "Outstanding contributions in the field of science" in South Africa.
Education
Soodyall was educated at Gandhi-Desai High School before obtaining a BSc at the University of Durban and an MSc in biotechnology from the University of the Witwatersrand. Her PhD, on human population and evolutionary genetics, was obtained in 1993 under the supervision of Trefor Jenkins[1].
Career
Soodyall spent 4 years at Pennsylvania State University doing postdoctoral research with Mark Stoneking, before returning to South Africa in 1996 to set up her own laboratory at the South African Institute for Medical Research (now the National Health Laboratory Service).
Publications
Himla Soodyall is the author of "A Walk in the Garden of Eden".
References
- ^ a b "Himladevi Soodyall (1963 - )". The Presidency, Republic of South Africa. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Unlocking the history of modern man: Professor Himla Soodyall". South African Tourism. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "H3Africa". h3africa.org. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
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