Joseph Ndunguru
Joseph Ndunguru is a Molecular Plant Virologist, working for the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Tanzania at Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI), as the Officer in Charge from 2012 to date.[1][2] He is also is the National Biotechnology Research Coordinator in Tanzania.[3][4][5]
Joseph Nduguru | |
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| Nationality | Tanzanian |
| Alma mater | Sokoine University of Agriculture (BS), University of Zambia (MSc), University of Pretoria (PhD) |
| Awards | Presidential medal award on Scientific Discoveries and Research Excellence (2012), Best National Agricultural Research Scientist (2011). |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological Virology |
| Institutions | Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute |
| Thesis | Molecular characterization of cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Tanzania |
His research interest is to understand plant viruses at molecular level, development of diagnostic tools and management strategies for plant viruses of economic important crops in Africa.[6][7]
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